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| - I would award the food three stars, but the service here was not impressive.
I came with a group of about forty people, and we dined in the banquet area upstairs. It's a very nice space, and you don't have to go through the rest of the restaurant area to access it. There are chandeliers, brick walls, and a bar. We ate a buffet-style meal that included salad, green beans, mashed potatoes, chicken marsala, and vegetable lasagna. There was also bread and dessert.
The bread really wasn't anything special. The salad had a lot of leafy greens and little else except a couple slices of cucumber and a couple tomatoes here and there. The greens weren't the freshest, but they were okay. The green beans were tender but not mushy and nicely seasoned (until the end, when the beans had been swimming in really salty water for a long time). The mashed potatoes were good, too; there were some chunks of potato which I liked. The chicken marsala was also good; the chicken was cooked nicely and I enjoyed the flavor. The lasagna was very thick and was layered with carrot, zucchini, and squash. Overall, it was too cheesy for me (especially with the layer of melted cheese on top), and I ended up just picking out the vegetables. The chocolate mousse dessert was incredibly rich. I haven't had mousse in a very long time so I don't have anything to compare to, but the small bowl they served us was way too much for me. It was, however, very light, and it included tiny slivers of chocolate, which I enjoyed.
As for the service, it was very rushed. We were there for an hour. Everything (except our drinks) was cleared within a half-hour. I would have had some more bread or maybe some more salad, but it was gone by the time I thought about it. As we left, it became apparent that they had another event after us, but the rushing had a negative effect on my experience.
Overall, I wouldn't mind having a meal there again, but only if there were no better options.
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