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| - Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh. This is going to be a long review so brace yourself, but this is probably one of the worst experience I've had with a restaurant for a long time...
It was a good start. The restaurant is nicely decorated with an open kitchen and a swanky set up with an option to be seated at couches, tables with great views of the strip and Bellagio's water fountain, and also a back room for a large party.
Well, and that was the good. Yea, sadly that's all it was for us. Let's begin with the downhill roll...starting with the service.
|| SERVICE ||
Unfortunately we were not seated on any comfy couches, or in an area with a great view, instead we were seated at this 2-person table that seems like they just stuffed in the hallway because they had extra space.
1ST ADVICE: request a table with a nice view - along the window facing the Bellagio water fountain.
Our server came by and greeted us, gave us our menus, and was MIA for the next 15-20 minutes. No drinks, just bread on the table. When she finally remembered we existed, I asked her for recommendations and she just spilled out 10 items under 5 seconds with names that sometimes didn't describe the dish well. I responded with "Ok... so I didn't catch any of that, would you mind repeating yourself and describing what the dish is or at least pointing it out on the menu?"
This is my issue right off the bat. Let's be frank, these dishes are priced ridiculously high, so I'm under the impression that you, Giada, are setting your restaurant to be somewhat high class, no? So okay let's agree this is a high class restaurant. High class food should come with high class service, am i right? I definitely didn't receive the appropriate service you would typically associate with this high-end dining.
Okay the order is in and still no water. I guess it's really hard to notice anyone sitting in this little hallway. Our server's assistant finally came by with a pitcher of water and poured it directly into my glass sitting on the table. Oh me oh my, you can go to a hole in the wall and they know to grab the glass, face away from the customer, and pour the water preventing it from splashing everywhere - I MEAN COME ON IT'S COMMON RESTAURANT KNOWLEDGE. Well of course the water spilled all over the table so she grabbed her white linen and attempted to clean it up. It obviously wasn't enough to clean up the mess so she left and came back with a dirty rag to wipe the rest. Ugh, this is such a classy restaurant.
|| FOOD ||
Okay let's start off with the bread because that was pretty much the highlight of the evening. You think I'm kidding but the bread was pretty damn delicious. Assorted bread, bread sticks, etc with of course olive oil to soak and butter on the side. Not sure how to really describe it cause it's quite simple, but I thoroughly enjoyed going through all of it.
2ND ADVICE: Get full off the bread.
The food didn't take too long to come out, thankfully. We started with the meatballs and octopus.
The meatballs come in 4 and have the height of about a half dollar. I'm not quite sure why these are a popular item on the menu. There were quite bland and really not that remarkable. "It's just .... meatballs.." was my reaction.
The octopus is terrible. Just skip it. It was over-charred so basically I was just eating burnt flavorless rubber. I honestly can make it for you for $16 if that's what you want.
3RD ADVICE: Don't waste your money on the meatballs and octopus.
For the main entree we went with the popular Spaghetti and the Rigatoni. The Spaghetti was good but it's not like it saved the night or anything. It was dried out and needed more sauce. The Rigatoni was just bland. The Spaghetti came in a size of a fist with two large prawns, and the Rigatoni could maybe give you a couple more bites than the Spaghetti. Both were tiny dishes, so good luck to all the hungry men dining here. With all the disappointments I was happy to find something that left me pleased... VERY happy to say that the pasta was cooked to perfection!!
Really, all I could say was that this whole experience was BASIC. Expensive basic food with 'meh' service.
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