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| - I've been to Eden twice. My first time, I had a fantastic experience, we were a party of 6 (boyfriend and his family). The waitress was extremely friendly, and helped us with personalizing our pizzas as their menu had many choices. The food came out fast and at the same time, no one was waiting on their food. Our bill came up to 200$ for 5 pizzas and a salmon fettuccine (which there were lots of salmon pieces!).
I went back again yesterday, seeing that I had a pleasant experience last time. It was a farewell dinner for a friend, party of 4. Our waitress, Faith, was extremely rude, talked over us, did not make any recommendations as we were indecisive about what to order. At one point, she had put both her hands on our table and asked if there was anything else we would like. Faith was probably trying to rush us out as we were chatting until 930pm.
I ended up ordering a beef carpaccio, the plate was cold, you could tell the beef was most likely sliced in the morning and put into the fridge until it was ready to serve that day. Having been to a few authentic Italian restaurants, I am probably a bit spoiled with the quality of the beef. Eden has extremely thinly sliced beef which was not worth the 16$ you pay for. You could get better quality at a local deli. My friend ordered the grilled octopus appetizer, it was soft and grilled that the outside was just crispy enough. The ribeye we ordered also came out the way we asked, medium rare, however if you're looking for something on par with Joey's or Keg's this is not the place to go. Eden does fantastic pasta. But as most reviews say, the food and service here is mediocre, and depending on the day you go, you may or may not receive the quality you pay for. The only redeeming feature about Eden is that it has lake view, but it needs to work on everything else!
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