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| - You know the guys from high school who looked gorgeous, smelled great and wore their Levi's perfectly? Then they asked you out. Oy. Vapid. Nothing there...all smoke and mirrors.
This is Cibreo.
Loved the location, the look, the interior, the little outdoor patio, and the server uniforms. Even the font for their logo made me giddy.
I was ready for a culinary treat.
Sigh. Huge letdown.
The fact that we sat for 10 minutes before being given water is forgivable. Shift change. The manager even gave us an apology appetizer.
But things didn't change. The bartender was not only tending bar inside, but also waiting on our table outside. Weird. There were two other servers working the patio (which seats around 6 tables).
Why would you pull the inside bartender to work the outside patio? Puzzling.
The apology appetizer, a bruschetta, was really good. Bread was perfectly crisp, not hard. The tomatoes and seasoning refreshing and tasty, and the balsamic reduction on the plate required full bread swiping...no waste...it was too good.
My dish, a tortellini topped with blackened chicken rates a 2 on a 5 scale. The tortellini was slightly undercooked, flavors had no depth, the pops of heat from pepper ribbons were too much and the chicken was dry. Just because it's blackened doesn't mean it should be dry. Poor little chicken. Gave his life for this meal...he deserves respect.
My dinner companion got lasagna. He gave it an okay but not worth the price.
Throughout the rest of the meal the service was weak, after dinner...waiting on check...service was weak. The manager was wonderfully apologetic, but that only goes so far. Fix it.
So, we will not be going on a second date. Don't even call.
No, it's okay, really...I can walk to the door myself.
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