We made a reservation months in advance to have dinner here on Mothers' day. When we arrived the table they took us to was set for 9 people but was a table for 6. They squished people in at the corners which made the entire dining experience uncomfortable, as well as blocking access to the tables around us. So not a great start....
One of the members of our party had been there before and raved about the place, so I will admit that my expectations were pretty high...which might account for my severe disappointment with this particular dining experience.
The only positive I can give is that our wait staff were very friendly and highly attentive. We had 3 people serving us (which may have only been due to the special occasion, cant imagine that kind of service on a regular day?).
Onto the food....
My husband had the Caesar Salad... hard to mess that up but the dressing they used was so overpowering (I love garlic but this was insane) and the lettuce was wilted due to the amount of dressing. Think they had pre-dressed a large bowl and left it out on the counter for hours... thats how it tasted. A member at our table clearly ID'd herself as gluten-free and asked if her salad could be served without croutons. They said "of course!", but that slice of garlic bread tossed on top of her salad isnt gluten free either....
I shared the antipasta platter with another party member. At $19 we expected a decent amount of food + bread to be provided (and it states in the menu its meant to be shared). Some items we only received one of (so cant share), the other items were got 2 pieces.... very miniscule portions for the price. I have received more food at half the price from other Italian restaurants in the city. That being said - the quality of what was on the platter was quite tasty - so points for that.
I decided to try their special of the day for my main - a veal chop with seasonal vegitables. The piece of meat looked amazing .... but was so bland and tasteless (and undercooked) I couldnt eat it. It was served ontop of one carrot and one fingerling potatoe (cut into halves so it looks like two pieces of vegitable) and a piece of something leafy, green and cooked . All of that was on top of a very tangy roasted red pepper drizzle, which wasnt to my taste. For $30+ this was a disappointment.
Our GF friend was terrified to eat her meal as they played a game of musical dishes at the table, having forgotten which pasta was the GF one and which were the regular....
One friend ordered the pizza thinking to play it safe. Her meal arrived 15 minutes after everyone elses and the dough was still raw and gooey. She isnt one to complain so we sent it back for her..... we were told the first pizza was overcooked so they made her a new one. When they brought the second pizza back (the one we sent back) the waiter complained to us that this looked just like the first one, and that he should have just served her that one - YES he should have.
The bill came to over $400 for the 8 of us - which normally we would be ok with - but with that price tag comes some high expectations. Vero didnt deliver for us and we wont be back.