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| - Last minute trip to lake Las Vegas and looking for something to eat... We were craving Italian tonight, so boyfriend and I decided on this place.
We got seated pretty quick, and right off the bat you can see waiters running around like chickens with their heads cut off! It was pretty busy inside so maybe that's a good sign the food is great?
As we got seated, it took about 5 minutes for someone to take our drink order, and when we did, our waiter only asked me what I wanted... My beau was not pleased but let it slide. When he came back, we wanted a beer and asked for a recommendation, and when we asked how it tasted, he said.."it tastes like Italian beer". Wow, but of course!!! How stupid am I!!! So after we received our Italian beer, it took another 10 minutes to get complimentary bread... We were some what annoyed, but not too hurt since our check in included 20% off our meal!! (Thanks yelp!) so here is what we ordered:
- fried gnocchi
- lobster ravioli
- pappardelle with shrimp and saffron sauce
Fried gnocchi was not crispy as imagined, quite soggy actually, but the gnocchi itself was tasty... Or so I thought for the first 3 bites. There was a weird taste, almost like a smelly mildewy cheese taste. I thought there was cheese inside, but there wasn't... Only 4 pieces tasted like that. Grossed out!!!
Lobster ravioli was descent, but the filling was a bit too fishy. The sauce and pasta were cooked perfectly though.
The pappardelle pasta was perfectly cooked al dente, saffron sauce was amazing (wish there was more of it since it seemed more like a coating) and there was a good amount of shrimp, all which were a decent size and perfectly cooked.
The bread we received was nice and crusty, although it took about 15 minutes for the second order.
In general, this place was just ok. They have specialty pizzas so maybe they're more popular with that. The atmosphere seemed crazy rather than a romantic little restaurant in Italy. Everyone seemed rushed, no one seemed friendly, and it almost felt like if you took too long on ordering or asked for assistance, they put a curse upon you! Thank goodness for that discount, and pricing was reasonable ($65), but other than those reasons, I wouldn't return. That's too bad since my saffron pappardelle was delicious!!! Plus it's not worth the 45 minute drive.
I hope this place realizes that there's no business if the customer doesn't feel warm and welcome. Hopefully some staff retraining will help. I hope so, because guests will flock if the food and service is top priority... Plus, they need it all the way in lake Las Vegas... Just saying!!!!!
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