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| - This was our first time at the restaurant and unfortunately, it's not a place we plan to return to. First of all, when the hostess seated us, she said she was "pretty sure" our server was a certain person. She didn't say it in an endearing, I'm so excited and nervous manner, but in a "I really don't care who it is" manner. For a Friday night, it was pretty sparse and there were too many staff members walking around, uncomfortably so, looking for tasks to occupy them. One young server (not our own) after seen walking around aimlessly for half of our meal, stopped abruptly to ask us if we needed needed parmesan cheese grated on top of our dishes? Plus, there was an overall "newness" about the procedure- I had literally just finished my last bite of salad and three seconds later, my plate is whisked away.
Our server, who was extremely well-mannered and attentive, smelled of cigarette smoke each time he visited our table. I have no concerns about this except when it comes to a person serving my food.
The food was actually the highlight of the evening. We started by splitting the calamari and Caesar salad. The calamari was nicely battered and fried and the spicy tomato sauce it was served with was delicious. Not groundbreaking but well-done. The Caesar salad was flavorful- again, not groundbreaking but well-done. For our entrees, I had the eggplant lasagna, which was delicious. My husband had the cavatelli carbonara, which was the best dish of our meal. For dessert, we had bread pudding and I ordered a glass of Bailey's. The bread pudding was fine, but not particularly interesting. Unfortunately, the pour on the Bailey's was the equivalent of about two sips, but cost $9.
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