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| - I want to start this review by saying that this is probably the only time I would rate a restaurant with 2 stars and still go back to try it. I have so many great things to say about this place but was very underwhelmed with our actual experience.
Let me start with the positives. First of all, the restaurant is beautiful. The decor is nice, the atmosphere is great and it is a place that I would want to spend a nice evening at. On Fridays and Saturdays, starting at 6pm, there is live music and we were treated to a great trumpet player through our meal. I also thought that the patio would be a great place to hang out during a happy hour and there were 6 or 7 dishes to choose from for $5 and drinks were very affordable too.
So here's where things went wrong:
First, our server was awful. She didn't know the menu, she didn't know that happy hour existed, she didn't know the specials, how to pronounce the food that was being served, and she didn't belong in that restaurant. She was wearing a gallon of perfume that made our entire section smell, and she brought out food that we didn't order.
Next, the food we got was just okay. Since we only had happy hour things, I don't want to judge too much (especially since the dishes coming out around us looked excellent). First we started with the fried Burratta. This was a great appetizer EXCEPT, our dish wasn't served with the toast so we didn't have anything to spread the cheese on. When the table next to us ordered the same thing, they got the pieces of toast so we know the dish was a bit inconsistent for our table. Next, we had the meatball sliders: I thought that the meatball was tasty and the sauce was good too, BUT, the bread was soggy and fell apart, AND there was NO CHEESE on the sliders which would have been a VERY welcome addition. After the sliders we had the "Italian Fries" and an order of Calamari with Fra Diavolo on the side. The calamari was perfect. It was fried perfectly, the sauce was delicious and I wouldn't have changed a thing about it. The fries on the other hand were very weak and out of place. Let me explain. This is an "upscale" Italian restaurant and everything was served beautifully, EXCEPT the fries which came out in a plastic red basket with some ketchup on the side. The only thing "italian" about these fries was a little bit of minced garlic tossed in. These fries were something you could get at any burger joint, and were totally uninspired and served in a way that you wouldn't expect to see in a nice restaurant.
Lastly, we finished with an order of Tiramisu. I thought this was pretty good, but again, three of us were splitting the dessert and she only brought out 2 plates (but 3 spoons).
I think this place has tons of potential. Maybe being a new restaurant there are some kinks to work out OR maybe we just hit an off-night. Although I am not giving this place a great rating, I really would come back and I would give them another chance because the food around us looked (and smelled) excellent and the vibe of the restaurant was great.
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