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| - I'm torn on whether this is a 2 or 3 star place / experience. Lunch was dead. There were a max of 3 tables the entire time I was there (12:30-2). The waiter was very pleasant when he was around, but unfortunately I think he might've been the only waiter for the entire place. It's a large restaurant, so maybe it takes him five minutes to walk to the kitchen and back.
Two service complaints:
(1) the food came out soooooo slowly for lunch (90 mins is not acceptable) and there was a huge wait between each course (bread, soup, entree). Not only was it slow, but at one point while he was refilling our glasses, the waiter mentioned that he saw the food in the kitchen window so it was ready. If it's ready, bring it to our table. Don't make me think it's been sitting out there getting cold for a while.
(2) after we were finished eating, we sat for at least 15 minutes waiting for him to come back around so we could ask for the check. The food delay I can blame on the kitchen. But forgetting about your table after you've served them their main course, that's the waiter's responsibility and not cool. Especially when it's a lunch crowd who might potentially be late for work meetings as a result of this delay.
As for the food, I found it to all be average. It's nice to get bread at the start of an Italian meal, however this bread is small, somewhat hard, little roll nuggets. The bread did not add anything to my experience.
MINESTRONE SOUP was very (temperature) hot, which is a good start, and there were lots of veggies. Not bad at all, and if I happened come back, I might try it again. The LOBSTER BISQUE was bland, with minimal flavor and so thick it was almost like eating flavored sour cream.
The GOAT CHEESE AND CARAMELIZED TOMATO SALAD was interesting. And by that, I mean strange. The "roasted corn" was clearly canned, with an unacceptable chewiness. I'm not a fan of sweets in salads, so take this critique for what it's worth, but the caramelized tomatoes were awful. The caramelization was a thick hard cold candy coating on the outside of the tomato. It was like eating a candy apple but finding a tomato in the middle. The pistachios were not crunchy, as if they'd been exposed to moisture for a while. I've had this salad twice, because I liked the goat cheese both times, but I won't be fooled into a third tasting.
The GARDA PIZZA looked ok, other than that the cheese had solidified into a cold layer on top. This pizza comes with large thin slices of ham and mushrooms, which possibly were canned. The thin crispy crust was light and very nice. It had potential, if it had been served hot.
The restaurant is very large and highly decorated, with a nice ambience. Unfortunately I can't waste an hour and a half for lunch on a workday. I might be tempted to occasionally risk it if the food were great, but it's not.
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