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| - I have no issue saying I'm wrong. After going to Lombardi's for a second time last night, I will be a regular at this location for a very, very long time.
I wanted gluten free pizza, and we were staying in PH, so we decided to grab some pizza from Lombardi's and then walk around. My husband convinced me to give them another chance and we sat down for some lunch. This time, we grabbed a couple cocktails, one Cosmopolitan creation and an Italian Margarita. Delicious. My drink was perfect, not too sweet, just perfect. His was just the way he wanted it, a little sweeter but with a nice bitter kick and a little salty. Yum.
Now, then they told me they were out of GF crusts. I was about to walk out, but I wanted to give this another go around and ordered their caprese salad and the Paglia a Fieno. Both of them were truly unbelievably good, and I am so glad we went back.
The salad was perfect. Perfect marinated tomatoes, nice tang of vinaigrette, wonderfully fresh basil and oh that mozzarella. A little smokey, very smooth, the server, Matt, cracked some fresh pepper on top and BAM. MAGIC. I could eat that salad everyday for the rest of my life and never get sick of it.
On to the pasta. If I could eat pasta and never gain another pound, this pasta would be my breakfast, lunch and dinner every single day. Amazing. The chicken was just slightly overcooked, but I still would have eaten that chicken anytime as long as it was in that pasta or that pasta was my reward. Gluten free pasta, mushrooms, a little hit of truffle oil and a perfect cream sauce. This is not an Olive Garden cream sauce. This is garlic, plus cream and then some cheese. This is a sauce that probably got them Zagat rated. This is my go to pasta. Anytime. Anywhere. A-FREAKING-MAZING.
Finally, let me comment on the service. Last time, the service was horrible and bad enough for me to almost walk out because why am I paying this much for food when the service is wretched? This time? This is an example of why this restaurant is Zagat rated. First of all, I saw the manager walking around and checking on tables and greeting guests. I firmly believe this is a manager's job and should be done everywhere. Our server, Matt, was perfect. He brought salad plates, explained the dishes, described the drinks perfectly, made us feel good about our food and drink choices, brought us freshly grated parmesan cheese with our meal, offered red chili flakes (a welcoming addition to the pasta), brought us entree plates since we had told him we were sharing our dish, filled the water glasses all the time and was just very warm and friendly. He told me that the reason they do not have the GF pizza crust is because they're revamping the crust so that it tastes more like regular pizza instead of a generic GF pizza and so that it is the size of their normal pizzas. The manager came over and said the same thing and was very friendly as well.
Sorry about the novel, and I normally don't change my mind based off of one re-visit (and I normally do not revisit after that kind of experience), but this one was perfect, and I am confident this will continue for our many visits to come.
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