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| - This is a new restaurant in Ballantyne, which replaced an almost identical eatery. On the positive side, my husband's calamari was most pleasing as was the wine my daughter chose.
I had a caesar salad which at best was "run-of-the-mill." I requested Cavatelli Carbonara. I was told to fold in the pasta, as the egg needed stirring from the bottom. Although I have never heard of doing this, I complied. The pasta, sauce and pancetta had no distinctive flavors or texture. It was a blend of muck.
I always say, the quality of the bread that a restaurant serves usually is a good predictor of the palatableness of the rest of the meal. The bread was tasteless and boring.
My daughter ordered a very simple individual pizza. When it arrived, the waiter asked if she wanted shaved truffles on top. Here is where we made a BIG mistake. She answered, "yes," without asking the price of that extra topping. When I recieved the bill, that single serve, mundane pizza was $37.00...unbelievable. The server should have been upfront with that information.
And speaking of waiters...Our waiter was overlyfriendly and condescending.
The previous restaurant was just as bad, with a similar menu, which makes me wonder if this restaurant wasn't opened under a different name...both not worth the calories or price.
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