I have to endorse other reviewers' dire assessments. Our desperately gregarious waiter heavily oversold the authenticity of the cuisine, but I saw nothing on the menu that differed from any other generic Italian restaurant in the city (e.g., Il Fornello). The food amounted to expensive, overcooked meat and mushy pasta drowning in very heavy sauces. The clueless servers didn't seem to know how to handle a crowded table and it was all kind of an unprofessional mess.
One of the members of my party left an admittedly stingy tip, and to her stunned chagrin one of the staff confronted her about it and essentially shamed her into leaving more money, which showed a total lack of class. I won't defend cheaping out on the tip, but it struck me as really, really tacky behaviour on the part of a restaurant that holds itself out as a fine dining establishment, and a shocking 180° reversal from the over-the-top insincere hospitality with which we were presented.
I haven't left a restaurant this dissatisfied nor, frankly, felt so ripped off in a long time.