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| - I'm going to start off with my largest personal vexation when it comes to restaurants and this place had it in spades. I can not stand it when the server makes a single person of the party feel more important than everyone else at the table. The only time this does not apply is when it is warranted to have that person feel important, IE their birthday, them getting a promotion, new job, new something, etcetc.
When a restaurant, such as this one, is trying to pull off the image of being a little more classy than the rest by taking my coat at the door, and pulling out the chairs...Ya know, all that stuff. However, when I am in my seat, and the waiter takes an abnormally engaging involvement in my friend over myself, it destroys any ambiance they are trying to pull off. And that's what happened here. The waiter would barely look at me during our orders, would take the info I gave him and move on, however, speaking with my friend, he was all ears and suggestions and how great her choices were and how much he enjoyed the same dish. I had to sit there in uncomfortable silence while they had a little banter back and forth about how much the ravioli trumps the risotto. Hey Spivey.. Bugger off, this isn't your date is it? Halfway through the entire meal she did take a larger notice to this and even mentioned it herself about how it seemed very rude that he wasn't really caring about the fact I was there and would only focus on her, kneeling down, putting his arms on the back of her chair, all the moves you would expect some sleazeball to be doing. The difference is you are a waiter, save your moves for when your shift is done and the girl you're making a move on some dumb girl that will fall for that.
So with that out of the way.
The food was fantastic. We ordered the Garlic Mussels in wine sauce, Penne Vodka, and Ravioli Di Niro. Everything tasted superb and everything that could not be finished was taken home. The bowl of mussels was very substantial for the price and after we were done eating the meat, the broth at the bottom was good enough for us to finish off like a soup, it was even fantastic with dipping the bread in it. My Penne Vodka was cooked perfectly to Al dente and I had them add a little bit of Parmesan, it filled everything out excellently. Good flavors all around, nothing too overpowering and it all meshed together. The di Niro was flavorful and the mushroom butter sauce with truffle essence made my friend savor each bite since she adores mushrooms. Each one was quite substantial in size and there were about 6 of them on her plate. She ended up taking 2 of them home.
Food wise everything was fantastic and I would not mind coming back here again. It is within walking distance to her home and the menu has many more things I would like to try (Kiwi Risotto for example). What I cannot abide by is the fact that the server made me feel like an outcast, pouring all the attention to my date as though that would help his chances, all it did was hurt his tip.
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