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| - My husband and I work Uptown and we stopped in for the $5 lunch special. Special it was NOT. First, our waiter took ten minutes to greet us. Then we waited another ten minutes for our drinks (water!). Finally, the host came to the table with our bread, which was exactly thirty seconds before the food came out. I timed our wait, 20 minutes for a salad. There was hardly anyone else in the restaurant and I noticed our waiter was more interested in checking his phone in front of patrons.
Second, the food was par at best and not worth more than the $5 we were charged. My husband ordered the Tagliatella salad and it looked cheap, cold ham on top, half an egg, one tomato if he was lucky some corn on the bottom. It was mostly lettuce. I believe he had 3 pieces of shrimp on top. I ordered the Mezza Luna and it was disgusting. I've had Mezza Luna at other fine dining establishments and this was by far the worst. Mezza Luna pasta is filled with goat cheese and bacon. The pasta I was served was stuffed with ham. I did not taste (or see) goat cheese. A good Mezza Luna would have soft white goat cheese in the middle, not a red filling that is the consistency of boiled ham. The sauce was salty and gross. I am pregnant and was so hungry that I ate most of the plate even though the after-taste made me nauseas. My husband tried a bite and he said the same thing, the after-taste was gross.
Overall, it was a nice try for $5 but we will not be returning for the regular priced menu. Olive Garden is honestly better, and we rarely eat at chain restaurants. If La Tagliatella wants to compete Uptown they need someone to make their food worth it.
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