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| - Sadly, Ufficio did not live up to the hype. A friend recommended this place and I made a reservation (knowing it was new and all the rage).
They seated us 30 minutes after arriving (on time for our reservation) and then it took 10 to 15 minutes for someone to take a drink order. This of course happened after I flagged down anyone remotely connected with the resto.
My dinner date could see my frustration growing with every minute. I'm always willing to give a new place a chance if the food is worth it and I told him just that whilst waiting for our drinks to arrive. It took 15 minutes or so to get our drinks. I had forgotten if we had even ordered appetizers or asked about their menu. Nope. Keep in mind this is an hour after we arrived.
Along with the delayed seating and being ignored by the staff, we were juggled from our seats not once, but twice. Again, willing to let all these newbie hiccups slide... if the food was sensational. Nope again. We tried the ahi tuna, which barely tasted like tuna. The flavours within the dish seemed odd and not a good mix. We're both tuna freaks, so I feel we were let down some. We had to ask about our marinated olives (app) as they were forgotten, but arrived just in time as our mains.
My partner had the trout whilst I had the octopus (sans dairy). Btw, I had mentioned the dairy intolerance at the time of booking and was told to let our server know, which I did. She mentioned the dishes could be made without dairy, but I had to settle with my third choice (octopus) for that possibility. The trout was average as was the octopus. I was hoping for a Hail Mary, but was disappointed.
OH WAIT!! My cocktail was amazing!! I had the Cosmonaut (huge fan of shrubs). It was delish. Too bad alcohol isn't filling... satisfying, but not filling.
A tip for the owner(s). Please teach your staff 'awareness'. Restaurant goers shouldn't have to wait as we did. Also, it may be in your best interest to hire someone who knows how to seat patrons. Timing is everything and it really is an art. Servers should be familiar with items on the menu, too. Trust me, I was not far off from a case of the hangries.
There are far too many places to eat in this city and therefore we won't be returning.
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