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| - Listen y'all Massimo's bolognese is apparently amazing, so we caved and went.
I had been warned that it was pricey and normally I don't give in to people who say "I won't order pasta at a restaurant because I can make it myself!" but after a visit to Mistura, i may join the non-pasta ordering restaurant guests.
Much like most I've seen Massimo on TV and love his jolly nature that makes you think you will have good and honest Italian cuisine, but the restaurant looks more like that of someone who is uptight.
Tables around us included older Forest Hill types, who clearly don't get out much because they were dressed like they are going to a formal event, dress up and Italian seem odd to me.
Surprisingly, the staff is actually very friendly and approachable, which makes the place even more lost in identity. A friendly chef, a pricey trying to be stiff restaurant and nice staff and I swear we have a schizo.
We ordered a fried artichoke appetizer with a buffalo mozzarella salad, the artichoke app was great but if it wasn't for the mozzarella I would have cared very little about the salad.
We also ordered the infamous bolognese and a red beet risotto, the risotto was interesting and the bolognese was good but extremely oily.
Although we ordered dessert, I wouldn't bother and coffee was just ok.
Overall I think this place is overpriced for Italian and stiff. I wouldn't come back and think they actually end up on summer or winterlicious, which may be the time to waste your money if any at all OR if you are a restaurant rookie, this may be a good option for the naive girl you want to impress.
Better yet, make it to the suburbs for Massimo's Fraticelli, which is cheaper and better but still kinda meh.
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