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| - Save your money and take it someplace in Little Italy. This place is pretty terrible. For the prices they are charging, they need to hire better service and do a severe overhaul of the interior which has become extremely dated. The service was pretty bad. The server presented us with the specials before our entire party even arrived, thus having to repeat the specials several times (and seemed annoyed by this). I felt we were rushed through our appetizer and dinner courses. When the dinner plates were cleared, some of our party were absent in the restroom or on the patio, and this is when the server decided to ask if we (the remaining 3 people) wanted dessert. HELLO? You might try asking a full table. Finally, the checks arrived, handwritten, because they could not figure out how to split off some of the checks. For anyone who has ever worked in this industry, this is an annoying, but NOT difficult task.
Now for the food. This place is supposed to be "upscale." (Their words, not mine). The prices are upscale, the food is not. Of the food I sampled, I had the traditional caprese salad, the buffalo mozzarella salad special, ricotta and spinach ravioli with peas (which came dumped on the side, presentation was underwhelming), orecchiette with sausage, and the fish special (I think it was sea bass). None of which impressed me. All of which was your straightforward Italian fare, and definitely NOT worth what they were charging. I also had the gelato sampler which also came with sorbet. Very bizarre to have the fruity and fresh sorbet in the same dish as the creamy and rich gelato. Plus there was supposed to be pistachio in there, and there was none.
Finally, the atmosphere leaves much to be desired. It could be a very romantic place (basement level), but the decorating is straight out of the 80s, and there was a tacky Rat Pack couple serenading all during dinner. It's a small place, and this made it very difficult to have a conversation with anyone at my table. I found the music to be loud and intrusive.
Overall, I guess it just drives me crazy when your typical Italian place can plop itself on West 6th and think that location means you can charge an arm and a leg for something nonna makes for sunday dinner!
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