disappointing.
server was nice and pretty attentive but that's about all good i can say about this place.
we ordered an appetizer of mozzarella sticks that were pretty decent but nothing to rave over. while we were still eating them, our tomato basil soup arrived so i had to juggle which one i wanted to eat before they got cold. it turns out, i didn't much care for the soup so that was an easy choice.
mid-way through the appetizer/soup course, viola! our main course arrived. i admit, it's a pet peeve of mine to get food before i'm ready for it.. so that's a big part of why this restaurant is not my favorite.
however, the dishes we got weren't particularly good either.
i got the spinach chicken ravioli with marinara on three and alfredo on the other three. the chicken didn't seem quality and it was stuck in the raviolis in chunks and it distracted from the consistency of it as a dish.
my beau's steak was inedible. his first bite was gristle -- so much so that he had to spit it back out. he only managed to gnaw through half the steak .. and i think he did that only because he was so hungry. he asked for it medium-rare and it came so rare that, if it was me, i would have definitely sent it back to be cooked more.
overally, i was just disappointed by benvenuto's.
bummer.