3.5-4 stars. The food was a 4.5-5 however there was a couple mishaps which lowered the score.
The best way to embrace warm weather is eating a great meal on a patio. After a long and gruesome winter, I was excited to make plans for dinner on Marcello's patio.
I called at 4:30pm on a Wednesday and was told they were not taking reservations... Their website stated they had a no-reservation policy for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Again, this was on a Wednesday.
There were 20 different pizza options and they all seemed delicious. Our server provided great insights about personal, and customer favourites. I choose the Ciccio pizza (number 17). It had spicy olive oil (instead of tomato sauce), rapini, chicken, mozzarella, asiago and red peppers. The cost was $14.95 and it was well worth it!
I asked for two separate bills as I had ordered wine and a started salad and my guest had not. The bill arrived as one with no explanation from our waitress. It wasn't until I read previous yelp reviews that I learned that this restaurant does not split bills. The "no split bills" policy is a inconvenience for any patron at any restaurant. While I understand that it can slow down service it puts the guests at a disadvantage trying to figure out how to correctly split a bill (which wouldn't be too easy after a couple glasses of wine!).
Overall, this was a good restaurant. There were some minor "policies" I disagreed with but my pizza was excellent, the server was courteous and I was intrigued by the many options on the menu.