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| - So...a bit of a challenge in writing a balanced a review for Salvatore's, since the breadth of the experience was so wide.
Came on a Saturday evening around 7:45, and while the location was pretty full, it was definitely not slammed. We were invited to wait at the bar (~10 minute estimation). Table was actually ready in about 6-7 minutes, before we could even flag the bartender for beverages. She appeared to be backed up with orders from the dining area and there were several customers at the bar waiting.
Nice seating area and atmosphere, but I concur with other reviewers that for the number of people in the restaurant it is extremely loud; it's hard to have a normal volume conversation even in the booths on the side of the dining area.
Waiter took our drink orders and disappeared; we had to flag him down after about 10 minutes to put in an app order, and he came back with our drinks shortly after. Cheese bread was very good, nicely balanced and not overly loaded with cheese. Between the table, a small pie, and a large pie. Orders weren't flying out, but they were timely enough getting food out of the kitchen. The figgie piggie was tasty, but very sweet with not quite enough salty to balance it out. The meatballer was tasty and the crust is excellent. Tomato sauce was OK but not out of this world. Cocktails were very good.
The downside? Had to flag down waitstaff at least three or four times with clearly empty water and cocktail glasses sitting at the table; at one point our waiter disappeared from the floor for at least 15 minutes and we ended up grabbing someone else. Felt bad, but it was a LONG time that we were sitting there. We probably would have had one or two more rounds of drinks at the table if someone had been around, and it wasn't the level of service that I'd expect at a local family place.
Overall the food was good enough that I'd come back, but the service and the noise would make me want to get takeout.
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