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I live out of town and went to this restaurant this same night with my parents. The meal started out well, we had the arugula and prosciutto flatbread for an appetizer. My mom's drink came out wrong, but she typically orders vodka martinis straight up so this is a common issue for her. The server quickly corrected the drink order and all was well.
Then there was dinner. My dad's food came out cold, the first meatball he bit into was literally cold. He ordered the mafalde pasta with vodka cream sauce and the eggplant parm meatballs, it was by far the best entree after it was returned hot. My mom is not into big flavors and ordered a basic spaghetti with Tamaso's meatballs, and marinara. Given she is receptive even to pepper as being spicy, it was perfect for her. I ordered the gnocchi with truffle sauce and aged steak meatballs. It was awful. I felt like I was eating pot roast in brown gravy, literally the truffle sauce was brown. I hate adding spices to a recipe that should stand alone, but I requested chili flakes to get through my meal. As someone who has eaten gnocchi with truffle sauce while in Italy, maybe my expectations are too high, or maybe the Sicilian Butcher needs to focus on what it does well.
For $130 for 3 mediocre entrees, 6 drinks, and an appetizer, the service fell far below what I would expect... at least the host held the door for us on the way out. I watched our server walk away from the POS with three checkbooks in hand, several minutes after having requested our check. After making eye contact with me, she returned to the POS to enter several additional orders and to print our check. She then came to the table and apologized for "everyone wanting to leave (her) at the same time." I really wanted to like this place, I hope these are just growing pains and there will be better days.
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