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| - I originally went to Mezzo Bistro and Wine last year with a friend of mine. We would pass it and decided to go for dinner-we were sold on the ambience alone and decided to go back.
The second time we went the restaurant had gained quite a bit of popularity since our last visit and not to mention we made a conscious decision to go on "music bingo" night and was some sort of excited. We knew we would be there for awhile and having dinner so we bought the "Groupon" and was looking forward to a good time.
The staff:
Upon our arrival and seating, we informed our waitress about the "Groupon" and my friend mentioned that she was on "YELP" and she wanted to redeem her free glass of wine for checking in on the site. Her face instantly changed and she stated "you can't use more than one coupon". I stated okay no problem, we'd prefer to use our "Groupon" anyway since we are eating dinner and had planned on ordering a glass of wine with it. Therefore, forfeit the YELP deal and just charge us for the wine. OMG, I must have asked for the world because her face immediately changed and she stated again we couldn't use both. At the point, I asked to talk to the manager because I thought she was being unreasonable. The owner/manager is so nice, I felt bad for having to go over her head but she wasn't being open. I really didn't think it was a big deal and neither did he because he completely agreed and instead gave us a handwritten card for a free bottle of wine for our next visit and allowed us to use our "Groupon". We ended up spending about $150.00 for dinner and wine that night and the "Groupon" only covered $50 bucks. To me it's a win, win for the restaurant and with word of mouth it appears it's becoming more and more popular. Clearly, that night the waitress didn't think of those key points. SMH
The food:
Appetizer: The summer salad, with pears balsamic vinaigrette and walnuts. Entrée' was the Chilean Sea Bass with artichoke hearts, atop Risotto in a white wine sauce which was fantastic. Wasn't a fan of the tiramisu but I didn't complain, I was in Sea Bass heaven by that time. :)
Overall:
I give this place all 5 stars and owner/manager really loves what he does and it shows. I really appreciate his willingness to ensure his customer's are happy and for the most part the food is always delicious. 5 stars!
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