A friend and I stopped here for Happy Hour & Dinner this past Friday. After reading the reviews, I was a bit concerned but we decided to give it a try.
Atmosphere: Very large with a variety of table options. Not much room at the bar. It was quite busy but as it was just the two of us and we were willing to sit on the patio, we were seated within 5 minutes. We did not notice any bugs or bad smells that other reviewers had noted. Overall the decor is very nice. Not fancy. No tablecloths that I noticed.
Service: The hostess was friendly and immediately greeted me. Our server was very nice but seemed to be stretched a bit thin. General observation of the other table to staff ratio confirmed my thought. They need more bus folks to support the wait staff or maybe just more servers for such a large place.
Food: We opted for a full bottle of wine since it was happy hour (a nice Sangiovese) and the Bocconcini E Pepe starter to share. We liked it but both agreed it needed a splash of Balsamic. For an entree, I chose the Harvest Salad and my friend had the Pasta Primavera. The salad was large and very tasty. However, the kitchen forgot to add dressing to it so it took a few minutes to flag down the server and get that fixed. The pasta primavera was also quite large with lots of veggies. The pasta is served with more of a broth than a 'sauce' and it tended to all run to the bottom of the bowl, so much stirring was needed to get the penne coated. We both thought a noodle or shell would have been better for getting the sauce-to-pasta ratio better balanced.
Would I go back? Yes. Would I recommend it? Perhaps not a rave review but I wouldn't discourage you either.
Cheers!