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| - We went to this restaurant yesterday, and I should have read the yelp reviews. I would have passed.
We arrived relatively early because we were going to see a play at the Royal Alexandria. Service was nice and friendly and for the most part prompt. The decor was warm, inviting and modern. I was really excited to try this place out.
We ordered the deep fried calamari and shrimp. While it was cooked well and breaded tastily, it did not come with any dipping sauce. I've never not been served dipping sauce with this dish, so it was really quite boring after the 5th piece.
My cousin ordered the $30 Buonanotte pizza. For $30, canned, squishy mushrooms is NOT acceptable. She loves mushrooms and has to leave them on the side. She did say the dough was cooked well.
I ordered the seafood pasta. For $26 the portion was quite small. All my 7 mussels were out of their shells (but they still put the empty shells in the bowl?? I got 1 shrimp and 3 pieces of calamari. The sauce was SUPER oily and the pasta was ridiculously undercooked. I know al dente, and this was like al dente's frigid aunt forgotten outside after a night of partying (aka super dehydrated).
Now, I am a pretty passive aggressive person (hence, writing a review in lieu of making a fuss in the restaurant), however, I really would have liked to bring this to the chef's attention if we weren't in a rush to make it to the play. I needed SOMETHING to eat and was seriously contemplating the street meat at the corner of John and King St.
Anyway, will not be going back and will be telling all my friends to avoid this place. I don't know how they will make it with food lacking this much.
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