Walking up I began to be excited as it is jam packed with people spilling out of the door! Woman at the front door has attitude as I said hello and she looked as if I spit on her. Doesn't take too long to be seated which was shocking. The wife chose to sit us outside on the patio as we had a party of 10, and usually I dislike patios because your forgotten about.
Water comes quick, but appetizers take awhile. Refills on those waters didn't come either. We ordered white and red mussels, I preferred the white as it had a nice smooth garlic butter flavor. Calamari was crispy and I appreciated the breeding not falling off as soon as it hit the sauce.
Considering the amount of food that was ordered the entrees didn't take too long. My daughter and I decided to share the Pasta Giovanni house fav, and in my opinion I enjoyed the flavors but I added some spice! We weren't impressed with the lasagna as the sauce tasted very store bought, and the pasta was not cooked fully. The gnocchi was mediocre at best, shaped like marshmallows. The Linguini Principressa was delicious however as my nephew ordered it and the entire table ate it.
Service was ok, our waitress was nervous due to the size of our table which is completely ok not a big deal at all. As our entrees were brought out I requested an additional plate as I was sharing. The woman delivering the plates of food (not the waitress) didn't acknowledge me whatsoever and kept moving about the table. As she finished with plating everyone, I excused myself again and requested an additional plate because I was sure she didn't hear me as she was busy. She then replied very rudely, "so now you need two!? To go along with the plate you asked for earlier!" That pissed me off and basically bothered me for the rest of the night....
Overall food tasted alright.....priced ok but servings didn't match the price and could be seen as high(charged additional 7.50 to add cheese to an order) finally attitudes need to be adjusted for a new restaurant I was expecting some happy people especially since they were super busy during dinner.