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| - My husband, brother, and sister-in-law decided to try something new. I'd seen the great reviews for this place so I recommended we give it a try. When we arrived the smell inside was fabulous! I thought "wow, this place must live up to it's yelp reputation". Unfortunately, I was wrong.
There wasn't any inside seating so we ended up sitting outside on the patio. It was a little cool outside but they had space heaters so it made it more comfortable. Almost immediately after being seated our water glasses were filled and a plate of oil and vinegar was sat infront of us for the bread. I was thinking that this was going to be a nice dining experience. However it took a good 10-15 minutes for our waiter to appear and briefly introduce himself before rushing to take another tables order. He was a little too chatty for me and seemed like he was trying really hard. Nothing against him, he was a nice guy and I'm sure some people like that in a waiter, but it just isn't my thing. About 5 minutes later some bread arrived which was pretty disappointing. Tasted like store-bought french bread that had been heated in a microwave (after a few minutes of sitting on the plate it became rock hard and crusty). 10-15 minutes later our waiter reappeared to take our orders. He was waiting on the 5 tables outside and kept disappearing inside so I'm assuming he was dealing with tables inside. I understand that he was a little overloaded but it was starting to get a little frustrating that it was taking so long just to get our order in.
My husband and I decided to share the Carbonara ($16 plus another $4 split-plate charge which we weren't told about and only realized when we received our bill...a BIG turn off for me!), my brother ordered the special which was some garlic shrimp ravioli in a white sauce ($18), and my sister-in-law ordered the spinach ravioli in a white sauce ($15). I thought it looked a little pricey but figured that if it was good homemade, hearty, filling Italian food then it would be worth it.
About 20 minutes later our food finally arrived. My brother's shrimp ravioli looked a little skimpy...only about 7 ravioli on the plate. He said the taste was fine (nothing great) but left still hungry and felt like for the price he was a little shorted. My sister-in-law's portion was also a little small looking...only about 7 or 8 ravioli and she, too, left hungry and feeling shorted. My husband and I each had a small bowl of pasta (since we split it) but were both very disappointed in the taste. It was bland and the pasta was not fresh made (definitely tasted like it came from a box). The panchetta was chewy and a little rubbery, not crisp like I expected. There were big chunks of cooked egg whites in the pasta which means that it wasn't mixed fast enough when the egg was added. Not the biggest deal I guess but for the price I was expecting some amazing home-cooked Italian food. I hate to admit it but I've had better Italian food from a chain restaraunt.
When our tickets came we were all left feeling like the price did not match the quality or quantity of food we'd expected. It's one thing to have huge portions and bland food, or to have smaller portions but amazing food; but to have small portions and bland food is disappointing. I had high hopes for this place given the great reviews and in the end felt bad that I had recommended such a bust for our night out. You know it's a bad sign when you leave thinking of over a dozen other places you wish you would've gone instead. I don't think I will ever go back and don't feel like I can recommend it to my friends and family.
Overall I'd break the rating down as follows:
Food: 3 stars
Service: 2 stars
Cost for what you get: 1 star
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