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Atmosphere: 3.5/5
Service: 3.5/5
Overall experience: 3/5
(1- Terrible; 3- decent; 5- Fantastic)
My first time here was for a friends birthday dinner and unless you live in the NE or NW (country hills area), Pacini is out of the way and not worth the trip. Upon entering you walk past a little gift shop with an assortment of goodies such as Pacini sauce and pasta mixes, cookies, breads etc.. The restaurant is fairy spacious with tall ceilings, and it had a nice modern decor similar to moxies or milestones.
One of the neatest parts of the restaurant is their all-you-can eat bread station located in the middle of the restaurant where you can choose from over 5 different types of bread and butter spreads (plain, garlic, pesto, and sundried tomato). Once you picked your bread and spread, there is a giant communal grill where you can toast your bread. Definitely a great way to engage the customers.
Once seated, our server offered us a choice between sparkling or regular water which they filter in-house. The menu contains a variety of dishes including your usual Italian appetizers, pizzas, pastas, lasagnas, chicken, and steak.
Our server was professional, nice and attentive. One complaint I had was that the food came out really slow but he was nice enough to let us know of the status.
My bf ordered the Pizzas Rustica Duos (half a pizza and fettuccine alfredo) and I had the Lasagna Oceano (Smoked salmon lasagna rolls topped with a Rosata sauce and garnished with shrimps and scallops, gratinéed with Asiago cheese). The food looked good coming out but no matter how much cheese and sauce they slathered on my pasta, it was still flavorless and was missing that 'je ne sai quoi'.
Overall, Pacini is 'meh'. I've had way better Italian and pasta elsewhere for cheaper. Not worth the trip if you are no where near this place!
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