After glowing reviews from yelp and hotel concierge we had a dinner here on 8/31/12. Before coming we knew the place was small and popular. What we didn't know was that it was small, popular and CRAMPED. They stuffed as many tables into a small place as the can.
I rate eating establishments on three things: service, quality of food and atmosphere. All of this taking into consideration the average price paid for a dish. The quality of the food was great. We had a polenta with mushrooms to start, and a couple of vegetarian pasta dishes for our entree. With a very moist Tiramisu. Food is what kept this place at 3 stars.
Service they failed. We were seated and a lady came 15 minutes after being seated to get us menus and water. She was just rude and would give smart remarks. She would ignore our table to go chat with friends or regulars. It was annoying and we almost walked out.
Atmosphere was very bad. When we went they rented a portion of the place out to a birthday party. The entire hour we were there this party was loud and they screamed and sang. Many of the party stumbled out drunk, one person actually knocked a drink over into a another diners (sitting at a table next to us) dish while they were eating. It felt like being in a club and not a quiet and
romantic place to eat.
With the service and atmosphere this place is not worth it. Management could have done a lot better. They are open for lunch, so it might be quieter, but I'm not going back.