Ok. I really want to like this place. The atmosphere is gorgeous. And I keep going back because hubby digs the happy hour - a great deal with $5 pizza and discounted beer. I've been here I think 5 times already at least. But the slow service and poor management/operations keep me from being a fan.
With the exception of the green chili pork pizza, the food isn't that great either. Actually, I've had the strawberry salad which was good, but overpriced for the portion size. The margarita pizza was terrible. They use pesto sauce and not fresh basil and it was soggy. Not a fan of the bruschetta (weird combo of flavors that don't work).
And my last visit, I ordered a burger wrapped in lettuce. They don't have lettuce, just salad greens. So my burger comes out totally cold, on top of a bed of wilted spring mix. Not appetizing at all! So I sent it back and told the server it was cold. He brings it back, and it's burned to a crisp! I was like seriously? Why would you even serve that to me? I sent it back again and just requested they take it off the bill. Which they did without any hassle.
The pizza takes for.ev.er. I've been meaning to ask the owner if they only have one small pizza oven back there because the wait time is unreasonable. Like 40 mins for a small pizza has been the consistent wait time. It's frustrating.
I really hope they can turn things around. I have a relative in the restaurant biz and understand it's exceedingly difficult, especially when you have owners new to the industry. So I try to be patient with new places (hence me not writing this review until after I've been 5+ times). But at this point, they should have things running a little more smoothly and they are not improving.
2 stars for atmosphere and for service and management always being gracious and willing to fix their screw ups (which happen a lot).