Went to Carrabba's for lunch on a Saturday abound 12:30. Dining room was wide open and we were immediately seated. Waitress was promptly at the table. My wife asked her what she liked. The answer was painfully long (at least to me) and most of her favorites were the more expensive items. Her favorite on the special menu was definitely the most expensive at $23.50.
After leaving us to decide, she came back a couple of minutes later and we asked for just a minute more. It took he about 10 minutes to return to get our order.
My wife asked for the special soup (tomato basis) and the waitress came back to tell us they were out of the special. At 12:30. In a mostly empty dining room. One wonders just how much of the special they made.
I am used to places having a lunch menu as well as a dinner menu. Not the case here. I thought that $14.00 for a pretty pedestrian lasagna was over priced. My wife had the Italian Cobb Salad which she liked and my son (aged 18) had the spaghetti which he also liked though the sauce on the meatballs was not what he was expecting.
All in all distinctly average with slow service.