Cold, Bland Expensive Food with Terrible Service
- February 4, 2008
- Rated 1 of 5 by
herrtb from tacoma, Washington
First, we walked by because the barely lit place with its foggy windows was hard to notice. We were invited for a group party. We were led through a narrow isle past tiny tables and had to go through the serving area and the kitchen(!) into a barn like room. The part menu consisted of several bowls of different pasta. By the time the bowl reached my place crammed next to a barstool, the remaining pasta were cold and few. What I sampled did not inspire. I had read the positive reviews and looked forward to a nice meal. Authentic Italian sounded promising because I spent a long time in Italy.
I am puzzled about the other reviews, those poor guys must not know what good Italian food tastes like.
The food was bland. Many of the vegetables looked overcooked. Walmart's salad bags look and taste better than what was served as their idea of a salad. A few leaves with some dressing.
The service was mediocre at best. My wife had to yell for attention across the room to order something to drink. I did not get anyhting to drink, either. Nobody came to our end of the table to check if everything was ok as I am used to from other places.
Overall, the place was dark and steamy from the kitchen. The tables are small and crammed and you easily find yourself in close proximity to others' body parts.
When we we left, they charged us $18 for a few pieces of bread, a bit of various pasta, and some water - the most expensive spaghetti I ever disliked. For less than $18 I get a lot more at e.g. the Spaghetti Factory, including appetizer, desert, salad, and bread. Even canned foods are tastier than what I had at that place.
Save yourself the experience and go to some other place instead, that deserves your business and money. This is a rip off.
I don't know what the health department thinks that you have to go through the kitchen to get to your place.