This restaurant is VERY over rated to say the least. Of course management and staff make all attempts to make you feel as though you are entering into an exceptional dining experience, but as you will see this is all pretentious to make up for the quality of the food. My wife and I dine out all over the metropolitan Baltimore and D.C. area and left this restaurant extremely disappointed. The calamari appetizer had NO flavor whatsoever and the marinara sauce nothing like one would experience in even an average restaurant in Little Italy! My wife had a New York strip which was acceptable, but still on the overly charred side. My 24oz porterhouse came out medium and dry ( I ordered it medium rare) and I couldn't even get the waitress to attend our table for another glass of wine for my wife to accompany her steak until 15 minutes later! We had to ask the waitress to remove our appetizer dishes she neglected because of her intereste in greeting newer tables than servicing her existing ones. The highlight of the night was the house Chardonnay which was wonderful. Needless to say, my wife and I were not able to dine together and this was our 10th anniversary dinner which management was already well aware of beforehand. Finally, being so disappointed at this dining experience, I decided to go downstairs and ask to speak with a manager myself. Little did I know that I was speaking to the actual owners wife who was very apologetic and did make all attempts to make us satisfied patrons. Bottom line . . . there are MANY truly "classy" restaurants with a beautiful ambience and GREAT FOOD to dine, but this is NOT one of them! We like the Bethesda area and find many of the fine dining establishments in this area worth the longer drive from Baltimore and much more reasonable in price offering exceptional value. My wife and I love relaxing and wonderful dining experiences but unfortunately . . folks this ain't one of em'. Heed this review . . . we rave when there is excellence!
Pros: Great House Chardonnay!
Cons: Too many to mention with all due respect!
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