On July 11, 2007 I was in Beverly Hills for a very important occasion and was looking forward to a memorable evening. I knew the company would be sublime and I wanted a restaurant to match my romantic mood. I chose Wolfgang Puck's Spago. What a choice! It certainly made the evening memorable. Memorable for its absolute mediocrity. The young lady that greeted us at the door was delightful, that was the highlight of the evening; from there it plummeted to a barely tenable disinterest in us as customers of the restaurant. The waitress was rude and offhand; the server almost threw the plates on the table and once the plates stopped rattling the food they contained was as mediocre as it gets, not only in flavour but also in presentation. I travel the world and can commend restaurants in cities from Kyoto to Cape Town and from Budapest to Honolulu and I would never recommend Spago. If Spago was ever good then it is now resting on decayed laurels of faded glory and would probably be better being closed down. For those of you that are inquisitive; the lady I was with was truly wonderful and she also agreed that the restaurant was a disaster.
Pros: cannot think of any!!
Cons: rude staff; lousy service; very disappointing cuisine; way overpriced for what you get. You need to make reservations to get in; my advice don't make a reservation, go elsewhere!!
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