This was my first time eating here. I know, eat, and cook Italian food.\r
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I hosted a birthday dinner here.\r
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We made reservations here for a group of 9 at 8pm on a Friday night. The hostess was not really accommodating and would not seat us until the whole party was there even if two were running late. She also had the nerve to ask someone in my party if he could move over from the waiting area. All I wanted to say was ""well, where do you want a party of 7 to stand?"" The hostess, an older woman, really had an uppity attitude, so that didn't help. We ended up being seated around 9:20 pm. \r
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Negatives: FOOD.\r
For appetizers, we ordered shrimp, calamari, and stuffed clams. They brought over two pieces of shrimp, applebee's like- calamari, and average stuffed clams. Needless to say, nothing stood out. We ordered a variety of things, from veal, to tortellini alfredo, to salmon, to linguini with clam sauce. The consensus was, the food was merely O.K. One of my guests who had been to this restaurant before said ""I remember this place being really good but there seems to be a drop-off in the quality of the food. This placed used to be much better."" We ordered about six desserts and they were all sub-par except for one. Overall, the hype about this place used to be about the food. Either they had an off night or the quality of food has really dropped off.\r
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Positives: \r
-Our waiter was excellent. He was attentive and always had our drinks ready. \r
-Our drinks were very good as well. \r
-Extensive selection of wines. We had an excellent bottle at a reasonable price.\r
-Valet parking.\r
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Overall, this place seems to have been a great place, but no longer is. Food is o.k. definitely not worth the $500 we spent that night. Although this might sound reasonable, I should note that we ordered 7 drinks, a $30 bottle of wine, and my diabetic grandmother had a $5 soup for dinner. However, the service and wine selection was extensive.\r
Nothing standout, just average.
Pros: waiter service, wines, valet parking
Cons: food, hostess service
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