Went to Grolla?s 2 years ago and it was wonderful. I was very disappointed this time. Took family there after bragging about it. We did the Chef?s Taster. Portions were small and left hungry (and I am a woman). The salads were good and the blue cheese tomato soup was fantastic. Everything was off the main menu though with no surprises. We had a risotto ball (don?t now how to describe it) that prior to tasting we asked what it was. A waiter had no clue what it was. Then looked at it again and made up something. When we tasted it we figure it out and it was not what he said at all. It was very, very good though. Clearly there is no one w/ experience with wine anymore. The wine was not paired w/ the food. Two of them I recognized from the grocery store in the ?cheap? section on the shelf. Yuck! Our main waitress was overwhelmed and needed help (more than the waiter that came from the back). She was very nice though. Awkward moments for her and us came with each course due to making us decide which plate we wanted (though we shared everything). We didn?t know what some items were so it was hard to pick and it made it uncomfortable. The setting was nice, but the main seating area too loud to have a conversation (if you want romance, sit it the back by the kitchen?really). I will only try again if the reviews show improvement!
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