My husband and I have been looking into several Italian Restaurants within Queens in search of a place where to host a birthday party of about 60 to 75 guest (for the end of June). We came across this restaurant in the internet, and although we saw some of the awful reviews we decided to find out for ourselves...big mistake! From the moment we walked into this restaurant my husband and I were ""greeted"" by the rudest hostess who rather then walking us to our table simply pointed to the worst seating area in the restaurant and said ""Sit around there."" Five minutes later my husband had to ask someone to let us see a menu. After our appetizers arrive our waiter, who previously greeted us with a not so friendly ""are you ready"" when taking our order, decides it is time to bring us our drinks. The food arrived soon after - and just as expected was mediocre. On a norm we like to sit and have a coffee and desert after a meal - needless to say we left right after the main course... left a much deserved tip of $0. And will never step foot into this place again, and will make sure the 60 to 75 attendants we were planning to host hear how horrible this place is.
For those of you looking for great service and excellent Italian food I highly recommend Bartolino's in Astoria definitely our top choice so far.
Pros: NONE - I gave it a 1 rating only because 0 was not an option
Cons: Hostess, Service, Food.
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