03/23/09

Excellent Food, Atmosphere,

by CSMobileUser

We had 4 put of 4 hits with the dishes we ordered!

01/27/09

Amazing, authentic, and intimate

by jooz

My wife and I love this place, they have live jazz on Sundays and some of the most mouth-watering pasta in Seattle. I love the gnocci, and my wife usually stays on a risotto tip. These are not standard Italian fare, but the other dishes look good too. All in all, a great experience.

• Pros: Delicious, romantic
• Cons: none

06/29/08

Terrible Experience with Mediocre Food

by ucbstory

I will start with the positives. The food was okay...moving on.

When the food arrived I was told that the cook had gotten our order wrong and had cooked us the steak that was on the weekly or daily special menu. I couldn?t remember how that steak was prepared, but it came with a different potato side and it was more expensive. The waitress said that this one was only a little more expensive and asked if I liked this instead, telling me that it would take much longer if I wanted the meal I had ordered. I would assume that it would be common courtesy for a restaurant that cooked a meal different than the one ordered, would, at the very least, comp the difference between the meal ordered and the meal actually prepared in a situation like this. Apparently this wasn?t a big deal to them. I politely asked for them to take the other steak back. The waitress looked at me like I was an idiot. I was annoyed, but decided not to make a big deal about it. The same could not be said for the staff at the restaurant. When the waitress went to one of the cooks to explain situation, I was able to hear the cook's ten minute temper tantrum loud and clear. He whined that the steaks were essentially the same and that I was an idiot for sending it back. This tirade went on for a pretty long time. Now, if they were essentially the same meal, it was news to me. When the waitress finally returned fifteen minutes later, she said that the chef sends his apologies. I guess I must have missed his apology somewhere between his tantrum, and his tirade of excuses to his superior about how I was being unreasonable (I wouldn?t have been so mad at the restaurant as a whole if it wasn?t for the fact that the supervisor and the waitress seemed to be agreeing with him). The waitress didn?t return to our table until we asked for the check. I dont think we will ever be returning, and I think the same can be said for the customers sitting around me. They were uncomfortable with the situation as well.

• Pros: Great place to pay high prices for mediocre food
• Cons: Horrible rude staff, food was mediocre at best