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Via Veneto is very old-school Italiano. You expect a face-lifted society matron wrapped in mink to come in with a gigolo named Paolo. Yeah, it has that Dean Martin feel about it, especially with the unctuously congenial waiter and the unadventurous menu. I came here with my friend Maggie who lives in Pac Heights, and she loves the place. I can see why since the food is very nicely presented, but I have to admit I left something less than satisfied. The ho-humness must have gotten to me after all.
Maggie ordered the $15 Spaghetti al Gamberi, which was tossed with fresh prawns, a little garlic and plenty of olive oil (see photo). I had a taste of it, and it was good enough, just kinda boring. I went for the equally somnambulant Scalloppine al Limone ($16.50), which were veal medallions sauteed in white wine, lemon, capers and garlic. The veal was certainly tender enough, and it was not too lemony, the downfall of many a family-run trattoria. But the blandness factor was setting in, and I started thinking why a restaurant so dedicated to presenting traditional cuisine couldn't take more of a risk in the execution.
The one surprise was actually the $10 Insalata Caesar for Two, which promised a "tangy" dressing (see photo for one serving). It actually was because it was not turned into the creamy globbiness one expects at a restaurant. Instead, the zinginess of the lemon made for a lighter taste that was most welcome after a hefty bread basket. The place gets crowded quickly, and they do squeeze as many tables as possible together, so watch those elbows. By the time the meal ended, I have to admit I was somewhat relieved to be out of the place. The irony is that they didn't do anything wrong. They just didn't bother to delight me.
FOOD - 3 stars...traditional Italian fare done well and with next to no surprises except that Caesar salad
AMBIANCE - 3 stars...Dean Martin would be here every night if he wasn't dead
SERVICE - 3 stars...unctuous and perfunctory but with an accent
TOTAL - 3 stars...I think it's back to North Beach for me
In the neighborhood, I pass this place, like alllllll the time.
I suggested it to my date, because it was slightly cheaper than V down the street. The food and service were 'a-ok.' Nothing special, nothing great.
We had the stuffed mushrooms to start--what were those? Not what I imagined.
I had the risotto del giorno...came with prawns and tomatoes. I like my risotto more creamy than the way it was presented. He had the fettuccine with clams, equally unexciting. We skipped dessert.
So, I'm glad I finally tried this place, and now I know that I don't need to rush back anytime soon.
I love this place...
The food is excellent! the prices are high, but it is worthy.
Also, really nice place. I felt comfortable inside (I usually do not like fancy places).
The service was also good.
When my husband and I lived in Pac Heights, it took us a while to go to Via Veneto. It always looked fancy, and we rarely saw young people dining. I'm so glad we tried it one night. It's our favorite Italian restaurant now. The staff is so friendly, we rarely have to wait for a table, and the food couldn't be better. Some of our favorites are: Scallopini Saltimbocca, Tortellini, Gnocchi (cream sauce), and Torta di Gelato al Cafe (coffee cheesecake). I'm getting hungry just thinking about it. This is some serious comfort food. Nothing like a great neighborhood restaurant.
You know, I saw one reviewer say service at Via Veneto is painfully slow. I would have to disagree because I've been at this restaurant three times, including last night. I find the service pretty good, even during busy times.
I've had Gnocchi before and it's seriously tasty with the melted cheese that comes with it. Also, you should save enough room for dessert and try the strawberry ice cream cheesecake with white chocolate. I don't remember how it's labeled on the menu but you will see it and it's to die for. I don't recall ever having a more interesting dessert in a long time. Just the thought of combining ice cream and cheesecake. That's delicious. :)
I will admit Via Veneto does have a typically older crowd so it may not be the most hip and romantic place in the world but it's well-organized, at a nice location and has pretty good food.
Have been wanting to try Via Veneto for some time now, as I live 2 blocks away and the restaurant seems decent looking from the outside in. I was definitely impressed!! So happy to finally find a reasonable, friendly Italian "neighborhood-but still classy-restaurant." Massimo is very friendly and professional. The wines - excellent (I favor Italian). We had the Veal Saltimbocca and Gnocchi Fiorentina - both rich in flavor and not too pricey. Looking forward to coming back! Oh, and you must try the Limoncello - perfect amount of sweet and sour! Bravo Via Veneto!
I've been torn about "V to the second power" for months now. I really want to like it because there are several dishes there that I absolutely love. The most bestest ever is the fettuccine alfredo. For reals, the best. I swear that I have obscene/lusty dreams about this dish.... yum. Al dente, creamy, sweet, salty, totally unhealthy.
The calamari also good. Creme brulee tastes good, but ill prepared. The top should crack, not sog (I'm making this a verb) straight down into the bottom when diving the spoon in.
My major beef with Via Veneto is the owner. I know that many ppl love the "Italianess" of him. But... why? He's abrasive, extremely loud, and a touch rude to his customers. Even though he's never been rude to me, it doesn't bode well when I see him acting less than stellar to others (staff included). There's just a lack of professionalism with him.
Also, the crowd is not exactly lively. The clientele tends to be older. As in the Matlock crew. Typical conversations overheard here are "Oh, the last time I was in Venice...". Gag me. Just eat your spaghetti.
So, a good local italian joint if you need a fix. Maybe get togo.
They start you off with a complimentary bruschetta topped with a garlicky onion tomato basil mixture on a slightly grilled round of bread..I think it was the best part of the meal. Nice and not very memorable salad. Very good bread on the table with delicious fruity olive oil for dipping. OK ravioli stuffed with porcini mushrooms. I took most of it home and enjoyed it more the next day. Enjoyed the glass of verdicchio. Nice host.
The minute you enter Via Veneto you feel like you have been transported to Italy. The environment is chatty, the staff is friendly and the food is simply delicious.
The first time I walked by the place, I just stop to practice my rusty italian with the owner. I didn't even eat there, just stopped to talk and my experience was so nice that the following week I went back to eat.
A week later, I just stopped for a glass of wine with my Italian friends. It turned into appetizers and later into a full meal. Later I took my mom, an Italian food snob, and she loved it too.
Opposite to most comments, my service has always been speedy, although I admit that they are not rushing it as they are more concerned about making you feel right at home.
What to eat? The capresse salad and bruschetta are a good way to start. The penne matriciana is amazing. The sword fish in a wine/lemon/caper sauce is to die for. The pasta with boar ragu is strong and tasty. But as Massimo pointed out, their specialty is the fish, so make sure to order one of the many seafood options.
As a tip, their house red wine is outstanding and you can order it by the half or full carafe. And yes, the pear dessert is as unforgettable as everybody says.
In conclusion, the service is like in Italy, if you demand it, you'll get it. The feeling is local, you will find a lot of regulars (me included) and the food is authentic and fairly price. If you are looking for a quiet place where to catch a bite before a movie, go somewhere else. But if you want authentic Italian food in a low key lively environment, you won't be disappointed at Via Veneto.
The food is still decent, but the service is painfully slow. I suppose one could say that they go at a very Italian pace....leisurely, to say the least. We ate the entire bread basket because it took them forever to bring our courses out.
One recommendation: save room for dessert, if you like sweets. We shared the pear dessert - a poached pear with creme fraiche and strawberry sauce....sooo delicious, but actually a little bit healthy (I think).
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Have I mentioned my paralyzing anxiety that comes and goes without any warning? I haven't? Well, it's there. Unfortunately, the one and only time I was at Via Veneto (for...wait for it...boyfriend's mom's birthday...), I was seized with anxiety and in the throes of a panic attack for the duration of what ended up being about a three hour meal, including appetizers and dessert. If you're not well-versed in the specifics of social anxiety disorders, you may not know that when one is gripped with fear and anxiety for no apparent reason at all, one finds it hard to salivate, let alone eat. Your mouth more or less dries up, your tongue shrivels to the back of your throat, and even getting down the beloved Jesus Juice becomes more a chore than a joy.
That said, I still give Via Veneto 4 stars. I know it's been a Boyfriend Family favorite (or at least Frequent) for some time and the little food I was able to force down and keep in was quite good. In fact, writing this has me jonesing for a repeat visit. The service is gracious, the prices are very reasonable, and everything from the appetizers to entrees to desserts was well presented. I just love the frilly, girly low-lit interior (this is the antithesis of hip and your mother will love it). Wine list is decent and markups aren't over the top. For a restaurant on Fillmore, this place has a lot going for it. The chances that I will up my rating to 5 stars after I actually eat more here is good.
So its a Friday night and i'm feeling like some Indian food, and since i live in the Mission, my first thought is Dosa, and being that it is Friday the wait is an hour. I was willingly to wait the hour, i mean its valencia st and there are a millions things to do to past the time, but my friends thought otherwise.
Now we had to decide what we wanted to eat, so we spent 20mins sitting in the car debating where we should go next. If we had put ourselves on the waiting list at Dosa we could have been 20mins closer to eating at Dosa!
So we decided to head to the fillmore/pacific heights area, we parked and began our walk up fillmore street. Everyone was hungry and indecisive so i made an executive decision, the first place i saw that i thought would be good, and then i saw this place, looked pretty nice, wasn't too crowded and but it wasn't dead, and the wait....was non-existent.
My thoughts at first were..hmm...thats funny the cook is winking his eye at me and blowing me a kiss...i should be flattered..strangely i don't think i was, but moving on.
We were seated at this table in a corner but i was nice, my friend, Nicole and i said we felt like we were in a buffet at a vegas hotel because of the paintings on the wall. The Waiter was cool, not great, the owner was much cooler. It did surprise me though that they didn't have garlic bread, but maybe that just an americanized idea of Italian, that they all should serve garlic bread. We did however get some wonderful french bread.......hmm...with garlic and oil...so i guess thats kind of Italian.
Anyway we order our food i order the Chicken Marasala, with this very tasty spinach and i hate spinach,but i loved that spinach, could it be it was drenched in garlic..i love garlic...so anything drenched in garlic, is a winner for me. My friend whom ordered the same thing wasn't the biggest fan. My other friend wayne got some oysters or mussels , something that had shells and he was not impressed,so i don't know if i would recommend those.
So as we are eating and in a walks a very strange looking made in a black trench coat, and all the sudden, i feel like i did when i first walked in the cook blew me a kiss,and winked at me, that feeling very-uneasy.And thats when the owner walked up to the table and any uneasiness i felt disappeared!
The owner makes you feel as though you are right home with his family back in his native Italy. He greets us with a grand hello in his thick Italy accent and a huge smile, He joked with us and was so grateful that we are there.
I thought the food was good, but not exceptional, the service was ok,and the wait for a check was pretty long, the desert wasn't very good. I'm big on customer service so when the owner themselves comes to your table to greet its always a plus. True i would have preferred Dosa but i'm glad i checked this place out, i can't say i'll be very soon, but i can say i will return at some point if i'm in that neighborhood.
I'll just hope the cook doesn't recognize me, if and when i do return. There is just something about the cook blowing a kiss and winking at you that makes you feel like you are at a cafe in the middle of nowhere, in one of those campy b-movies where the teenagers get stranded.
not the best italian ever. Nice names, but not so tasty.
I've been here a couple times now. The food's pretty good, and they have a decent wine selection. The house wine is pretty good too.
Standard-issue caprese -- nothing to write home about. I've tried the gnocchi in white sauce -- creamy and pretty filling; porcini mushroom ravioli (I think it was a special?); one of my friends tried the chicken in marsala sauce. End with some tiramisu and some coffee. Good.
Everyone enjoyed their meals.
Nothing really stands out, but I still like this place. I'd go back again. Helps that Massimo is quite the Italian host.
Wow. I was blown away. My friend and I walked into Via Veneto and were greeted by the owner Massimo. We decided to sit at the bar (which is one of my favorite places to eat) as you really get the true feel of a place from sitting there. We told Massimo to pick what we should eat. I said give us an appetizer, salad, pasta and meat.
He said no worries. I will give you the best meal ever and he did.
First was the Eggplant stuffed with basil and ricotta cheese in a light tomato sauce. So light and delicious. Next was an amazing Greek Salad with fresh feta cheese. Then came our pasta. The special was Lobster Ravioli. Oh my god. So awesome. Last was grilled chicken with fresh herbs. It was the perfect meal. He asked if we wanted him to pick our dessert as well and of course we let him. A baked pear with ice cream and strawberrys. Perfect compliment to an amazing meal.
We spent about 3 hours eating there. The food was spaced out nicely. Too many people rush eating at great restaurants. The service is not slow. Dinner is supposed to be an evening. I wouldn't haven't wanted the food to come out any sooner than it did.
Thank you Massimo. I will be back.
The food is consistent here, but nothing that blew my mind so that I would even remember what I ate. It is nice inside if you get a window seat, but I find the atmosphere very bland. Also, the tables are so tightly packed you can hear all the conversations around you- and they can hear yours. This isn't too big a deal, unless your companion is having some issues and starts repeating the same conversation like 6 times. For serious, I was wondering if the lady was on medication.
Via Veneto has been here for years; It doesn't have the buzz of SPQR, the foodie street cred of Vivande or the cult status of Jackson Fillmore. It doesn't have the hippest, coolest decor.
What Via Veneto DOES have is consistently good food in the Northern Italian vein. Great appetizers (including a yummy fried calamari), delicious pastas and secondi. The desserts are especially good -- profiteroles, poached pears with ice cream and fruit sauce.
Last time I ate here, it was a Friday night impromptu dinner for five. We got in easily when there was at least an hour wait at the restaurants noted above. I'm glad we didn't get into the other ones. We had a long, leisurely dinner with two bottles of wine, and almost closed the place down. No pressure to get up so they can turn a table.
On a Saturday night at 8pm, they're about 60% full. Service was interesting as the waiters were very "Italian". I loved the chatty, exaggerative atmosphere and they brought a vase with two roses to our table after being seated. Portions were pretty generous. My husband had the daily ravioli special (ravioli with lobster topped with asparagus and shrimp) which was decent. I had the spaghetti with prawns and that prawn was so fresh I exclaimed 4 stars review considered how picky I am with my seafood.
I spoke too soon. Ordered the creme brulee and they just didn't heat it up (or torch it) enough. We couldn't even crack the top. The edges and bottom were quite cold.
If I'm in the neighborhood again, I may revisit and avoid the dessert.
The prosciutto sandwich here was outstanding served with an ok side of salad. Seems with the mediocre reviews here that the sandwich is a good option. Also, a good price at right under $10. I would go back just for the sandwich alone.
My first meal in SF in several years was at this restaurant with my good friend a couple weekends ago. It's rather small and intimate, but you don't really notice so much.
Yes, the place is romantical, but it was also a little noisy, which I like because it gives me carte blanch to raise my voice. I had the veal, which was delish and well-proportioned to my hunger.
Massimo is a fun host. He's a character, very italian, very gracious. Relax and enjoy your stay. He raised his voice at some rude, arrogant customer's which was very much in character. Service isn't quick, but it's kind of like being in Italy.
Good food and wine.
Great neighborhood joint. We've been going for years. Good place to feed your craving for some hearty italian food. My faves are the seafood pastas - all tasty. The meat dishes are full of flavor and usually cooked to perfection - try the veal picatta or pork chop special.
The service is friendly and accommodating, with a personal touch if you're a regular.
Love the wine suggestions from the owner.
From the first time we set foot inside Via Veneto - we felt like we'd been going for years. Massimo (the host & owner) always greeted us with a big smile. No matter how long it had been - he treated us like royalty.
We read a few reviews that this place had an "old" crowd ... what exactly does that mean? It's not hoping with loud music and drinking rowdies? Fine by me!
We definitely wouldn't describe the atmosphere as old ... more fresh and romantic. They have fun painting on the walls of birds & cherubs playing with pasta. The colors are light and airy. It's lovely.
There's also not the pretentiousness of many of the restaurants in that area. You can wear jeans and a tshirt and receive the same level of service as if you were in a tux. We actually went there every year we lived there for Valentines Day. And when we made our "reservations" early and Massimo forgot ... he made room for us even when they were overbooked. Gotta love that!
The food is amazing of course. It's not the BEST italian food in the world -- but it's definitely up there in the top 5. Being fish-eating vegetarians - we were always impressed with their fish of the day selection and their raviolis (esp the lobster).
Good food ... good service ... BELLISSIMO!
There's no substitute for a friendly Italian owner. He always goes out of his way to make sure every guest is having a superb time in his restaurant. The food is great too. I've had something different every time I've been there and I've never been disappointed.
And if you want to embarrass a birthday girl or boy, this is certainly the place to take him/her. You'll have to go in and find out what happens for yourself, but just trust me on this.
Food was good. I got the ravioli of the day, a mushroom one with "Italian bacon" and tomatoes and a light cream sauce. The calamari salad was fine, although there was some extra taste in the dressing that made it not so good. Desserts looked good - at least one person said, "this is really good ice cream." And the half carafe of wine was pretty huge...three people had some, and there was still some left over.
However, the service was slow, slow, SLOW.
AND, I asked for decaf coffee, yet I'm sitting here reviewing this place at 1:41am...coincidence? I think not.
There is nothing really special about this place. I can't say it was bad, but it was just kind of boring. It didn't help that the service was pretty slow, and not very streamlined.
I don't know... I'm over paying inflated prices for mediocre Italian food by people who think they are better than I am. If I wanted that I'd just go have Persian food. At least those people speak my language.
We came here one night with a group, we were all hungry. I can remember it taking a while for our table to get ready but then came the food and all was forgotten. This is such a delicious place. If you like authentic Italian food, you'll like this place!
Totally decent.
A non-pretentious spot on Fillmore. Pasta dishes run around $11-13. Pasta is a good 'al dente', but the sauces (we tried the Gnocchi Florentine and Penne all' Amatriciana) left a little to be desired. Good, but just lacked that quality that made me want to eat more.
I was happy to run across Via Veneto on a cold foggy day in the Fillmore, but I'm not sure I would go out of my way to get there again.
Went here for lunch on a Saturday with my hubby and an elderly friend with a walker...I only mention that b/c the reason I took away stars was the lack of assistance from the servers with our friend. First, we came in and stood in the doorway for more than just a few minutes...and the place was definitely not busy. Second, once we did get seated, that's all that happened...no menu, no mention of specials, no bread. We had to ask for all of these after a long wait for each...and on top of that we noticed the person sitting next to us (who got there after us) got her bread and then her meal before we even got our order taken let alone any bread! I don't know if it was the owner or manager but he (not our server) eventually came over an took our order himself.
On the positive side the food was really good and I will definitely go again if I'm craving some Italian and in the area. We had the mushroom ravioli, eggplant pasta of some sort, and a ham/pasta dish (can't remember exactly) and I recommend all of them!
I've been here three times and each time I've been very happy with my food.
My boyfriend and I randomly went last night as we were in the area and I was craving pasta with tomato sauce. I don't remember the name of what I had, but it was fettuccine with tomato sauce, eggplant and ricotta salata. It was exactly the flavor I was craving and I was totally satiated.
My boyfriend ordered the meat ravioli with tomato cream sauce, ham and peas. He loved it and so did it. Think: Pasta wrapped in bacon. It's a beautiful thing.
We both ordered a really good pinot by the glass, but then lamented the fact that we didn't get a bottle, since we drank many glasses of it.
I read other reviews that said the service wasn't good. All the times that I've been the service has been impeccable. The bus boys, the server even the owner came by to check on us.
The Clay Theater is across the street, so it seems like a good place for dinner and movie.
I had a very romantic and tasty dinner at Via Veneto the other night. I had tried to get in over at SPQR, but was not prepared to wait an hour and a half, so off we went looking for a place to eat. We walked in and were quickly greeted and shown to a table in the front. The place is pretty small, so the tables are close, but everyone around us appeared to be having a great dinner.
We started with the spinach salad and it was great. We ordered one to share, and two huge plates came to our table. The wine list was also very nice and reasonable. For dinner, I had the Chicken Marsala and my husband had the veal. Both were excellent and I was very happy with both the price and the portion. We did not have room for dessert this time, but I will be back!!
I'm only giving it a 3 today though I've been there many times before and have been quite satisfied. I ordered the gnocci alla something sorren something. It was supposed to be cooked in a spicy tomato sauce which I didn't find to be spicy (trust me, I know and love spicy). When I recieved my plate, the gnocci only had 1 mozzarella sitting on top on maybe 10 gnocci's out of 30. It was the only part of it that was good because under the cheese was basil, which I love, but it was only on a small portion of my plate. So I resigned to having a disappointing lunch.
Bottom line - not very good.
Not bad, but not good.
Gnocchi was NOT homemade, it was the same mushy, tasteless stuff you can buy at Safeway. And, it was overcooked with a bland sauce.
I moved back to SF in April and living in Pacific Heights I have passed by Via Veneto several times. A few weeks back I walked in with my partner on a Saturday night at 9pm and was asked if I had reservations. It never occurred to me to make reservations at what seems like a neighborhood Italian joint, so we promptly left smirking and went to Jitlada for Thai. Last night we decided to try Via Veneto again since the bridge was closed for Labor Day and I figured they would be hurting for business.
It was empty. We were promptly seated by an unfriendly older waiter who spoke Italian to another older man. First thought - they're speaking Italian, this is going to be good.
Wrong. It was bland and unremarkable. The minestrone soup was decent, not great. The gnocchi was obviously not homemade and was over cooked. My little Italian grandmother made the world's best gnocchi, so I am something of a snob when it comes to this dish, but I expect it to be at least homemade and it should be firm, not mush. My partner had the mussels appetizer which was very fresh and the pasta puttanesca which was overly salty and a very small portion.
Half a carafe of wine for 12 dollars was a good deal, but I would not recommend this restaurant and will not go back. We should have gone to Jitlada again last night.
I had a late night dinner (9:30-10 pm) on a Wednesday night and have to say this was among my worst dining experiences. Nothing was right - the atmosphere was tense, the owner (or someone "in charge") was arguing with patrons, the service was really slow and the food itself was very disappointing. In my opinon, it's hard to do Italian poorly, but Via Veneto does. I will never go back there again.
Went here on a fluke with a couple of girlfriends. The waiters were very welcoming when we walked in. We decided to split a few dishes since we couldn't make up our minds.
To start we had the caprese and another type of tomato salad. The caprese salad was a little bland but the other salad was excellent. They even brought it out on individual plates already split for us.
Entree wise we had the gnocchi with the cream sauce which was really tasty and we also shared the prawn spaghetti which was good and loaded with garlic.
They were even so kind when my friend knocked over her water glass. Nothing that they couldn't throw a little salt on....which was interesting.
Not an extensive wine list, but there were some decent choices. It was a good experience, and good food. I would go back again!
My favorite Italian place by my house. Every time I ate there, I had to be rolled out. The owner is always warm, welcoming and hooks us up with free bruschetta. The best appetizer is the eggplant with mozzarella. All my friends who have been fortunate to dine with me here have loved it. We also enjoyed the carpaccio. The Cesar salad portion is huge and could be shared by two to three people.
My favorite pasta dish is the linguine with clams. I don't recall the names of the other dishes my friends have had, but they were all very good.Last time we were there, the special ravioli was raved by the customers sitting at the bar. We usually get great recommendations on wine pairings with our pasta and my friend visiting from NY loved one so much, she wrote it down to purchase. At the end of our meal, we were served a shot of limoncello. It tasted like lemon vodka.
Overall, this is my "IT" place if I am too lazy to travel for Italian. On a warm day, you can sit in the back patio, drink wine, and relax with your friends. It's laid back, the service is great, and the food is excellent.
I work right up the street and I used to eat here at least once a week. It got rather boring until they open up the patio in the Summer months. The menu could use a revision. There is not too much on it besides pasta. Where is the scallopini or piccata?
The staff is attentive and sometimes gives you a few Bruschettas on the house.
It is still cold out so I think it will be a few months until I return to Via Veneto.
For a place that *should* reek of authenticity, "V-squared" really disappointed me. A buddy of mine thinks it is the greatest place ever, but I was really underwhelmed -- not only with my entree but also by the painfully slow service. It's not like the restaurant was crowded or anything, so I still can't figure out why that old cat who reminds me of Geppetto couldn't be more attentive. I might give them another try someday, but it's probably gonna take some serious 'Eye-talian' coaxing.
There's a reason Via Veneto is relatively empty around dinner time on Saturday nights. The prices are decent for Fillmore Street, but I've had much better food and the service is painful. It's one thing to allow conversation and flow, but it's another for me to have to stare you down for 20 minutes in order to get something ordered when there are only 4 other groups in the restaurant.
My parents were visiting a couple of weeks ago and we were in pacific heights hoping to get a last minute table at Fresca. After being told we couldn't get in until 10 there, we were literally picked off the street by the manager of Via Vento. I took this as a bad sign, but my dad was starving so we decided to give it a go.
If i had to describe this place in a word, I'd go with bland. I was not impressed by the decor (far too white and bright). The food was all okay, but not great or even really good. There were 5 of us so we ordered a variety of dishes but almost everything tasted like we could have thrown it together ourselves for a fraction of the cost. My boyfriend's alfredo was worse that most grocery store jar pasta sauce I've had.
Would I tell people to avoid it? Probably not. But for the cost I'd say there are probably 100 better places to eat in the city.
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