La Mezzaluna Cafe
90 Somerset Blvd, Charles Town, WV, 25414
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Address :
90 Somerset Blvd
Charles Town, WV, 25414 - Phone (304) 728-0700
- Website https://www.lamezzalunacafewv.com/
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Opening Hours
- Tue
Specialities
- Takes Reservations : No
Delivery : No
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Good For : Dinner
Parking : Private Lot
Bike Parking : No
Wheelchair Accessible : Yes
Good for Kids : Yes
Good for Groups : Yes
Attire : Casual
Ambience : Casual
Noise Level : Average
Alcohol : Beer & Wine Only
Outdoor Seating : No
Wi-Fi : No
Has TV : No
Waiter Service : Yes
Categories
Italian Cuisine
The immense popularity of Italian cuisine globally isn't unknown. You can find an Italian Pizzeria around every corner of almost every city in the United States. Not to forget that in every house, people enjoy mac and cheese as comfort food. But it would be wrong to believe that Italian food starts with pizza and ends with good pasta as this Mediterranean country has much more to offer other than these two dishes. In Italian Cuisine, there is a high use of fresh tomatoes, all kinds of herbs, great quality of cheese, all types of meat, seafood and fresh handmade pasta. Many find it hard to believe that Italians have been making noodles long back.
Italian and Greek cuisines are always mistaken to be same, but they are poles apart. The primary difference between the two cuisines is the use of cheese in most of the Italian dishes. Italians love to cultivate their own cheese and process them as per their food requirement. It is believed that some cheese is so expensive that cheese producers secure them in lockers.
If you are bored eating the same old pasta or pizza, you can try some of the authentic Italian dishes like Risotto, Polenta, Ribollita, Lasagna, Fiorentina Steak, Bottarga, Ossobuco, Carbonara, Focaccia, Arancini and Supplì. Another item which Italians love to relish every morning is a good cup of Italian Coffee. Once you taste a freshly brewed cup of Italian Coffee, you might not visit Starbucks ever again. Authentic Italian food is made with heart and soul, so go find a restaurant where you can relish Italian cuisine in your city.
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Andrew W.
Delicious food great service - not for the dieter (tons of grease) Two reviews same restaurant take your pick: 1) From the value-conscious easygoing patron: We arrived and the hostess was a bit busy but made sure we got our pick of booths and sat us fairly quickly. The waitress arrived quickly and although we weren't ready she returned in 1 minute, and when we still weren't ready brought us a nice Italian mixed salad (iceberg, red onion, tomatoes, olives). She took our order and as soon as we finished the salad she brought our Chicken Francese, loaded with delicious butter, olive oil and herbs, and our shrimp fra diavolo - spicy hot and flavorful. The room was bright so you could see the menu, and the prices were reasonable - our meals and a carafe of wine were $55 total including tax, plus a tip. 2) From the snob: We arrived and it took the hostess 5 minutes to sit us since she was busy trying to ring up the other checks that the waitress who brought in their checks. Immediately upon sitting - our waitress wanted to take our order - we had barely looked at the menu. She said she would come back in a while - butshe apperade only 60 seconds later! When were still not ready, she brought a salad and took our orders. After the salad she brought our main dishes - the chicken frances had so much sauce that after finishing the plate looked iike a half finished soup bowl with a mixturre of butter, olive oil and corn starch in the bottom! And the shrimp fra diavolo tasted good but there was nothing unique about it.. One of us finished quickly and the waitress came by to take the plate before the other was finished - please give us a little time to finish, will ya? The check came immediately upon the other finishing, without asking. I choose review # 1 and will go back - I really like Mezzaluna! But don't go if you are a snob... :-)
(4)Evi S.
My boyfriends coworkers recommended this restaurant and we absolutely loved it. The food was great, and the price was very reasonable. We ordered the house wine which was really good. The fried calamari was good just a little too breaded.
(4)michel s.
i've eaten at Mezzaluna since it opened. Guess we've been lucky because almost every meal has been quite good and let's face it people-it is in podunk Charles Town WV. Some believe the sauces to be canned, but not true. Sauces are made by hand mostly with love. My biggest complaint would be that the amount of garlic used in almost every dish is enough to kill every True Blood vampire on HBO. I have requested no garlic and still gotten bulbs worth. As they know me there I solved that problem by sending back and demanding a new dish every time that happened.Didnt take them long to learn no garlic means no garlic. Decor not much, wine list kinda sucky, but the food-Bella Bella.. By the way I've seen several recs for Dish. I've done 3 visits there, 2 because I was on someone elses dime, begged them to reconsider, but they wouldnt. Thought what the heck, maybe it'll get better. WRONG!!Nonattentive waitstaff, lousy drinks and the food, all 3 times horrible. Tables so close if you run out of things to say to your fellow diners, just listen in on the table next to you.Last visit I ended up having only a salad, also mediocre. as my entree, steak, came to me 3 times still mooing. 2nd time back I insisted on a new steak, but they bought back the same piece of chit and tried to pass it off as new.I found Dish a definite downer.
(4)Trish F.
I so wish they had negative star ratings because I would definitely give this place one. On Sunday, my sister and I took our mother there for an early mother's day dinner. I ordered the chicken francese and it had the distinction of being the WORST plate of Italian food I have ever ordered. The chicken was atop a bed of spaghetti that was in a virtual swamp of water...not a lemon butter sauce...but straight up watery version of something. There was absolutely no lemon taste whatsoever, and there was not enough parm cheese in the world that could redeem this dish. It was tasteless and I believe the random pieces of red pepper laid atop the dish was there for no other reason that for the chicken to use as oars to escape that swamp of a mess. My sister ordered the farfalle al fieno and said her dish was bland' She probably dumped about 4 tablespoon of red pepper on it to help it out but still was disappointed. Our mother ordered the paglia & fieno and really enjoyed her shrimp dish...that was until about 5am when she woke up with stomach cramps and was sick for the next 48 hours. What kind of restaurant gives a 70 year old woman food poisoning? Not wanting to be totally negative, I understand the fried calamari was good...but I did not try...and our waiter Ben was attentive, though I do question his judgment about serving me my chicken dish because just by sight my sister thought it looked vastly unappealing. Now as to the restaurants decore....it just looked old, tired and cheap....which I can deal with...but the splattered food on the wall next to the booth bothered me. If you cant be clean where you customers are going to see then heavens no what it is like behind the scenes. To conclude, in my humble opinion, this is a place to be avoided! A place that serves up dishes that cause food poisoning is either selling old food or not handling it properly, either of which does not bode well for the customer.
(1)Cindi S.
My husband and I were in town celebrating our anniversary. We went to a few other places to eat during our 4 day stay, but none compared to our anniversary dinner we had at La Mezzaluna Cafe. We both ordered the Shrimp Marinara & Salad. First they brought us out some garlic knots and we asked for a bowl of marinara sauce. OMG.....I think they were the best we ever had and believe me we've had them at many places. The Shrimp Marinara was hands down the best we ever ate. The wine we had was delicious. We topped off our meal with a slice of chocolate cake which was unbelievable. La Mezzaluna Cafe is by far the best Italian Restaurant we have been to in a long time. Do yourself a favor and give them a try. Don't be afraid of the fact they are in a strip mall. The food is out of this world and the service was Great !
(5)Kevin B.
Was completely surprised by my experience at Mezzaluna. Was camping in the area with my family, and decided we needed a brief return to civilization after a hot sweaty day of rafting. A quick search via Yelp turned up Mezzaluna, so we decided to give it a spin. The decor was nothing to speak of, but was certainly comfortable. The food and service were both outstanding. I do a lot of fine dining, and while I certainly would not put this in the category of a high end restaurant, it is certainly a cut above most of the Italian restaurants in my area, and I am 25 miles outside of New York City, Italian Cuisine's home away from home. The family style salad was simple, but very fresh, and the garlic knots were delicate and delicious, more like garlic buns than knots, which are made from heavier pizza dough. We had a very nice Super Tuscan from their small, but modestly priced wine list. Each dish was very good to delicious...Rigatoni with Vodka Sauce, Linguine and White Clam Sauce (Excellent, with plenty of tender clams), Paglia E Fieno (also excellent) and one other dish I can't remember at the moment. Portions were healthy, and even though we were camping, we brought back the leftovers and tossed some other stuff out of our cooler to make room. The next day we drove back to NJ, and the first thing we did upon arrival was to reheat the leftovers and eat every bit! Our server Ed was extremely friendly, and competent, and was definitely a big part of a very good experience. Unobtrusive, but always right there when we needed something. Price was also very reasonable. Our dinner for four was about $125 with a $50 bottle of wine included. Overall, I really hope to go back some day, and would recommend it to anyone without hesitation. I might have given this a 5 star rating, but I need to try it a second time for consistency, and to make sure I wasn't suffering from heat stroke and a diet of fire grilled hot dogs as as my baseline of comparison.
(4)Laura C.
Great Italian food. Lunch prices are great. We really enjoyed the garlic bread.
(4)Frederic D.
My wife and I went there for lunch. Restaurant is located in strip mall outside of Charles Town. For about $10 each we were served a very big mixed salad, warm garlic rolls and an excellent pasta dish. I had mushroom ravioli and it was great. The service was quick and the waitress friendly and gave us her recommendations. For the money I do not think you can beat this restaurant
(5)Paul A.
We went here having heard good reviews and were very disappointed. Quantity over quality. Canned sauces. Overcooked pasta and waaaaaay too much garlic... and all this for a price that wouldnt seem out of place in NYC.
(1)Monica M.
The best thing about this place was the huge basket of garlic knots. I had a piece that was oversaturated in butter and probably totally unhealthy - that's what made it taste so good! For my entree I had the penne with broccoli which should have been penne with garlic and a touch of broccoli. The marinara sauce had a slight kick to it which was unexpectedly nice and the noodles were slightly overcooked, but not as bad as an olive garden or spaghetti factory. My entree came with a salad - order the dressing on the side! They put their homemade italian dressing on it and it was like a bowl of soup with some lettuce on top. For the price, this place is fine but if you're looking for a nice place for dinner try the Dish in Charles Town.
(3)William H.
A great place to eat Italian but it is quirky. On Friday and Saturday night the wait to be seated can be extensive. Unfortunately, there is no system in place to process those in wait. Everyone just lines up single-file in a long hallway till they eventually reach a podium where they are led to a table. Until you get to the goal line the restaurant has no idea, or interest, I guess, if you are a party of one or of twelve. As you stand waiting for 20 or so minutes you might see a number of vacant tables for two but again the hostess has no idea how many in line are a couple or if you all are together and want one huge table. A crazy setup. Once seated, the wait to be first attended by a waitress tends to be on the lengthy side but when service starts it is good and efficient. The salads and rolls are excellent; the menu is extensive and my selections have alwaysl proven to be worthy. The decor is almost non existent and the noise level is slightly above average. Folks are here for the good food, not the ambiance.
(4)Matt K.
I have eaten here for years for personal and business reasons. Everyone loves this place. The staff and the food can't be beat!
(5)Tom W.
Good Italian restaurant in Charles Town. Kind of hard to find and doesn't look like much from the outside. The signage for the restaurant was not good. Inside nothing fancy. They did have an intersting mural along the wall. The food and service was great. Food was reasonably priced and pasta cooked perfectly. Had two entrees and a bottle of wine for $50 bucks (not including tip. Go early, they do get busy. I Will definitely eat there again.
(4)Eric D.
We love this place. Everything is good. The Chicken Ortalona is superb!
(5)Jackie B.
My in-laws always bring my husband and I here for special dinners. The food is amazing! I always enjoy coming back here and trying something different. The menu is huge. I've gotten several things here and have loved all of them. Great wine menu as well. My only knock is that their seating is limited and they get busy quick, especially on the weekends. I would highly recommend coming here if you love Italian food!
(5)Bertha C.
Awesome place for lunch. Have any of the eggplant dishes; they're always cooked just right. The chicken parm is very nicely baked golden brown, and my recent favorite is the chicken fettucine in creamy pink sauce. Lunch prices are much better than the dinner prices and you still get plenty of food. Always something to take home for later.
(4)B M.
Great Italian food, big portions, and very reasonably priced. My favorite place in Charles town. PS - The Yelp map doesn't show the correct location of the restaurant. It's actually on Rt - 340 going towards Harpers Ferry about 1 mile from the CT Races & Slots entrance on your right. Look in Somerset Plaza where Gold's Gym and Foodlion are.
(5)Sean W.
My wife and I went here last night because my mom recommended it. We stood at the door for 10 minutes before anyone came to seat us, even though several employees saw us standing there. When we finally were sat, it took almost another 10 minutes for the server to show up and take our drink order. By this point I was ready to leave and go next door to the Mexican restaurant but since my mom raved about it, I kept waiting for it to improve. It never did. They brought out bread that was over cooked and crunchy and we didn't see our server again until our dinner arrived. By didn't see, I mean I didn't even see her in the dining room at all. Other servers kept helping us. When dinner arrived the disappointment continued. Canned sauce that was bland, and boxed pasta. This is the last time I'll ever eat here, and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. It was over priced, the service stunk, and none of the food was fresh. If the pasta were fresh, or the sauce home made, the price wouldn't have been bad. However, it tasted like a TV dinner and my entree was $15. Our server reaked of smoke, which might explain the bad service. Save your money. Don't eat here. Try Dish in downtown, or Mi Dellogodo next door.
(1)Sofia B.
Came here for dinner. I would have NEVER known this place exists, would have walked straight past if it wasn't for Yelp. Don't be put off that it is in a strip mall! The only reason this doesn't get 5 stars is 1. Our server - she was relatively attentive, but she was so flat! No humour, friendliness, anything! She was just there. It was comical in the end! She brought us everything we needed, was slow to clear plates, but would have loved some of her to shine out! 2. My Mellanzane Permesan (Eggplant). I have grown up in an Italian family, so I know good Italian food. This was just so boring. The eggplant was cooked lovely, but it was just eggplant, tomatoes and cheese, with a boring pasta and plain tomato sauce on top. It would be nice to have had some flavour!! The garlic dough balls are tasty and plentiful. Don't fill up though as their portion sizes are huge! We had to start the calamari (HUGE portion - well cooked), and the eggplant (lovely flavours here) and the shrimp (nothing special). For main we also had the veal and chicken marsala (lovely flavours and well cooked) and a shrimp diavola - amazing. We asked for spicy and it was perfect. Absolutely perfect! Dessert was tiramisu (mine was part frozen) NY cheesecake (beautiful) and canoli (tasty and light) I had a bit of a duff meal, but the quality and taste of the other 3 shone!!
(4)Betty N.
This place is amazing. My family loves eating here and we are no fools when it comes to a good meal. My mother is an amazing cook and my husband was a chef for 10 years until his recent shift in careers and this place rates high on our taste buds. Yes, the decor and atmosphere is unassuming to say the least but the meal makes up for it. The garlic knots are some of the best I've had and we love the added slices of garlic to the basket. Their family style salad is fresh and they have a delicious buttermilk ranch dressing if you prefer creamy dressing over their house dressing. The calamari is always a hit as is the tomato mozzarella app. The entrees are huge in portion and full of flavor and just all around delicious...always have left overs. This family is wonderful and they always treat us well. There is another restaurant in Williamsburg VA that is very similar because the guy that runs it used to work at this location. I would highly recommend this restaurant to anyone.
(5)Barbara H.
the food is average but not bad considering there are not many restaurants in the area. The lack of competition could be the reason it's still open because they are far from friendly. We went there and had one of the rudest waitresses I have ever run across in my life. She didn't give us back our credit card then copped an attitude like we did something wrong. THEN... she made sure to take care of everyone else before going and getting it for us. We didn't hate the food but will never go back because of the nasty blonde waitress that we were stuck with.
(1)Laika W.
Superb Italian cuisine at very reasonable prices. Owner cooked in new York city before coming here. This and Dish are my wife's and my favorite resaturants in the Charles Town -Harpers Ferry area.
(5)Katie B.
Great place!went there when I was in town. Wonderful salad, garlic knots, calamari,and main dishes. Conoli not the best ever.
(4)Cheryl M.
I ate there for the first time last week and I've been in the area for years. Food was great and huge portions! I had the rigatoni with sausage and peppers. I will definitely be getting that again. I actually couldn't wait to eat my leftovers the next day for lunch. I think it is a little pricey for Charles Town, but it's good food. I do understand that it gets very busy on the weekends though...
(4)Elise O.
we always enjoy the food here and LOVE the garlic knots. big portions that are appropriate for the price. some dishes are a little bit greasy but everything always tastes divine, much better than olive garden. service is good, as well, ask for Natalie :)
(4)Julia M.
Sean S.: I disagree that this is "about the only good place in town," but is definitely one of the better ones. I wish there was better signage, because you really have to look for it and the hours are sporadic. Mezzaluna is legitimately a very good Italian restaurant with a lot to offer on their menu and some pretty fantastic dishes. However, it's been a hit and miss experience for me. The first two or three times I went were excellent tasting meals with some seriously bad after-effects, resulting in about a year's hiatus in between each visit. The most recent visits have been strictly excellent meals, without effects, though I've avoided the Spinach Ravioli both times. The garlic knots and salad are excellent, as previously mentioned. Portions are substantial; I've always walked away with a to-go box. The wine is hardly anything notable and the tables a little sticky, but the food is delish. Prices are very reasonable, but caution visitors due to poor reviews by the Health Department. I'll keep going back and giving it another chance, as it does seem to be improving, but am still a little wary each time.
(3)Betz B.
Good Italian food in the area. Sometimes the service is a bit slow, but I've never been disappointed with the food. Go early on weekends; otherwise it gets busy. Food is just as good as some places I've eaten at in Rome.
(4)Tony S.
Eat hear every time I come to town. Munch through the garlic knots, veal parm, chicken Alfredo, lasagna. Good people that work there too.
(4)Jennifer M.
The food here is inconsistent. Sometimes the salad and portions are generous - sometimes not. The garlic knots are always good.
(3)Katie S.
I love the food here but I hate I have to wait so long to be seated. Also there isn't a good drink selection. Sometimes I have a great waitress but sometimes the service is inexplicably bad. I would be here more often if it was closer.
(3)Serra K.
My daughter and I went here. It was the worst food. We both got our uneaten food comped. We will never go here. Rate: -5 stars, yep...that's a negative!
(1)Marcia P.
Got there when they first opened at 4 on a Saturday, and with a larger group of 8, but were served quickly. We had a Pleasant and attentive waitress and quickly served delicious garlic knots that were addictive. My friends had the calamari and devoured them quickly while we got the mozzarella sticks and were surprised at just how much better their fried cheese was than other places. I mean fried mozzarella is the same everywhere right? Guess not! I had the special of pumpkin ravioli and loved it while my fiancé had the manicotti. Huge portion. My friend said the meatballs with the spaghetti were ok but not as good as his grandmas :). We also had the special dessert of apple cobbler which was more like an apple dumpling and delicious. Our visit was excellent with great food and service.
(4)Ben W.
Underwhelming experience overall. The person who greeted us at the door was very friendly, but our server was somewhat abrupt and didn't come around a lot. The food was just ok. Calamari was really bland, could have used some salt and pepper. I had the veal parm, which wasn't bad, but nothing special. Again, could have used more flavor, was somewhat bland. On the plus side, the garlic knots and salad with dinner are a nice touch.
(2)Kevin D.
Husband and I visited Harper's Ferry and Charles Town over the holiday weekend and were looking through Yelp for some ideas on what to eat for dinner. A couple of the places that were highly rated were closed, but we were happy to see La Mezzaluna still open when we pulled up. I'm not going to say that this is the best Italian food that I've ever had, but we both enjoyed it a great deal. The food was good, the prices were reasonable, and the staff was exceptionally friendly - even on a holiday when they probably had better places to be than serving tourists. For an appetizer, the stuffed clams were excellent with the main star being the sauce that went with them (though that's not to say the clams themselves weren't good, they were). For dinner, I had the tuna grigliata with the tuna steak rare. The tuna was cooked perfectly and tasted excellent - the only complaint I have was that the sauce was just a little bland. I enjoyed the meal, but a different sauce (maybe not a cream sauce) I think would have been better. My husband had the veal modena, which he said was great - though I didn't try any. Overall, we left stuffed and happy that we'd given it a shot.
(4)Dave F.
Our group of six ate here and we enjoyed it. We came in fairly close to closing time but they didn't rush us out. The food was well prepared and reasonably priced. I wouldn't call it gourmet , but we would go back
(4)Keith T.
My wife and I had Valentines dinner here last night and the food was amazing!!!!!! We had an appetizer, salad, 2 entrees, 2 glasses of wine and dessert, all for less than $60. Service was great as well and they were swamped! We will definitely return there.
(5)Jes S.
Ick. Don't be fooled by the "good for the area" reviews. This place would be bad on Pluto. The garlic knots are tough, oily, and bland; the salads are flavorless; the pasta dishes drowning in oily, too-heavy sauces. The cooks have no clue how to balance flavors, and "mouthfeel" is fricking Chinese to them. It's like a more-fattening version of Olive Garden--with even less atmosphere. If you want Italian, just get the hell out of Charles Town.
(1)Sean S.
My Dad lives in the Charles Town area, and we usually eat here every time I go see him. Casual, but sophisticated at the same time. They have an extensive menu, and I've never been disappointed. This place gets crowded because it's about the only really good restaurant in town. No homemade desserts that I'm aware of, but they have something called the Bomba, which is chocolate and vanilla ice cream with a hard chocolate shell, with hazelnuts and a cherry in the middle. Delish! Highly recommend.
(5)Temple S.
My experience was a 1, and my husband's was a 3, so I'm compromising on a 2 rating. My marinara sauce had so much raw garlic in it that I was nauseated for hours, and I love garlic. My husband said his eggplant parmesan was "fine" which is code for average. The garlic knots were outstanding, and the salad was good. The service was slow, and often absent. We had to wait 20 minutes for the check to pay while our server was no where to be found.
(2)J H.
All I can say is YUM. Some friends and I came here on a weeknight to enjoy some Italian food. I left so full and happy. When you enter the building, there are two doorways. One leads into the dining room and one leads into a long hallway. Take the long hallway door. It leads you to the area you will be seated from. Once we were seated, and after we ordered, a large salad is bought out as is a basket full of garlic knots. Both the salad and bread were refilled. I had the chicken parmigiana (I know, it's not really Italian food, but I like it). The chicken was so tender and had a wonderful light breading. The red sauce on top of the chicken was delicious. The pasta that came with it was ok. I could have foregone the pasta for something else, but the delicious tender chicken more than made up for the pasta. I decided to have dessert. I went with a lemon tart. I love lemon things and this was just about one of the best lemon desserts I have had. I can't wait to go back and enjoy some more great Italian food.
(5)Lindsey F.
The food here is about at or slightly below the level of an average home cook. The tomato based pasta sauces tasted like they came from cans and we're rather sweet. I'm about 99% certain that the chicken is frozen. The garlic knots were okay, but nothing like the rave reviews I saw on here. The only reason I gave 2 stars is because our waiter was very friendly, but we won't be eating here again.
(2)Mark W.
If you're in the mood for some great Italian food in the eastern panhandle of West Virginia, this is the place! Every Time that I've gone there, I've gotten great food at good prices. Since I live in the area, that has been fairly often.
(5)Mike S.
Love this place. Very excellent Italian. It might not be Mulberry St. in NYC, but it's damned good for Charles Town. Held a graduation party here a few years ago, food and staff were amazing. Only problem ever with food is my Wife hates peppers, and then tend to add peppers as garnish to dishes that traditionally don't have peppers in them. Vegan: Spaghetti with marinara, 'nough said.
(4)Brian O.
Very good dinner at La Mezzaluna tonight. Dinner starts with a bowl of salad made fresh for our party of four and delicious little garlic rolls. We had spaghetti and baked penne for the main courses. Both were very good. Very good service.
(4)Adam G.
Good food and great people!! When I'm in town my family and I frequent this place. I've tried and few different dishes, but always seem to come back to the Tortelloni Ziadora. The vodka sauce is made in house and really makes the dish. Calamari is to die for!! It's fresh and always comes out hot and plentiful!! Enough for 4 to share. The salad is great and so are their dressings. I make it a point to stop in for lunch or dinner when I'm in town.
(4)Jarrod F.
I came here a few years ago and had an outstanding experience. My most recent visit however, was anything but.. The restaurant changed its interior a tad. There is no longer a line of booths in the middle of the restaurants. They have been uprooted and replaced with tables. I'm also pretty sure that the place hasn't had a penny of upgrading since we last came here. Our server (Brandy) was attentive and kind. Nothing wrong with her. My problem lied with the food... My mom ordered an eggplant rollitini, which was fried (did not say that on the menu). She definitely hated it but didn't want to complain so she ate it. My dad ordered Chicken Parmesan, which looked pretty decent. He seemed to like it. I ordered the seafood and linguine, which was pretty good. And my girlfriend ordered some kind of veal dish that totally sucked. She returned it and got a chicken dish instead, which also totally sucked. Both of her dishes were served in a very oily white sauce and lacked salt and overall flavor. The garlic knots that they served in the beginning were swimming in oil and grossly under cooked. There was way to much garlic as well. I literally had to brush my teeth three times to get rid of the flavor after the meal. The salad that comes with the entrees was probably the highlight of the evening. It was served with a red wine vinaigrette and mixed with fresh tomatoes, red onion, olives and romaine lettuce. A bit too much dressing but a solid salad regardless. Overall, the food was just a bit too oily and lacked seasoning. It's sad because the last time I came here (2 years ago) the food was sooooooo good. I hope we just had a blah experience and that the restaurant itself hasn't fallen into the black void. On a side note, the place was absolutely freezing when we came in. It was literally no warmer inside the restaurant than it was outside. When we asked the waitress to crank up the heat she told us that the reason its cold is because the restaurant didn't have an automated system to control the temperature. In other words, the heat would either be cranking and roast the customers or it would be frigid cold. To me, any modern restaurant serving semi pricey meals like this should definitely have a proper heating/cooling system in place.
(3)Ben S.
Excellent service! Very attentive! The quality of food is excellent! I would definitely recommend!
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