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Go Elsewhere, 02-25-2010
Review:We went there for our anniversary and had a truly mediocre experience. It was a weeknight and not crowded. We started with the crab cake appetizer, which had no evidence of crab in it -- it was uniformly orange and had neither the taste nor the appearance of crab, not even the small wispy fragments of crabmeat that are found in cans of crab. I've wondered if we were given sliced polenta instead. The Caesar salads were equally tasteless, with only a very minimal amount dressing and cheese. My husband ordered the spiedini, described as the house specialty. The meat was tough and thin, and the dish consisted predominantly of unflavored breadcrumbs. I had a pasta dish that was again light on flavor and ingredients other than pasta. I recommend going elsewhere.
Food=Good. Service=Worse in Fitchburg possibly in Madison area, 02-25-2010
Review:My wife an I went for a valentines dinner on Friday night and we figured it would be busy so we called ahead for a reservation. We had to wait 10 minutes past our reservation time. Not a big deal, but when we walked through the restaurant there was empty tables. We sat down and our server was right there. Then we had to wait another 20 mins to see her again with out drinks. Then it was another 10 mins to order our food. And we waited easily an hour to get our food. The whole time my drink was empty, she never noticed nor asked if we wanted more. The whole wait for the food excruciating especially when your server never comes withing eye sight of your table. Was she making the dinner? Our reservation was for 6:30 and we left at 8:45 and I and my wife are fast eaters! Anyway the only reason we went is because we got a $50 gift certificate as a gift from a friend. We ordered the Valentines Day specials and of course after all the crappy service they topped it. Gift Certificates aren't valid for specials. So they took all the food we wouldn't have normally ordered (salad and desert and the main dish for that matter. $29 for a 10oz tenderloin?) and added it in separately. So what we thought was going to be a $25/person meal turned into a $38/person meal. Adding $26 to our total bill. So basically we got $24 off with our $50 gift card. How awesome of them. The food was the only thing that saved the dinner because it was good. But after all that: Never going back. Not suggesting to our friends.
