text: I am so tired of saying This restaurant USED TO BE great good my favoriteblah blah It is happening more and more often especially for locals One problem with living in such a busy tourist destination is that when a restaurant goes downhill no one seems to care because some unsuspecting tourist and nonYelper strolls by looks at a menu and goes in Hook We have been there at least a dozen times and thoroughly enjoyed the fooduntil tonightnnWe were seated promptly we had reservations We did notice however the lack of any discernible crowd which is unusual for this restaurant It used to be very popular and always crowded Not tonight a bad sign for on a Saturday night nnThey now offer special nightly pastas and of course my favorite spaghetti ala carbonara which used to be exceptional here was not offered on Saturday My husband and I ordered the Genova salad whatever that is to split The proportion of vinegar to oil was overwhelmingly off so much so that I did not finish it It came promptly along with our bread and our cocktails Wowgood service I would like to have enjoyed at least a sip of my drink first Our waiter pressed us for our entree order and we said we had not decided yethe looked annoyed left but then circled like a vulture for the next minutes We finally had to call him back once we were ready he never came back to check It was like he was purposely waiting for us to have to ask I inquired if the chef might consider making the carbonara even though it was not scheduled for that night and was immediately told no never offering to check so I settled on the fusilli with pesto For those of you who cook you know that carbonara is pretty much a nobrainer to make and every professional Italian kitchen would have the ingredients on hand any night My husband ordered spaghetti and meatballs I tried his as soon as it arrived and the meatballs were decent and there were four a generous portion My fusilli however was tasteless and boringno seasoning and very bland The pesto was dry and there seemed to be no salt on anything I had my husband try it since I like things wellseasoned but he shared my opinion By then I was so annoyed and just wanted the meal to end We did not even take our leftovers which for us is unheard of Bottom line they are closing for a couple of months for a renovation please renovate the chef too but do not botherif you like good Italian food you are sure to be disappointed