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With all the positive posts, I was shocked at our experience. Restaurant was VERY crowded. 2 hour wait. Had reservations, were seated promptly. Small table in the back..okay..here for a "romantic" dinner with hubby...no problem. Ishmel, our waiter, promptly comes over to greet. Explains that things were crazy, did we mind taking it slow. Cool with us. We're here to enjoy our evening. Let me say that I am a foodie and an experienced Italian food person. Have had the real thing, the American version, the fast food version, and the extremely bad version. I know the difference. Placed our drink order. While we waited, received Fried Ravioli as a first time customer gift...it just was okay. Olive Garden has better. Ishmel came back for our order. Ordered Calamari as an appetizer, my husband ordered a Caesar Salad and Chicken Alfredo. I asked about the Veal Marsala vs the Chef's special Beef Tenderloin. Ishmel recommended the Veal and then house wine. Wine was excellent. Veal was just okay. I have had better at Portofino's and Olive Garden. Not the best Marsala sauce. Caesar Salad okay. Calamari..not as good as Lotus. Just okay. As for taking things "slow"...we received our appetizer and salad together, barely got that finished when the main course came out. Had good service. They were very crowded and busy. Food was not up to par from previous review. Portifinos is much better overall. So is Olive Garden. Will not be back. Next time, we'll go to Villa Antonio for quality Italian food.
negative