So there we were again, walking down Wilmington St and thought, should we give it another try? Our first experience was, how could I put it, awful. But being open minded, we tried again. We were met by a friendly young girl who quickly got our name and sat us at a table that was less than 12” from the next. After asking the Manager if we could get a booth(1 of 3 that were not sat), she tlod us that unfortunately, they were reserved. Really?? So, we ordered our dinner and appetizers and started to enjoy some wine, great selection by the way. As we finishing our appetizers- soggy balsamic calamari and an Arugula salad that was very bitter, the bread was brought by- great timing. This was one of our original issues with this restuarant. It was smothered with pesto as if someone were angry at it. Not feeling that we had made the right decision, we were now getting more attentive to the surroundings. The couple next to us seemed to be having a problem getting a description of a wine. The server was not prepared, nor was the Manager, who was Russian( I think ) but tried to act Italian-weird. As our entrees arrived ( Pommodorini & Bolognese ) we actually started to get excited, both looked great, steam coming off, colorful. Then the server left without offering cheese or pepper. As we started to eat, the Manager stopped by to see how things were. I told her that we would like to have cheese and pepper, and watched as she asked 3 different people to do it. After about a minute or so, they arrived. Wouldn’t it have been easier to just get it yourself? Or have it on the table? Anyway, Bolognese was good but confusing, it was under the Gravy section but had no Gravy on it? Pommodorini was bland. We have given this restaurant the last try and if after a month, you can’t get it right, looks just like another Italian place. Too bad.
