11/30/08

Magnifico! Yum.

by angelafiorello

On the Saturday after Thanksgiving, we found our table of 4 seated without a wait. We skipped the appetizers, and went straight for the food. The Italian bread was everything you could want, and the house wine wasn't bad at all.

The meal was good (spaghetti and meat sauce) but I was somewhat disappointed that the noodles weren't fresh. I guess I was expecting too much. The sauce was awesome, and I managed to eat every last bite. My only recommendation would be cooking the noodles another minute. They were just shy of al dente.

The table was warm, and the Christmas music and decorations were just perfect. I would go back again, and probably seek it out the next time I am in town.

09/01/08

poor choice

by seekingfinedining

We were all very hungry and looking for an Italian dinner. I should say that the majority of the group was made up of full blooded Italians. We stumbled into this place without reading the menu...big mistake!

The menu was limited with hardly any appetizers at all and nothing that you would expect to be considered an appetizer in even a decent Italian Restaurant. The service was less than satisfactory, slow and not particularly attentive, especially since it was not very crowded.

The dinner menu was reasonable but they did not have two of the items we wanted to order. At 5 p.m., no white clam sauce for dinner, are you kidding? The food was very ordinary at best. One of the specials, pizza margherita was clearly frozen pizza. The chicken in the Chicken Contadina was a mix between dark and white meat chicken. The menu is not exactly kid friendly either.

The price was o.k. but even at those prices, it was no bargain. I would never go back again!

• Pros: fairly cheap
• Cons: food is not very good if you really know and like Italian food

06/09/08

Horrible customer service - GOT KICKED OUT FOR ASKING TO HAVE DESSERT ONLY!!!!!!!

by restaurantreview2008

I went to Tratoria Spaghetto a while ago with a friend. We were looking for a restaurant that served dessert in the area and decided to go here. We were seated and given menus. At that point my friend went to use the rest room and I asked if we can only order dessert. While my friend was in the restroom, the waiter started yelling at me and told me to get up and leave, very rudely, too. I was extremely embarrassed, and I am not exagerrating at all!!!!!!!!! Honestly, I would have ordered an entree if the waiter explained this nicely, but after seeing this, I was horrified. I WAS LITERALLY THROWN OUT BECAUSE I ASKED IF I CAN ORDER ONLY DESSERT!!!!! I had to wait for my friend to come back, and when I told her the situation, she was apalled and surprised, too. We left to never return. I have never gone back, not have I ever recommended this RUDE place to anyone. NICE WAY TO TREAT 2 YOUNG LADIES. TWO THUMBS DOWN FOR THIS RUDE RESTAURANT.