Valley Creek Mall — Attraction in Woodbury

🍽 Rate:

Service - 9/10 Atmosphere - 7/10 Food - 7/10 Price - 7/10 Friendliness - 6/10 Overall experience - 7/10

A small quaint family owned restaurant located in Woodbury, MN connected to a mini mall that I never knew existed, until recently. I made reservations for a Friday evening and spoke with the female owner. We had a short conversation when I mentioned my husband enjoys Italian food.

In my opinion, as a foodie and blogger, it's a bit overpriced for the quality and amount. I've tried many Italian restaurants before and this doesn't make it to my top 5. I had garlic taste in my mouth for a while even after eating my dessert. The best dish was the tiramisu dessert and the bruchetta appetizer. My pasta was warm, as if its been sitting on the warmer - not hot like its been freshly cooked.

You can distinctly tell who the chef was, white chef coat and hat, as he walked by every table to greet them, except for my table. I didn't know if I was offended or not but it would had been nice to compliment him on the service and what I had for dinner. He walked by several times without acknowledging. That made a bad impression me, so that's why I scored their friendliness low. He was on the floor most of the time chatting with families and showing off his motorcycle in the front parking lot, than I wondered who was cooking my food? 🤔

The food came out fairly quick - same time as our appetizers. It was flavorful yet it lacked the fine dining experience.

Our server Molly was sweet though. She was professional and complimented the poached pear salad as one of her favorites. She was attentive throughout dinner.

Overall experience is nothing spectacular and nothing near a fine dining experience, though a bit mediocre, it passes for a good evening to enjoy dinner with family or friends. 😊

Recommend: Worth a try. @ Sole...

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I've been to this mall a few times and it's always cozy, fun events regularly, and Keys Cafe for good food and Hi-Score to get that nostalgia out from your first Nintendo.

Bathroom is kind of tucked away behind the snap fitness down a long hallway, this kind of felt like a back room sort of bathroom, but it was very clean to my surprise so that is a big plus.

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