Ristorante Amadeus - Ristorante di pesce a Cortina — Restaurant in Cortina d'Ampezzo

Unfortunately a terrible tourist experience. Would recommend avoiding and going elsewhere unfortunately. We dined here on 4th of August.

We asked the very charming maitre d' to recommend some appetizers, and ordered some pastas and mains. We settled on a seafood platter and an antipasto platter, as two of our group of six dont eat seafood.

When the appetizers came out, there were 6 platters in total (3 seafood, 3 antipasto). This was so much food that it didnt fit on our large table. The waiters then brought a 2nd table on wheels to put the overflow food on (3 more platters). This was an absurd amount of food, especially considering there were primi and secondi coming.

We brought this to attention, and in our minds were willing to accept a communication issue except:

1. We didn't order these. We asked for a recommendation and trusted the head waiter
2. Even in the situation of a communication issue, it's the waiter's responsibility to warn us if we are ordering too much food. We dont know the serving sizes
3. When we brought this to the attention of the staff, the junior waitstaff looked embarrassed and understanding, but the Matre D' came and gaslit us and said we ordered it and it was already made. The professional thing to do would have been to accept the mistake and revise the order.
4. the waiters kept coming back and apologising when the Matre D' wasnt present

They did let us cancel the primi and secondi, as we were obviously full from this stupidly large amount of food requiring two tables to hold.

All in all, we paid €240 for appetizers and a bottle of wine. It was a truly terrible experience. We all left with a sour taste in our mouths.

Plenty of places to eat in Cortina....

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