I have very little patience for restaurants that intentionally scam patrons. There were red flags, for sure. They should hang red flags from that beautiful, giant grandmother tree out front as a warning.

Firstly, ordered a half litre bottle of sparking water and they brought us a 1 litre bottle which we corrected and sent back. Second, they brought a basket of bread in an open plastic bag, the bread was stale and rock hard. No oil or butter. We didn’t eat the bread. We ordered two pasta dishes and two glasses of house white wine (listed at 2 euros).

My mom’s pasta dish was with mushrooms and when it arrived, was so salty it was inedible. The mushrooms tasted like they were from a can. My pasta was also overly salted and the seafood was far from fresh. No pepper or cheese or anything was brought with the pasta or offered. No one came by to ask how our food was or check in and we had to get attention to ask for the bill. My mom ate about a quarter of the past and could not finish. We were disappointed. When we received the bill, we noticed we were charged 4 euros for the wine per glass (double the listed price) and a 5 euro “Coperto” fee. This was explained as a “cover charge” and the wine, it was explained, was the 4 euro glass that she said is not on the menu?! I We ordered the glass of wine on the menu. Why would they bring a different glass? I complained about it and no one would say anything. They all put their heads down and would not address my complaints with the quality of the food, the rock hard bread or the over charges. We angrily paid and I promised to write a review.

Don’t go to this trap. Maybe they treat locals better, but this was our first meal in Italy and it left a terrible impression.

Other things:

-Table was uneven and uncomfortable -Weird TV’s on some 90’s music in the background, not a nice vibe.