Cafe Martorano

My experience with this restaurant was less than what it should have been. The restaurant was way too loud to carry on conversations much less hear the specials. While dining with others I couldn't help but notice a few things. From the beginning we felt rushed. While the wait staff was nice we felt like they were too quick to remove dishes before you were even done. They never refilled my water glass after the 1st filling. I was told by one of the guests not to grab the water bottles because they would take care of it but they didn't. There was a pasta dish offered to our friends that was suppose to be Al-dente. Unfortunately, I found the pasta way too hard for even Al-dente. I ordered a dish that did not indicate it was spicy. Upon finding out, I told the waiter that it was too spicy for me to eat and there wasn't any indication on the menu that it was. He said there was nothing they could do about it short of charging me for another meal. Since our friends were paying for the dinner I didn't want to impose or make a scene. So I asked the waiter if he could just simply take the food off the plate put it onto another clean plate minus the sauce that lay underneath. I explained the heat was in the sauce. I requested this twice. Upon returning with my plate the only thing on there was the chicken. They had apparently thrown out the rice and the vegetables that came with it. I was not happy that they didn't comply with my request nor even try to remedy the situation. At the very least they could have saved that part of the meal then I could have given it to my husband. Later when dessert was being served, we requested coffee but they said they weren't serving any. After the meal was done, the waiter came over and apologized again but I reiterated to him how disappointed I was in how it was handled. After our friend paid the bill he was requested by the waiter that we vacate immediately because they needed the table. I do not take pleasure in writing a negative review. But unfortunately, that night there were too many misfires and a lack of how to handle a dinner appropriately.