THAVMA Mediterranean Grill — Restaurant in Livingston

My personal experience in Thavma was not the best as per half the items on the menu and dessert as advertised weren’t available on the menu. We had reserve a table for two, in our arrival it took nearly 10 minutes for the hostess to get us our table. The hostess was missing. (Is this restaurant short of staff perhaps?) it took no time for our waitress with menus and ready to take our order. Lucky us we already read that menu. We order all the spreads which all different from each other all tasty with a nice warm bread. The grilled calamari was spot on and tender with a good flavor. The shrimp was tender cooked well and of course topped with cheese what took over the shrimp taste in all up to this point no issues. Mousaka was one of the the main course and it surely did not disappoint in consistency presentation and flavor, Quite delicious precisely. Thavma Rib-eye and orzo sauté with spinach in garlic and lemon, was the second entree. To be honest I was more than dissatisfied, disappointed the was a lack of taste on the steak and saltines no fat and the orzo was absolutely blend. I wouldn’t order again Our last course was Baklava was delicious. In the other hand I asked for half the items on the menu and weren’t available. Well I have settled on the croissant bread pudding? Well I did lower my standards at this point. An to think I would get any better. Nothing but a corn muffin topped with a syrup and a side of whipped cream straight sugar no taste. Thavma I won’t make my priority to come back anytime soon. Staff needs a bit more...

We booked an outdoor table for 2 at 4pm on a Sunday, usually not a busy time. There was only one table occupied in the outdoor area and the hostess put us in the only table where the sun was coming straight to. We tried to organize ourselves but the sun was really strong. Since all the other tables were empty we asked to move to another table where the umbrella was blocking the sun because we wanted to enjoy the outdoor area, just without the sun straight to our face. We were informed that unfortunately that was the only table available as all the other were reserved. We stayed there, food was good and the waiter was trying to help as he saw it was hard for us to eat with the sun right in our face and in our food. However, the hostess couldn’t care less about us and never showed up to check our request. When we left at 4:50 pm ALL the other tables were still available, so honestly I don’t understand the reason of not giving us a different table. Great food, but I’m not coming back due to this unpleasant experience. I felt disrespected as a costumer on a very...

Having a reservation, my husband and i were seated upon arrival. However, it took a while before anyone took our actual order. We were seated inside and the customers seat d outdoors seemed to be getting their orders in quicker and more attentiveness from staff...so tip: maybe best to sit out doors if you want to be taken care of more promptly. Warm pita bread came out but nothing offered with it, no olive oil, no hummus...it just seemed like an awkward intro to meal...like bread with no butter or o. oil... The grilled octopus with salad was awesome....really enjoyed it. My husband had the Angus burger with fried onion which he really enjoyed. Yet again we had to wave down staff to get our bill taken care of although things had gotten a lot slower at the time. So again ,here I noticed little attentiveness to inside customers and because of that and the scallop dinner which was really just okay I was not entirely satisfied.

We had tried this place a couple of years ago, seated outdoors, and service and ambiance was great...but...