Uva

This restaurant is very finicky, granted they follow a supposed 100-200 year old style of food, having simple modifications seem to be to much to ask for here. There very difficult about modifying dishes, I asked if the marinara pizza can have cheese added to it, this was an issue via for the chef, I then asked if I can have the margarita instead and if they could add the crushed garlic they use in the marinara pasta this was also an issue for the chef, I also ordered a pasta, originally I wanted a simple tomato pasta with gnocchi chef could not produce this option, they rather stick to what you see as is, I ordered the fiussile pasta with chicken added, they can only make modifications that add more to the check I’m guessing, but for the amount of money I’m about to spend in this place they should be more than accommodating, Im an amazing cook, I could just cook at home, people come to restaurants to get a little more of an elevated experience than what they want to spend time doing at home, it’s a shame, the food is great but there’s something’s that can be better, I ordered the grilled octopus , the only thing good about it was the octopus but the sides paired with it was not a match and was a little to sweet to pair with, I also order shrimp skewers, shrimps are the highlight but again vegetables are just there to fill the plate couldn’t finish them and Italian cuisine is know to have the most simple and amazing vegetable accommodations, I’m guessing they also have high turn over this is the second time I ate at this restaurant, my first time the server I had made more magic happen as far as modifications, but it seems like every server has to go back to make sure things can be done. Which shows inconsistency. Would I come back after this I doubt it, the food is good but I’ve had way better experiences in many other Italian restaurants which is one of my favorite styles of cuisine. So I know what to expect dealing with Italian food. Btw I work in the industry as well so my experience here comes from a professional stand point and it is not intended to bagger the restaurant only to improve it, it has great potential and they seem to know how to hire the right people to hide away the flaws because service is great. But accommodations and modifications should be implemented and policy should be revisited, there are many people nowadays who have restrictions and allergies that should also be taken into consideration. It is important to write this review because food is way over priced so if I’m paying simple modifications should be reasonable, all I was told was that the chef refuse to make changes requested and that this is how he does it. I can tell he’s rude based off my servers timid response. I do want to say my server is not only adorable and distracting but amazing at creating that vibe of making you important, great job to him, I never got his name but he was memorable.