Cheese Wheel Pasta Dine In — Restaurant in Ocean City

Do NOT trust these reviews. To start off, our party was ripped apart due to the lack of seating in the building. When we sat down after waiting, the waitress gave us a bottle of water with no glasses to pour it into. It took 20 minutes to even receive the glasses. There were no other drink options other than water unless you wanted a bottled coke and they serve no alcohol. I personally ordered the Fettuccine chicken alfredo which was mediocre at the greatest. The chicken was very funky and for a place that makes homemade pasta, it was by far not reaching my expectations. The alfredo sauce was very bland and was probably just melted cheese. The pasta itself wasn’t too bad. Another person in my party ordered the pesto sauce and his pasta was not cooked enough and was very hard. The penne alla vodka tasted like noodles inside of tomato soup. The environment inside of the restaurant wasn’t that welcoming or homey like the classic italian restaurant vibes. I don’t understand the extremely high ratings others have given this place.

Edit: Our party being split apart was not an issue until after the food and service were mid. ALSO, it is NOT a lie that we did not get glasses. We literally waited 20 minutes for them, and other parties there seemed to have the same issue. And yes, i know what al dente is. My family is from Sicily, I know the difference between al dente and...

Don’t let the casual setting fool you: this is gourmet Italian food to be savoured.

First we were given hot, crunchy baguette to dip into olive oil and rich balsamic vinegar. My wife can’t have gluten, so I had the whole basket to myself.

Next we split a Caesar salad that had the best cheese dressing I’ve ever had. The waitress gave me croutons on the side. And the portion was so huge, that we split it - and still barely finished it all. But even then, I still wanted to lick the bowl for the last bits of cheese.

I treated myself to lobster ravioli with vodka sauce, which I’d never had before. It was delicious! I don’t even know how to describe the awesome sauce. It was a mix of creamy and spicy, and perfect for the lobster.

The chef also let me have a taste of the best meatballs I’ve had. It was lean, but somehow also light - almost fluffy, if that’s possible with meat. And the fresh tomato sauce was a great accompaniment. It was almost enough to make me choose it over the lobster ravioli!

The waitresses were friendly, helpful and knowledgeable.

And It all started when we popped in for morning coffee - which...

Was a little disappointed in our visit here. I’d seen TikTok’s of them mixing the pasta in the cheese wheel in front of you but they didn’t do that here. I saw some cheese wheels up front and could see one in the back but I wanted to see them mix the pasta up. It was packed when we got there and we waited outside for a table for four. There was no waitlist or organization at all. Our server wasn’t attentive at all, honestly not friendly either. I’m not sure if it was cultural difference or what but she didn’t really talk to us, she kind of just dropped stuff and would walk away mid sentence. I understand it was busy, I was a server for a decade. But it wasn’t a great experience for someone dining in. The food was okay, it’s hard to mess up pasta. My toddler got the cheese ravioli, which was really good. My oldest got the chicken Alfredo, he liked it! I got the bolognese, which was okay. Very strong pork flavor that I didn’t care for. Also needed a lot more sauce and wasn’t very cheesy. My partner got penne with sausage, he said he liked it.

Overall we probably won’t...