Al Dente — Restaurant in Washington

We ordered the Calamarata Pasta with squid, shrimp, mussels, clams, cherry tomato, garlic, and basil; Zucchini Scapece; and Sfarrata Soup Medley of Cracked Grains, Beans, and Vegetables.

The seafood was subpar; had that taste of frozen sea food. The pasta was too hard and the sauce did not have personality, just plain.

The soup was bland, had a weird "old" taste; no condiments at all, just all grains cooked together.

The zucchini had a lot of good flavor but it was salty.

Service was minimal. We did not get olive oil for the bread, asked for a cup of hot water two times before getting it, server took my fork and forgot to give me a new one for my entree. Not very attentive overall.

I might give this place another try but I cannot recommend it based on what we ordered the...

This place has a lot of potential, but it didn't deliver.

The positive is that the food is tasty. However, the food took a while. Some people at the table ordered pizza and it wasn't until the non-pizza dishes had been brought out that we were told it's 45 to 60 minutes for pizza. This feels like information that should be on the menu or we should've been told when we ordered. Granted, both of these people were comped a free drink, but still.

The service also was not great. Both the waitress and the man who came over to explain about the pizza (manager?) were abrupt in talking to us.

The general vibe was also off. The food gave very quality, semi fancy restaurant vibes, but the decor was plain like a chain restaurant. It did not feel like an occasion.

Overall, a...

I'm an Italian food lover! Wanted to try some real "home made" Italian food ... Very disappointing experience, not sure how long this place will survive open, was empty, first red flag but let's give it a try, I ordered shrimp linguine a la vodka, my husband chicken Marsala kids chicken fingers Chicken fingers looked like they're made in the air frier, chicken Marsala was grilled chicken breast with WHITE mushroom sauce on top...was not good at all. My plate was alright nothing special. We didn't complain, barely ate, pay the bill left tip and left, we felt bad saying something there but I had to come and give a review hoping either the restaurant steps up it's game or warn a family who's looking for a nice weekend dinner at a restaurant, this one would not...