Ate there tonight. Was really looking forward to a nice evening out with friends and to try a new restaurant. We were seated promptly and shortly thereafter the place filled up. We ordered an appetizer and placed our order prior to the other tables. The appetizer came after our dinner salads. The fried zucchini was good but should have been served prior to the salads. We waited and waited for our entrees and watched as every other table got their food yet ours just didn't come. The waitress apologized several times saying how busy they were and it was coming yet, still no food. We asked to speak to the Manager and he apologized again saying how busy they were. Still no excuse. Our food finally came an hour and a half later after we had filled up on our salad, appetizer and bread and were no longer hungry. A few bites of our entrees proved food was good (2 to 3 stars) but not exceptional. Note: Soft drinks only, no beer or wine. The place is very small, tables too close to each other and pretty uncomfortable. I watched people walk sideways to the restroom - it's that tight! My impression - they have a nice menu and seemed to be doing a heck of a pizza delivery business. I think they should stick with pizzas and not try to make it a true Italian restaurant with lots of pasta, chicken and seafood options. They are just trying to do too much. The Manager did knock a percentage off our meal but not enough to give them our repeat business...
Ā Ā Ā Read moreAfter my beloved Angelo & Vinci's closed in downtown Fullerton I ventured off to find a new pizza and antipasto salad joint that could compare. This place had been recommended so I gave it a try with a take-out order of 3 large pizzaās, chicken picatta, a beet salad, and antipasto salad. Food quality wise everything was great and closely resembled years of memories at A & V. The standard menu only shows a single-serving antipasto salad and we needed to feed 8, so when we called in our order for take-out we asked if they had a family size antipasto salad and the gentleman said yes, we have it in a āhalf tray sizeā. We thought without hesitation great, and we completed our order and drove to pick it up. Not once during the phone call did the restaurant mention the $90.00 price tag for a family size antipasto salad. To say the least we were slightly shocked at pick up time that the salad we ordered was going to cost $90.00. The 3 large pizzas cost less than the salad. The large antipasto salad at A & V was $33.95 at time of their closing last year. And $60.00 would have been a fair price considering inflation and rising wages. 5-stars for the food quality, 3-stars for the staff not stating the price of an item not on the regular menu, and 1-star to me for not askingā¦ā¦.just never expected the shocking price. Didn't rate atmosphere as we did take-out. Will be back for pizza in the future but hold the...
Ā Ā Ā Read moreOur first visit was amazing. The pizza is good with extra sauce and extra cheese. Sometimes they don't give the extra cheese though, which is a bummer. Each time we went back, they messed up something in the order. We stopped going so often and will drive extra to a different pizza spot. If you decide to go here, beware. The Mexican cooks do it right. The kids in the back- ehhh... becareful! You might not get what you order. If you're willing to take the gamble, I highly recommend this place. The side of meatballs and fettuccine Alfredo angle hair pasta is good- except the sauce is inconsistent. It's either too much or very little and the pasta/ meatballs are dry. The side of shrimp is good, except sometimes the shrimp are OVER done. When picking up the pizza, they don't always have plates and napkins to go. So if your taking it out to an event, Goodluck! After so many mistakes, it got old. It was okay while it lasted.. sad to see that it didn't live up to our first experience. I told them we were new to town and wanted to try this place out. It's almost like they planned the first time to have GREAT service, food, and atmosphere, because like I said before, every time after was...
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