I bought all three of my adult children's families gift certificates for Christmas to this restaurant. The first family and I went last Saturday evening.
Our reservations were for 7, and they were very busy.
My very young granddaughters were very excited about eating in one of the bubbles because they thought it looked like someplace Cinderella would eat. Unfortunately, my daughter wasn't aware of the difference between the covered porch and the bubbles and booked the wrong thing. When we arrived and saw where we were seated the girls were heartbroken and had instantly lost their appetite.
I went inside and talked to Mariana, who was so kind and understanding. We ended up waiting for a bit, but were able to squeak all five of us into one of the small bubbles. The excitement on my granddaughter's faces was priceless!
From that point on, the night just got better and better. Words can really not express how fabulous both our service and food was.
I would have never believed that with a restaurant being as busy as they were that both food and service could be a 10!
I am now so excited for both of the other families to use their gift certificates. My daughter told her little ones, not to worry, because they would definitely be coming back to eat in one of Cinderella's bubbles again!
Thank you La Rustica, the family that owns it, and especially Mariana. We will see you all again soon!
PS... I would be remiss if I didn't mention the one thing that did cause a bit of frustration. One of the reasons I purchased the gift certificate for this particular family was that I was told that they had gluten-free pasta. My son-in-law was so excited to eat a gluten-free meal that he would really enjoy. I can understand if by 9:00 in the evening the gluten-free option was gone, but at 7:00 I was quite surprised when we found out that there was no gluten-free pasta available. I really feel the kitchen should make sure that there is enough gluten-free options if they're going to advertise that they have it.
That being said, my son-in-law decided that he was not going to let a severe allergy deter him and he did have the best meal he's had in over a year. Unfortunately, he paid a very big price for it that evening and for the next several days.