Casadonna

This review is for outdoor seating only. And, if it hadn’t been for Sierra (?) the manager it would have been a one star review. We were seated indoors and told there were no seats available outside (even though we saw empty tables). Fine. But, the table we were seated at had water dripping down on it and we were asked to stand to the side as they took a mop and wiped the ceiling. Again, we asked to be seated outside instead and were dismissed rather rudely. At this point, we decided to leave. But, Sierra caught up with us, apologized and urged us to take a lovely table outside with a fabulous server and promised it would be a wonderful situation, and offered us some wine as an apology. It’s a tale of two restaurants. Outside was so much better. Fabulous vibe, welcoming service (I think our server’s name was Jen), and good food and wine. We had the Miami Spice and enjoyed the crudo and steak. Also, appreciated the substitution of gelato to accommodate a gluten intolerance. One more thing, one of the servers dropped some wine glasses and glass shattered over my feet. They were apologetic though. So, if you go, look at the menu so the prices don’t surprise you and sit outside.

Hmmm… not sure why this place is known for mediocre food. Our only complaint is that we didn’t get seated for 30 minutes after our reservation. We hung at the front bar while we waited… it took the bartender forever to get to us. We sat outside. Our server was AMAZING. Super friendly, made great recommendations and was accommodating to my friend’s gluten allergy. We had the caviar, octopus, seafood risotto, salt baked fish and split the lemon dessert. We thought it was all delicious.