Italian café with gluten-free pasta options and a romantic lakeside ambiance under airy brick ceilings.
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4699 Lake Ave, Rochester, NY 14612, USA
2.4km
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willowy one
Gluten free pasta available and amazing seafood - the veal parm is a huge protein of meat and also delicious!
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Caitlyn Reinecker
Since this is my fathers absolute favorite restaurant I have been coming here since a little kid and have never liked it (needless to say my father has no taste buds lol). However it was my fathers birthday last week and I hadn't been there in over 15 years so decided why not give this place another chance .... nothing's changed.
Let's start with the good - The atmosphere is nice located right near the lake and has somewhat of a romantic setting on the inside. The menu choices are vast and anyone can find something they like on the menu. They even have gluten free pasta and other dishes available upon request. The prices are fair and the portion sizes are Huge.
The negatives - the quality of the food to start nothing seems to have a taste to it let alone an authentic itailian taste. For an Italian restaurant to use a can of red sauce says something right there. The dishes also aren't made properly - for example odd pairings and the risotto was just terrible thing that looked like soup. Nothing on the menu you'd recommend.
The service though is where it gets really bad. I was with a party of four and it took us 2.5 hours from start to finish and we didn't even have to wait for a table and were fast eaters and didn't get desert or apps or drinks. The waitress also seemed to be a bit out of it. However as soon as they saw we were finished they were quick to kick us out and give us the bill after we said we didn't want desert.
I hope to never have to eat here again but unfortunately due to my dad I probably will - however I don't recommend it.