"I really wanted to like rossini. the reviews are generally positiw and in particular there were a lot of positive comments about the service. that was not our experience. we sat on Wednesday night. there were many business dinners. the waiters looked very short staff. they were constantly running from place to place. the room was loud and no place to conduct a pleasant conversation. (we had to ask ourselves to sit in the front bar area, which was much more calm. our service suffered. we had never served oil and balsamico vinegar with our brot. we had to ask for a weeping list (and the weeping list itself was unexcept.) I was never offered Parmesan cheese with my Pasta court. we had to ask for the check several times. eating was good, but given the number of excellent Italian restaurants in nyc, not sufficiently exceptional to compensate for the harrified and inconsistent service."
