"This restaurant has been in operation for over 20 years. There have been rave reviews but never had the opportunity to patronize this establishment. After the pandemic, this restaurant is still here which supports having a very loyal customer base. that 's good news. Recently though, i noticed those earlier rave reviews have been supplanted with several mediocre reviews. I was intrigued and wanted to see for myself. We arrived 30 minutes after their dinner service started. There was just one other occupied table and we were greeted with a few stares, no smiles, no welcoming gestures and seated in the back for our party of eight. Hmmm first impressions. Our wait staff was also not the most friendliness of individuals and appeared to have i don 't want to be here attitude, however she was not rude just not overly friendly or welcoming. We were expecting welcome, have you been to our restaurant before? Is this a special occasion? etc. especially just opening their dinner service...but nope. We were also given several bowls of focaccia bread w/an olive oil/balsamic mixture to start our meal, unfortunately their focaccia bread was a little dry as if the bread was sliced and cubed several hours earlier and not covered. Not a great start. When our wait staff returned, we asked if there was a daily special. She advised us that all their entrees are special. hmmm. But first, let 's start with the house salad very basicwith your usual dressings, house minestrone: use of fresh crunchy veggies with a thin tomato base ok, but i do prefer a thicker consistency and not sure it was worth the $1 up charge. now to the entrees that we ordered: 1) spaghetti carbonara the dish looked fantastic but our friend said it was just ok and took half his entree home2) chicken marsala chicken was moist and without the breading (perfect), it also had a very sweet flavor. It didn 't look/taste like a traditional marsala sauce with a brown rich umami earthly color and flavor it tasted more like a cream sauce with a sweet garlic flavor just different and not what i expected. I asked our wait staff if this was their version of a marsala sauce. she explained that they had made it incorrectly and what was served to me was correct...hmmmm3) lasagna probably the best item here. nice flavor, not salty, rich marinara sauce would order this item again4) veal picatta again just ok, the sauce didn 't really pop with the capers or lemon but was decent 5) bolognese entree our friend loved this gluten free entree and ate the entire dish6) several spaghetti with meatballs entrees again just ok. the meatballs possessed a unique texture and were cold. Not sure, but the meatballs seemed to be an after thought and not thoughtfully incorporated with this dish. But the noodles were properly cooked a plus. Why just three stars? The price point for these dishes should have garnered a better than average meal. Unfortunately, it did not. However, it wasn 't terrible, the food was just ok. But the service staff needed to be more friendly towards their customers. If we were in a fast food establishment, i would have expect lower expectations. Not here. i actually gave them 3 stars because one of chefs actually had a smile and thanked us for coming. yes, the Chef not the wait staff thanked us for coming."
