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Il Mulino

Il Mulino

132 Veterans Plaza, Dumont, USA, 7628, United States

Cafés • Pizza • Cakes • Seafood


"Had a reservation for 5 for Mother's Day. Arrived for our 1pm reservation and was seated right away (there was only one other table with 2 people at the time). Waiter the best part of the meal was pleasant and knowledgeable- he came over and took bottle of red to open. The manager takes the bottle and my wine comes back in a plastic water pitcher because the cork broke He showed me the bottle and said you want me to pour it back in? Ice bucket for Prosecco arrived 15 minutes in to us being seated. Other tables seated after us are being served parts of their meal and they hadn't asked for our appetizers/meal orders yet. We order the appetizers and meals and about 20 minutes later the appetizers arrive; then our meals. Had to ask for bread dishes, never refilled the water and no one came by to ask how things were until we were almost finished. Our meals were average at best overcooked appetizers broccoli rabe and sausage (limp and burnt) clams oreganata (soggy) and crab cakes (dry). Mains were bland, overcooked and looked like they were thrown together with not a lot of thought. Some menu items were not available or did not have the ingredients listed in their current offerings. The waiter was attentive at first but then seemed overwhelmed because two large parties arrived and the focus shifted to them. The other waited seemed to have disappeared. The manager seemed to be chatting up tables he knew versus watching tables that lingered with empty water glasses and finished plates. Needless to say we won't be back."

Minerva's

Minerva's

2411 41st Ave WBC V6M 2A5, Vancouver, United States

Bbq • Pizza • Casual • Italian


"from the Get-Go this was not the best experience. we arrived 10 minutes early for our reservation, which we booked through Open-Table. first they could not find our reservation, but as soon as they did, we were told that our table would be ready in « a moment. » I understood that we would sit in a short distance. I saw 3 empty tables, all on separate locations that were completely set. these tables remained approx. 40 minutes unoccupied. When I asked why we haven't been sitting, I got a snapping answer that it was a busy day and that everyone waited another 30-40 minutes. interestingly, guests were told without reservations that the waiting period was « about 20 minutes. » after my request I was quickly seated. a few that had arrived at us for about 5 minutes, without reservation, sat at the same time. By the way, these 3 tables were not occupied when we crossed them. we sat on a table that was not yet set up. there were serviettes and knives, but no glasses, no forks, spoons, menus. we ordered calamari, chickensuppaki and rindersuppaki. the calamari was quickly brought to our table shockley. it was not particularly delicious on its own faust, but it was served with a very tasteful tzatziki sauce. the sauce was overwhelming garlic-y. next came main plates that were rice, Greek salate and a spiced kartoffel, with our choice of meat. reis was good, perfectly flavored, perfectly boiled. salat was good, tasty and fresh, although the red bevel could have been tinted a little down. He was awful. I actually had to wait until our server came by so I could get some water to swallow the huh. it tasted tasteless and had no moisture on it. I wouldn't order that huh definitiw again. the bark, was a little more tender? but ultimately there was no taste. to dessert we tried her tiramisu, which was good. in fact it was the best part of the meal. final bill: $130, for this price I expect much better:"