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Ristorante Filippo

Ristorante Filippo

1917 Ridgelake Dr. Metairie, LA 70001, 70001-2971, United States

Pizza • Seafood • Italian • Ice Cream


"I wish that I had never walked into this place. Being a chef myself, I love supporting family owned establishments. I read the reviews and I thought that I would love this place, but nothing could be further from the truth. The place is falling apart for starters, and my guest shared her concerns, but the owner 's wife was welcoming, so I said, Lets ' give this place a chance, so we stayed. Nothing went right from this point forward: Items listed on the menu were not available, the wait staff were inattentive (I had to clear my own table twice), odd ingredient choices by the chef/owner, who, by the way, was seldom in the kitchen, but was constantly working the room. All of their tomato sauce is sweet not just a little, but like candy. Their response was that this is the Sicilian way of preparing tomato sauce. It was too sweet and detracted from the food 's flavor. I do not know a single Italian that would agree with their recipe. The waitress took her time to check on us and by the time she did, we had eaten some of the dish, because we were tired and hungry and just wanted to get out of there. I discussed my concern of the sauce with the waitress and she got the owner 's wife, who had greeted us earlier. I will spare you the detail, but it got really ugly fast. They kept insisting that we stay and that they would give us desserts. I said that I didn 't want a dessert, that I just wanted to leave. We felt like prisoners. Finally, they brought me the bill after much back and forth. I paid my bill and left with my guest. The chef/owner followed me out of the restaurant while yelling at me and telling me that I was a horrible person. Although I felt charitable to this family, they were very rude and in my opinion, have no business running a restaurant. All they want is your money. The food was as poor as the service and I truly have never been treated so poorly in my 50 years of restaurant dining. Gordon Ramsey... Please take notice of this place. They need your help."