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Piola

Piola

3700 MATTISON AVE FORT WORTH, TX 76107, Fort Worth, United States

Bars • Pasta • Italian • Terrace


"I wanted to like this place. I Picked Piola for a dinner night and I was embarrassed by the time we left. It is built in a neat old house, on the corner of a residential street, which was kind of cool. The atmosphere was nice but unfortunately the food did not deliver. Tried both specials and neither one was good. I could have easily cooked something better at home. Especially the chilean seabass, which sounded great when described by the waiter but was dry and very basic and a small portion. Not very creative with the flavors. The fish itself was overcooked and tasted like a grocery store frozen aisle item. Furthermore the price for the specials was absurd for what they were serving. The prices of the other items on the menu were all very reasonable (mostly between the $15-20 range), and the specials were not written down anywhere but I wrongly assumed they would be in a similar range, even if at the higher end. I got the bill and they were 37 dollars a plate!! I was disappointed with the meal but even more so when I saw the bill. We also had 2 glasses of wine, which couldn 't have possibly been a full pour. The waiter was attentive, but cold and matter-of-fact The restaurant was nowhere close to full but he seemed to want to rush us out. With the word gardens in the name, I expected more than a covered patio. The only real garden feel was being able to see the neighbor house 's nicely manicured lawn. If the food here impressed me at all, I 'd probably come back."

Carboni's Ristorante Bar Market

Carboni's Ristorante Bar Market

316 Railroad Ave, Winters, United States

Beer • Wine • Pizza • Italian


"My sisters and I wanted to take our 82 year old mother out for dinner to celebrate her birthday. We though Winters and a newer restaurant would be fun, so I called Carbonis and asked if it were possible to have a quiet/quieter table as my moms hearing is not great, especially in noisy restaurants (I’m not local so I could not check it out on my own). The person I spoke to said yes, they had a couple of spots that would be good. I went online and reserved a table. When we arrived they sat us at a table that was big enough for 10 people and we were seated next to a large family with little kids. We try to gather at one end of our table so that we could hear each other let alone have my mom hear any of us. It was very loud to the point that even us gals with good hearing had to be loud to be heard. I looked around and could not see anywhere else we could be moved to where it would be quieter except outside and that was not attractive in 95 degree temps. They really need to add some soft surfaces to the place to reduce the noise…even if we had not been with my mom we would have been unhappy with that. IF my mom had not been with us we would have walked out and gone looking for a better spot, but did not want our mom to have to walk far in the heat. The food we ordered was ok, not bad/not great, just ok. The one truly bad thing we ordered was the “garlic bread” for $6.00). It was three thin slices of burnt bread smothered with an unattractive sauce. We would not go back or recommend the restaurant."