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Artisanal Fromagerie Bistro & Wine Bar

Artisanal Fromagerie Bistro & Wine Bar

2 Park Avenue New York, NY 10016-5675, United States

French • Coffee • Italian • Breakfast-brunch


"Very Disappointing! We used to love going to Artisanal but this time we were taken aback and apparently other diners feel the same way. Usually, the restaurant is jam packed but on the night we were there it was maybe 30% at best. Service? It has never been great but now it is worse. Waitstaff is rude and indifferent. Food? It used to be good but now it is AWFUL. The menu has changed and not for the better. We started with the large seafood platter and that was a mistake. For $150 we got 10 oysters and 8 clams they were delicious! 8 teeny tiny shrimp, a teeny tiny lobster tail, a teeny tiny claw, 3 small pieces of crab and a "seafood salad ' that I cannot describe. We usually order this platter at Balthazar and are never disappointed. Here, very disappointed! The seafood salad had ingredients that just do not go w seafood. It left a bad taste in our mouths. Almost Indian type spices???? No mussels, no whelks. We would have been better to order 2 dozen oysters for $72. Onto the main course. No more steak frites! In place, my husband ordered hanger steak and it just wasn 't the same. A strong marinade and no frites! I ordered the lobster with cabbage and it was awful. I sent it back, got onion soup instead and it too was awful! It had an underlying taste like cabbage instead of the rich beefy cheesy onion taste. BTW, w a room in back with pounds and pounds of cheese, they put one skimpy piece of cheese on the soup! Last but least, the wine list was very overpriced! Bottles were extremely overpriced. I had a martini for $21.00 and my husband had a couple of glasses of chardonnay at $18.00 each. Way too much for the amount served and the 'casual bistro ' you 're dining at! I just looked online and realized why I was so disappointed w this awful and very expensive meal $300+ Terrance Brennan sold the restaurant to Sarid Drory. He is one of the original owners of The Waverly Inn and The Cub Room. Well, now there 3 restaurants I will not be returning to! STAY AWAY"

Romano's Macaroni Grill

Romano's Macaroni Grill

2265 W Ina Rd, 85741, Tucson, United States

Soup • Grill • Pasta • Italian


"Honey let me begin to tell you. It was Thanksgiving and quite busy. I called ahead because I had a set up for another restaurant which was closed. So knowing it is Thanksgiving, my party of 5 prepared to wait. It was understandably busy. The manager said I will get seated but the timing might be long. I arrived just after 5 and my reservation was for 5:30. We waited briefly and we were seated. We were given Macaroni bites to help cut the hunger until our food arrived. The manager and servers were excellent! Very accommodating and very friendly. The food: 2 spaghetti w/meatballs, a shrimp and chicken fettuccini, a salmon plate and a rosemary chicken pasta. The food rated a negative 10. First off, the unlimited soup arrived cold for 2 of the three that ordered soup. When it came back it was extremely hot. One person was given a spaghetti 20 minutes before the rest of the table was served. It was slightly warm and the pasta was dry and it was all stirred up. Had to search for the giant meatballs. Later 2 other plates arrived, one the fettuccine plate that lacked fettuccine.—-lukewarm. The other a spaghetti in a black plate that looked unclean. Assuming they were overwhelmed with the Thanksgiving rush, we accepted it. We were already starved. The present appeared someone had stirred in it as we had to search for the meatballs. It was lukewarm. The last dish arrived another 30 minutes later extremely hot. The chicken was rubbery and everything was overly seasoned with rosemary. It was so much rosemary in the chicken and pasta dish was served in the wrong bowl that it stunk. Because the manager and server were so apologetic and kind we could not complain to them. They offered free desert which my family accepted. I want you to know that we expected the wait time but did not expect the awful food. After the buzz of the restaurant calmed down we saw someone else’s spaghetti with 4 neatly lined meatballs and we could visibly see the sauce on it...NEVER again."