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Osteria Morini New Jersey

Osteria Morini New Jersey

107 Morristown Road (Route 202 N) Bernardsville, NJ 07924, 07924-2338, BERNARDSVILLE, United States

Fish • Soup • Pizza • Coffee


"If you are looking to invest in a wonderful time with family and unforgettable good, then this is the place to do it. The aesthetic of the restaurant is warm and traditionally Italian. The table is served with crusty bread and a light bean and olive oil spread. The servers, food runners, and restaurant manager are very kind, helpful, and gave the right amount of service, which is a difficult task in this industry. We ordered drinks, including a mock tail for myself, an earl grey inspired citrus drink. We also all ordered dinner, to which I had the gnocchi amatricianna, which was delicious and portioned perfectly. Lastly, my family ordered dessert and the server was kind enough to bring out a candle on the afogato for my mother. All in all, I would highly recommend this experience. Although a bit more on the high end for dinner, I would use this establishment for celebrations and special events. The food is magnificent, the service lovely, and the aesthetic comforting. 10/10 gnocchis awarded. Parking: Plenty of parking on a Thursday evening, the restaurant was mostly full and the lot had many vacant spots remaining. Kid-friendliness: You could bring kids here, I guess, but I didn't notice anything geared towards children. Wheelchair accessibility: There are no stairs for entrance, but a large door that could be held open for staff, if needed."

Treva

Treva

980 Farmington Ave. West Hartford, CT 06107, 06107-2101, United States

Bars • Meat • Pasta • Italian


"Came for Valentine’s Day, food was absolutely disgusting. I’m trying to be optimistic for them by hoping it was just a bad night for them but I will never go back here. My partner and I absolutely adore Avert Brasserie and Doro so it was shocking to see the inedible, small portions they were bringing on a 4 course $90 menu. This was so offensively bad we didn’t even make it to the second course, because by that time we had sent back the first two pasta dishes, and were returned with slop and grease with a dull gray coloring. We left by the second course and were almost denied the privilege of leaving and not having to suffer through the rest. The chef definitely doesn’t understand flavor profiles, plating, basic food standard and needs to be stopped before he hurts someone. Burnt duck ragu papardelle under seasoned and dry flavorless sloppy presentation Butternut Ravioli greasy bad presentation nasty aroma Squid ink Pasta with uni and crab noodles had the consistency of chewing worms reeked of bad fish insultingly small amount of uni that did not taste fresh crab did not taste fresh Oysters with Pomegranate mignonette oysters came warm pomegranate had a horrible texture contrast with the oyster, dubious oyster was tasteless and not fresh Maine Lobster salad with “stracciatella“ and passionfruit lobster pieces were so tiny you could barely pick up with a fork lobster was not fresh tasting Stracciatella was actually a ball of burrata that was low quality and dry in the center Passionfruit tasted disgusting with the lobster, over all with the burrata not a good combination under seasoned, sad Mushroom risotto with confit egg yolk with pine nuts this plate was one of the most offensive, absolutely putrid all around I still can’t tell you what that was slopped on top, it couldn’t have been confit egg yolk. risotto was over cooked and mush bad plating and aroma Overall this is one of the worst meals I have ever been presented and it was insulting coming in as a loyal customer to this restaurant group and as someone who would have been paying $90 had I not stopped the courses and left. I don’t know what happened, but there is no excuse for this behavior in the kitchen. Someone is not giving a damn and you guys really need to get it together!"

Radice

Radice

722 W. DeKalb Pike at Village Square Blue Bell, PA 19422, 19422-1214, BLUE BELL, United States

Fish • Pizza • Pasta • Cheese


"My wife and I wanted a nice, relaxed place to sit outside and have a fun dinner. We were very disappointed with the service. It took our waiter about 10-15 minutes to get to the table (which feels like an eternity while waiting to order drinks). They took our drink order and quickly returned with a cocktail and water, but the beer we ordered was delayed by a few minutes. Not a big deal, but then the night went south. We haven't seen our server in a long time. We felt our starter was a bit delayed when foodrunners showed up with our starters. No app in sight. We let them know and eventually the server brought our app. But by this point we were already in the middle of the meal. The food tasted good. Nothing out of the ordinary, but not bad. I admit the nachos were delicious. The mac and cheese we ordered had breadcrumbs but that was missing. Fortunately, the server took care of it pretty quickly. We were never asked if we would like to have our drinks refilled. And after dinner we waited a long time for our check. It just seemed to take forever for everything. Neither of the problems on their own would have been a big deal, but together it made a somewhat uncomfortable experience. The waiter was nice and apologized. They also put together the starter for us which was lovely. Maybe it was a free night or maybe a new server but can't say I would recommend going on a Saturday night. We also enjoyed the outdoor seating area. It was a little tight, but the ambience was nice."

Vivo Osteria

Vivo Osteria

242 Glen Cove Ave Glen Cove, NY 11542, 11579-1897, SEA CLIFF, United States

Beer • Pizza • Cheese • Italian


"My wife and I wanted a nice laid-back place to sit outside and enjoy a fun dinner. We ended up being very disappointed by the service. Our server took about 10-15 minutes to get to the table (which feels like an eternity when you are waiting to order beverages). They took our drink order and quickly returned with a cocktail and waters but the beer we ordered was delayed by a few minutes. Not a big deal, but then the night went south. We didn't see our server again for a very long time. We started to feel like our appetizer was a little delayed when food runners showed up with our entrees. No app in sight. We let them know and eventually the server brought our app. But we were halfway into the meal by that point. The food tasted fine. Nothing extraordinary but not bad. The nachos, I admit, were delicious. The mac and cheese we ordered was described to have bread crumbs but was missing that. Fortunately the server had it taken care of pretty quickly. We were never asked about having our drinks refilled. And after eating, we waited a long time for our check. It just seemed to take forever for everything. None of the problems by themselves would have been a big deal, but together it added up to a somewhat unpleasant experience. The server was nice and apologetic. They also comped us the appetizer which was nice. May have been an off night or maybe a new server, but I can't say I would recommend going on a Saturday night. Also, we did enjoy the outdoor seating area. It was a little tight, but the ambiance was nice."