Amidst so many kudos, I almost hate to submit a dissenting review, but our experience at Roberto's was anything but on par with New York Italian food. It was your typical suburban Italian food, oddly conceived and not of the best quality. The Caesar salad was comprised almost entirely of lettuce stems and the dressing itself completely unremarkable. The shrimp dish was basically not worth eating, the shrimp clearly not fresh if not re-heated (they swore that the shrimp arrived that day - from where remains the question.) My pounded breaded pork chop was covered in tomato and onion in giant chunks that made it hard to eat, and with no sauce, very odd. Potato served on the side, what looked like hash browns - how could you mess up fried potatoes? BLAND. And these were the specials! Each dish 20 some odd dollars so not 'inexpensive.' Both dished were recommended personally by the wine steward AND the waiter. Of course, there are exactly 91 choices on the menu - is there any way a restaurant can make all 91 choices well? You would think at least one of the three courses we ordered would have been good, especially those on the special?s list. Whoops ? that?s right, the cannoli at the end was good. Wine choices also curious and toward the sweet side. Sorry, but this place is lame, and at 9PM on Friday few other patrons, which should tell you something. Too bad as it is conveniently located for us, even if the kitschy atmosphere and tuxedoed waiters are kinda fun.
Pros: Got that whole Blue Eyes thing going on
Cons: Food poorly conceive, and of poor quality
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