I have been in the restaurant industry for nearly 10 years; I am a huge fan of living in NYC for the simple fact that I love to eat out - trying new food ideas and drinking good drinks is apart of who I am as a person. I have eaten places where the service left much to be desired or perhaps the food was not on point, but being the foodie that I am I have never in my life, have ever walked out of a place and said - that was the worst meal I have ever had. And I am a HARSH CRITIC. This place was B-A-D. The waiters knew nothing of the menu and didn't really seem to care to want to learn and the food was AWFUL...especially at $15 a dish (even for an appitizer). If you do choose to go, don't order the mussels because they were old, rubbery and had a horrible fishy taste (aka - not even close to fresh, maybe frozen?) and the pizza was so boring that at that price I will either go to the gristedes across the road and buy pizza making stuff, go home and be able to eat for days or just walk a block up for a $1.50 slice of Brooklyn pizza. The sauce had no flavor and the mozzerella was cheap.\r
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This is especially sad to me because this kind of place could work in this area (every neighborhood could use a reasonibly priced gourmet pizza place - been to La Villa on 5th?) I will give it to them that they have an excellent wine/beer list. But if you want to eat, I highly recommend Noodle Pudding, Henry's End (all on the same block) and if you are really craving this kind of place, my suggestions is to go to Ghramaldi's in DUMBO, not even a 5 minute walk. Now that's pizza.
Pros: Nice decoration
Cons: Food, service, value - too expensive for what you get!
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