This was the most disappointing dining experience I have ever had. After reading all of the glowing reviews in various magazines, my husband and I were excited and called two months in advance to secure our reservations. We waited for our table for almost 1 hour and while this was not the most pleasant experience, the time only whetted our appetites for what we believed would be great dining - wrong! The menu was very limited and would excite only those who favor tripe, veal kidneys and other body parts I prefer to leave on the butcher' s floor. Only after the waiter presented the specials, was I able to find something that was not unappetizing, if not exciting - fettucine! So, while I waited for 40 minutes for pasta, I contemplated what kind of magic had Vetri been able to wield over pasta. At last, I was disappointed again - it was just pasta and not enough of it! Still hoping to find something to rave about, we eagerly grabbed the dessert menu, which offered absolutely nothing out of the ordinary. My husband had an olive oil cake that was heavy and insipid at best. I had a chocolate concoction that was on par with any lava cake in any eatery in the country. And to add insult to injury, the chef/owner, Marc Vetri chatted with every single table around ours, but never gave us a nod. Oh, well! the wine and cappucino were good, but not worth the agonizing wait or the wallet sacrifice.
Pros: Good wine
Cons: Long wait, bad service, less than memorable food
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