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2012-05-05
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I referred to the menu on the website and was really looking forward to the lunch buffet. But did they have it on the weekend - NO! It is not clearly marked on the website or at all, so I was already disappointed when I found out there was no buffet on the weekends. So I had to choose something from the a la carte menu. We were given two pieces of slightly stale bread when we sat down, but we had to ask for butter or olive oil to go with it. We ordered the Quattro Formaggio pizza, Linguine with
The linguine however was a BIG let down. This is my favourite type of pasta and I've tasted vongole (clams) all over Italy and in lots of restaurants - it is always my first choice when it comes to pasta. The waiter warned me that is quite a salty dish, but I always prefer it that way. But this dish - even for me, was actually really salty and not in a pleasant way. And worst of all, there was still some sand in some of the clams which made it really awful to eat, made the dish gritty and difficult to get out of my mouth. I pointed it out to our waitress who didn't even apologise and made up some lame excuse which didn't make any sense to me. We weren't even offered a dessert menu so didn't get to try any. Our bill came to $780 including the 10% service charge. We usually round up but really didn't feel the meal or the service deserved any extra tip. It's a shame because I really like Mario Batali, so I hope they improve on the service and make sure they clean the clams properly next time!
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