great food/decor/ok service
Saturday, February 01, 2003
We had an overall great experience at Il Buco. We had reservations but a half hour later we were still not seated despite the fact there were numerous empty tables. We got up from the bar and got pushy with the hostess and finally were seated at an excellent table. We found the food very good and the prices good for the quality. Having been to places like La Grenouille, we at least felt we got our money's worth here. Our waiter was very friendly but the service is certainly not polished by any stretch of the imagination. They brought us someone else's appetizer by mistake. We ate it and volunteered to pay for it but they apologized and gave it to us on the house. Overall we loved it, but Annoying ads on the menus to buy their olive oil are AWFUL AND LOW CLASS!!!!!
Pros: good quality food, excellent menu select, quaint ambience
Cons: hit or miss service, annoying ads on menus