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Bandoleone

A lasting first impression

Saturday, July 16, 2005

We showed up 5 minutes late for our 6:30 reservation(after calling to let them know), and found a 1/4-full restaurant. We were promptly seated, outfitted with a high chair and forgotten. We sat for 15 minutes, occasionally glancing back at the wait staff and management lallygagging about the cash register-ish area. My normally unfazed husband finally got up and explained that we would be leaving as there could be no justification for seating us without taking even our drink order within the first 15 minutes of our visit. The place was dead. All of the gaping wait staff turned quizzically to look at one tall, handsome waitress as we turned to walk out. They have our phone number should they decide to try to save our business. My guess is that won't be happening. We wound up around the corner at the 35th Street Bistro (see that review) and had the total opposite experience.