To start with the positive ? I got the patio table I reserved and the calamari and bread were okay. The server wasn?t too bad either ? well? nice guy, slow service. Now, to why I am writing the review. I had planned a small gathering for a friends 30th birthday and made reservations for 15 people for a Friday night casual patio dinner. It started off with the hostess refusing to seat us until at least 1/2 of the party arrived?. The place was empty, so I didn?t see the problem. After we finally got seated, it took at least 15 minutes for the server to first show his face and take drink orders. After another 15 minutes he returned with the drinks and we had to ask for the bread and if he could bring any appetizers. Finally, about 45 minutes after we sat down, we ordered our dinner. The food came quick but my $18 pizza was extremely dry. Now for the part that ruined any chance of my return. The restaurant turns into a dance club/lounge after dinner hours ? which seems to be around 10pm. Once this happened, the lights start flashing red and blue and the security begins to swarm. 4 security men, at separate times, came up to our table in the middle of our meal and requested ? with major attitude ? that my friend (1 of the 15 people) take off his hat. After the 4th interruption I went to speak with the manager to request he ask his security to stop the hassling. The manager refused ? said they have a strict dress code. When I mentioned that no one told me this during my reservation or when we sat down, he did not care. He responded by telling me I shouldn?t even be wearing the shoes I had on! He became very aggressive and flat out refused to help. When I walked back to the table the security was there again, this time in a group, speaking with our server. The outcome was that my friend was asked to pay the bill and leave right away. There was no apology and for the remainder of the evening I felt like the entire security staff was staring.
Pros: Ambience is okay for a casual - but not for a restaurant that enforces a dress code.
Cons: Management
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