Okay I think Christapinky and I had the same waiter. Some rastafarian guy that somehow got a job there. I thought it was hilarious when he took our order because I seriously thought he was still stoned from the night before.
La Strada used to be the most perfect italian restaurant. Not this night of April 4th, 2009. I will never forget it. The parking is a joke. They only have one valet but they demand $6 for parking and a tip.
We sat down and the rastaf greeted us stoned, took our drink order, came back with one coke for a table of 7 and then left for 10 minutes until finally coming out with 7 small glasses of luke warm water that he made me hand out to everyone.
Then I ordered wine and he brought three glasses and filled the three glasses and handed all three to me to pass out. WTF is wrong with this guy.
He then brought out the appetizers/entrees, soups and salads all mixed up out at once. He has no idea that some people like to order appetizers as entrees and salads as entres. Some people ordered a salad and an appetizer for an entree; some ordered an appetizer and a salads as their entree. A little confusing but this happens all the time.
The appetizers and salad that were entrees were brought out first and when we complained he responded, "I will go back and hurry all of the rest of the entrees up." I though, this guys is either braindead or stoned at this point.
He then comes out with the rest of the entrees extremely early, doesnt' clear the salads and appetizers, we have an entire table full of appetizer, salad and entree food plates, 3 glasses of wine (for 8) 7 small water glasses and a coke. We never got our drinks that we ordered at the beginning.
Every time this guy came out we couldn't stop laughing to tell the guy how awful the service was, literally.
Then one person didn't get their fish and I am not joking when he said this, he said, "I am sorry that the fish is taking so long, but you are going to love this fish. It is so fresh. We just took it out of the freezer and it is thawing right now." AHHAHAH I don't think that has ever been said in any restaurant ever.
Have fun if you go there and enjoy a good laugh.
Pros: Door was easily accesible on my way out
Cons: Waiter, food, manager
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