Author: Samuel_5

I and a friend went to Casa di Giorgio for lunch about a month ago and both food and service was the absolute best 5 star. Last night another friend and I were strolling around the Beach looking for a nice place for dinner on...a patio and as she loves Italian I suggested the same place as I had such a wonderful experience the last time. Upon arrival we were told there were only available tables inside (note that we did not have reservations) and as we wanted patio shrugged, thanked the host, started to walk away and he immediately said running after us if you can wait 10 -15 minutes we can have a seat on the patio for you. We thought this was a bit strange but we were thrilled they could take us and said yes we would wait. We were finally seated and to my delight our server recognized me from a month ago which was astonishing and flattering considering the traffic they must have and we placed our orders for appetizers and mains at the same time. I had ordered the eggplant appetizer and when it was served it was barely warm and cold in the middle. As I was hungry I ate half of it anyway and asked for a takeout box for the rest thinking I'll just heat it up at home. My friend ordered pasta as her first course and was very disappointed that the pasta tasted like hard box pasta and not home made. Service was slow but as it was a busy Saturday night I can't fault them for this. Our mains were finally served and while mine was absolutely delicious (veal in the lemon sauce) it was served with only two tiny baby potatoes cut in half to my shock. I pointed this out to my server who did immediately bring me more potatoes but I was surprised that I even had to ask as the meal although not super high end priced was not on the cheap side either and 2 baby potatoes is ridiculous. Both of our mains were otherwise well prepared, served hot and were delicious. We asked for separate bills and this is where is got really strange. We both paid cash and my friend asked for her change back (so she could leave an appropriate tip) and the server brought her back all of the money excepting $10 was missing and waited for her to pay her bill. My friend asked why he would bring back the entire amount instead of just what was left after paying the bill and also there was $10 missing to which he denied. She had to count out the money on front of until he finally admitted his mistake but leaving my friend feeling extremely uncomfortable and mortified. As I was also paying cash I stipulated to the server that I was paying the bill and only wanted the change back so I could leave an appropriate tip so as to avoid any confusion which he seemed to understand. If it was my friend writing this review, I am sure she would only give it a 1 star as she was definitely not satisfied with either the food or service but as it is myself I give a 3 star as although service was not perfect it was a busy Saturday night, we did not have reservations and the little issue my friend had when paying her bill was just a gap in communication and quickly rectified, however, there is never any excuse, no matter how busy a restaurant is, in serving food that's cold in the middle or, especially for an Italian restaurant, to serve box instead of home made pasta or to skimp on food portions to the point of ridiculous (come on 2 "baby" potatoes!!!) hence why I am giving what I think is a generous 3 points for this visit. My friend will not be going back again ever while I will give it another try but will definitely not be ordering the eggplant or pasta!!!More