Farina

I've been here twice, most recently last Saturday night during prime service. Our first dinner was so uninspired that I can't remember what I ate -- I remembered only that I would not go there again. BUT, things change, friends invited us, so we went. The waiter was so freaking rude and aggressive that had I been dining with my spouse, we simply would have left. (The waiter is the one who looks...+READ I've been here twice, most recently last Saturday night during prime service. Our first dinner was so uninspired that I can't remember what I ate -- I remembered only that I would not go there again. BUT, things change, friends invited us, so we went. The waiter was so freaking rude and aggressive that had I been dining with my spouse, we simply would have left. (The waiter is the one who looks sort of like Gavin Newsom with tattoos. Avoid him at all costs.) We ordered the burrata appetizer, which was sloppy but good and generously proportioned. My spouse ordered handkerchief pasta with the gold-star-award pesto sauce. Meh. Too creamy and small portion. I ordered the tortellini with venison ragout which, while tasty, was horribly dry. The table ordered the fried milk dessert, which was as weird as it sounds, but I skipped dessert and ordered a glass of nocino. The nocino was terrible -- like someone dissolved a piece of cinnamon candy in the glass. Don't waste your time here. There are plenty of other good Italian restaurants where you won't overpay and hate your waiter.-COLLAPSE / REPLY (6 Replies) (by Simca, created September 13, 2010)