We had come here on a Monday evening at around 6:00 pm. When we had walked-in, we noticed how small…read moreand quaint the restaurant was. We were greeted by a server, whom brought us to a table at the front. Once we were seated, we were given menus, then took about five minutes to choose our items. The restaurant had more guests arriving therefore, it started to get busier. Since there was only one server, it took longer than usual for us to give our menu items.
Once we had put-in our menu items with the server, we had to wait at least twenty minutes to get the focaccia bread basket. We even had to ask where it was, to which the response was that it was baking in the oven, and would be out in four minutes. We were pleasantly surprised at how nice the focaccia bread tasted therefore, we were excited to receive our main dishes.
Shortly after the focaccia bread arrived, our main dishes arrived as well. I had ordered Rina's Speciality Focaccia Sandwich, to which I was disappointed. The focaccia had too many spices on it, which all came out on my fingers when I held the sandwich. It was quite messy, and I had to wipe my fingers vigorously after each bite. Also, the focaccia bread on the bottom of the sandwich was wet because of the tomato inside of the sandwich, and the mozzarella cheese wasn't melted at all. I had hoped that the focaccia bread would be crispy, with the cheese melted.
Also, the fries that I had received on the side of the sandwich were very salty. My mom's gnocchi had watery and tasteless tomato sauce on it, and my husband's penne pasta that he shared with my daughter had the same tomato sauce on it, which wasn't appetizing. My mom had to lather on grated cheese in order to give her gnocchi taste. She then asked for a small bowl of meat sauce to lather on the gnocchi to help improve the taste however, was brought a small bowl of tomato sauce which was thickened a bit more however, not by much.
When another server, which we assume was the owner, came out and asked my husband how his meal was, he replied with that it was okay. The lady just replied with 'oh really?', and walked away quickly, seeming put off. It was a strange communication from this lady, and wasn't very warm on her end. Overall, the food from this restaurant wasn't good at all, and not worth the price that we had paid.