We have checked out a lot of ‘Italian’ places in the area and are trying to find the best one. We had high hopes for Rubinos but the food was a bit of a miss.
The good:
Great ambiance, and the staff is well dressed and the...
Read MoreWe have checked out a lot of ‘Italian’ places in the area and are trying to find the best one. We had high hopes for Rubinos but the food was a bit of a miss.
The good:
Great ambiance, and the staff is well dressed and the tables look formal.
The food came out quickly and our waitress was very fun.
The clam chowder was delicious and had a good clam to chowder ratio.
The cosmo was well mixed. And the Italian soda was good and had the right flavor.
The bread came out fresh and warm and the oil and vinegar tasted light and fresh. The presentation was also lovely,
The seafood feta had a good amount of seafood and was very good. The oysters were perfect and the shrimp were cooked just right.
The bad:
We ordered a dish with risotto and expected risotto for the price. When the dish came out it was a lump of rice pilaf instead. Very disappointed.
The veal came out tough which is the opposite of what veal should be. The whole point is that you want tender meat. It’s almost like it wasn’t veal at all.
The minestrone was unlike any we have ever had. Minestrone is a vegetable soup, that tends to be lighter but what we were served was thick like pea soup.
The sole fish we were served lacked flavor. I get that sole is a white fish and lighter in flavor but the fish was just so bland and disappointing.
On the opposite end of the spectrum the salad we ordered went overboard on the vinegar. Just too sour to eat.
Lastly the parking is limited and fills up fast.
I feel like (as a trained chef) that the biggest problems of our dinner came from the kitchen and somebody who doesn’t really know what they are doing, especially in regards to Italian food. Example, meat should be rare and tender not tough, spice your fish, take the time to actually make the risotto (if you can), and don’t just pour gigantic amounts of vinegarette on the salad.
Sadly we had high hopes but we won’t be back as we have discovered better Italian restaurants who know what they are doing. We paid too much money for such sad food, and in the end no matter how good the ambiance, no matter how great the wait staff is, the food is what matters most and this place just really missed the mark.
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