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General Food & Dining Thread

Rita tonight for a special dinner out.

PANE SICILIANO & RICOTTA — $21 SESAME FOCACCIA, WHIPPED RICOTTA, FENNEL POLLEN, OREGANO, SEA SALT

MORTADELLA & PROVOLA — $18 MORTADELLA, PROVOLONE AURICCHIO, GREEN TOMATO SOTT’ OLIO

LUMACHE — $34 FENNEL SAUSAGE, KALE, PECORINO, PANGRATTATO

MATAGLIATI — $42 BRAISED SHORT RIB & PORCINI RAGU, PARMIGIANO
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Nice decor, good vibe if not too loud, good food and larger portions than expected, but mains overly salty x 2.

From start to finish, underwhelming service with multiple issues/mistakes/miscues.

For the price point, service was sadly below average and honestly not acceptable. The table beside us had similar issues and were not impressed by the look/sound of it and neither were we.

It's about the 'little things' at $150/per and simply did not hold up.


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IanO said:
Rita tonight for a special dinner out.

PANE SICILIANO & RICOTTA — $21 SESAME FOCACCIA, WHIPPED RICOTTA, FENNEL POLLEN, OREGANO, SEA SALT

MORTADELLA & PROVOLA — $18 MORTADELLA, PROVOLONE AURICCHIO, GREEN TOMATO SOTT’ OLIO

LUMACHE — $34 FENNEL SAUSAGE, KALE, PECORINO, PANGRATTATO

MATAGLIATI — $42 BRAISED SHORT RIB & PORCINI RAGU, PARMIGIANO
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Nice decor, good vibe if not too loud, good food and larger portions than expected, but mains overly salty x 2.

From start to finish, underwhelming service with multiple issues/mistakes/miscues.

For the price point, service was sadly below average and honestly not acceptable. The table beside us had similar issues and were not impressed by the look/sound of it and neither were we.

It's about the 'little things' at $150/per and simply did not hold up.


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You say underwhelming and the other table had similar issues? Could you elaborate? Ask because alot of people have different ideas of what good service was
 
Table beside us waited 20+ for their cocktail, finished meal before it came.

Missed order item, no check-in when food arrives ie. no offer of fresh pepper, didn't pour wine (I don't really care, but at the price point I'd expect an offer here and there) and wrong tab when the bill came.

It was busy, I certainly do not expect perfection, but again, for the price it was simply not polished service.
 
IanO said:
Table beside us waited 20+ for their cocktail, finished meal before it came.

Missed order item, no check-in when food arrives ie. no offer of fresh pepper, didn't pour wine (I don't really care, but at the price point I'd expect an offer here and there) and wrong tab when the bill came.

It was busy, I certainly do not expect perfection, but again, for the price it was simply not polished service.
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I think all valid facts and its insane how poor wine service is at restaurants now. What's also insane is some people are taught to not poor
 
Not to be a contrarian, but I coincidentally went to Rita last weekend for my first visit and I must have had better luck -- the food and service was top-tier, and we even got complimentary bubbles! (The food, especially, was some of the best I had at a Costa restaurant.) If I had any complaint about the service, it's that our server was a bit soft-spoken, but other than that everything was great.
 
Gus Haynes said:
I guess this could go in any number of threads, but I heard Brio Bakery is opening a second location on Whyte. Anyone know whereabouts?

(I kinda wish they would expand the hours of their current location first, but I guess I'm happy for them -- they should do well south of the river.)
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Next to Darling (East Whyte I believe)
 
IanO said:
Rita tonight for a special dinner out.

PANE SICILIANO & RICOTTA — $21 SESAME FOCACCIA, WHIPPED RICOTTA, FENNEL POLLEN, OREGANO, SEA SALT

MORTADELLA & PROVOLA — $18 MORTADELLA, PROVOLONE AURICCHIO, GREEN TOMATO SOTT’ OLIO

LUMACHE — $34 FENNEL SAUSAGE, KALE, PECORINO, PANGRATTATO

MATAGLIATI — $42 BRAISED SHORT RIB & PORCINI RAGU, PARMIGIANO
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Nice decor, good vibe if not too loud, good food and larger portions than expected, but mains overly salty x 2.

From start to finish, underwhelming service with multiple issues/mistakes/miscues.

For the price point, service was sadly below average and honestly not acceptable. The table beside us had similar issues and were not impressed by the look/sound of it and neither were we.

It's about the 'little things' at $150/per and simply did not hold up.


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If this was Reddit, I would take the plethora of downvotes, but I have to agree; I think Costa's restaurants are some of the most overrated in the city for food, service, and overall value. Disappointed too many times to count...
 
We haven't been in a while since our eating out has become sporadic at best, but I've always had great food and service at Costa's places. We had an absolutely delightful lunch at Va this summer and I used to loooooove Bar Bricco. Never did fall in love with Uccelino, alas; it was good but not stellar. Then again, since my husband has started on his latest obsession (went from making pastry, through pizza, on to homemade pasta now) there's less and less reason to go out.
Sad if they are slipping because they used to be a solid go to for great food and service.
 
IanO said:
Table beside us waited 20+ for their cocktail, finished meal before it came.

Missed order item, no check-in when food arrives ie. no offer of fresh pepper, didn't pour wine (I don't really care, but at the price point I'd expect an offer here and there) and wrong tab when the bill came.

It was busy, I certainly do not expect perfection, but again, for the price it was simply not polished service.
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Hard to find good service these days. My kid was fired at Nero cause she had other restaurant jobs cause they don’t give enough shifts! Turns out they have gone through 3X management turnover already. They have also lost and fired another dozen servers. A group of 6 of them including my kid have jobs at the New Druid.
 
ADob said:
We haven't been in a while since our eating out has become sporadic at best, but I've always had great food and service at Costa's places. We had an absolutely delightful lunch at Va this summer and I used to loooooove Bar Bricco. Never did fall in love with Uccelino, alas; it was good but not stellar. Then again, since my husband has started on his latest obsession (went from making pastry, through pizza, on to homemade pasta now) there's less and less reason to go out.
Sad if they are slipping because they used to be a solid go to for great food and service.
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May have been an off night, which happens, for we usually find things stellar, but it was simply not up to par.

It won't discourage me from going to his spots, but just a tad disappointing given the price and event.
 
MacLac said:
Hard to find good service these days. My kid was fired at Nero cause she had other restaurant jobs cause they don’t give enough shifts! Turns out they have gone through 3X management turnover already. They have also lost and fired another dozen servers. A group of 6 of them including my kid have jobs at the New Druid.
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Its unfortunate because I have heard situations like that alot. Between the consequences of the minimum wage hike (yes there was unintended consequences) and the covid closures, alot of the talent Edmonton had quit restaurants or moved.

Was actually talking to a chef a couple weeks ago who said he felt Edmonton went from about to blossom to back to its infancy. At the moment wasnt sure if I agreed, but feel it was actually spot on.
 
IanO said:
Agreed. Things ebb and flow, but we've taken a step back for sure.
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Not like it used to be back in the 90’s when I served at the now defunct “Top of the Inn,” where half of the menu was made table-side including Caesar salad…..made 1000’s of them. We also wore tuxedos and gave impeccable service.
 
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