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| Rating | Avg. Dinner Entrée |
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| $$$$$ | Greater than $25 |
| $$$$ | $18.01 - $25 |
| $$$ | $12.01 - $18 |
| $$ | $7.01 - $12 |
| $ | Less than $7 |
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Posted by tom on 12/13/2004
Oceana, it isn't....
When I found out that the owners of Oceana were opening a new Italian restaurant, I was excited to go....unfortunately, my excitement was short-lived. Here's a recap of my thoughts: Food: Overall, we found the food to be pretty good for a new place. The quail was delicious as was the bass for two. The suckling pig was a disappointment. Service: This is where the restaurant really let me down. For me, going out to dinner is a much about the service as it is the food. Not only was the service painfully slow, but it was also quite inexperienced and not apologetic for that. The selection at the bar is fairly limited and when they were unable to prepare two cocktails my party wanted (and it wasn't anything particularly exotic) the reply was "We try to keep with the Italian theme." When I asked what he suggested for an Italian cocktail, he had no idea. In addition, the sommelier had no idea about the wine list -- when I gave him an idea of what we liked and what we were having, he threw the selection back to me with the empty "What do you like." His lack of interest or experience showed when I asked him to point out what he thought were the special bottles on his list and he couldn't. Finally, what was most frustrating was the fact that if you didn't appear to be known by the manager or the chef, you were a second thought. Value: Wasn't overpriced, wasn't under priced. Typical NY prices. Atmosphere. I can't quite tell what the place wants to be: hip NY bar scene or a restaurant. The dining room proper is quite loud and the booth that we sat in was uncomfortably narrow. I'm a thin guy and two men really can't sit across from each other without feeling as though they are on top of the table. Overall, I doubt we will be going back. There are two many better restaurants to go to -- Italian and other.
Posted by Anonymous on 11/03/2004
Amazing new place!
I ate here for dinner with my husband and we had an amazing time. It was astonishing to find out that it was Abboccato's first night in business. Everything seemed flawless from the food, to the service, to the decor. Go all out for the 3 courses as they reccommend to really experience an authentic Italian meal.