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Originally Posted by paulascorpio

20 of us went on Saturday. The thin crust pizza was crisp, tasty and topped with lots of meat and cheese. I thought it was cooked perfectly and tasted great. The thick pizza was like bread with sauce. I wouldn't order it..... Salads were fresh and cold but the Italian dressing was blah....just oil so, it was tasteless. They probably didn't shake the bottle to mix before pouring on the salad. The subs were good...the bread seemed like it was from a commercial bakery and not like an Italian roll. The sandwiches had at least 4 oz of meat and the sliced Italian meats/cheese were good and very tasty. A friend had an open Italian roast beef sandwich. The meat/cheese etc was good but the oil that was baked on the ciabatta bread smelled and tasted rancid. The place was packed with only two waitresses for their two rooms. So, the service left a lot to be desired (SLOW, STRESSED and when they finally took our order they RUSHED) and it took us over 60m to get our food with just sandwiches, salads and pizza. We had made a reservation but the restaurant never planned for our visit. When we arrived, the waitresses did not know, THAT we had a room reservation. (the back room). We also went up to the deli counter to purchase some meats/cheese and no one would even acknowledge that we were there. So, we gave up. Any one behind the counters is working and don't even look up or even say hi! They need more help or maybe some better personalities. All in all, I think they need a few improvements and will probably do very well but, I'll wait a month or so before going back so, they can get their act together and hopefully, things will have been improved and more organized. Their Italian bread for purchase was very good! Also, if you have reservations in their back room bring ear plugs. There is no sound proofing in the room so, with 20 people speaking you couldn't hear yourselves think. It was very uncomfortable to your ears and I am a good loud listener!

20 people in a Deli and it only took 60 minutes? I would have expected at least 2 hours. Large groups should stick to restaurants like the country clubs who want that type of business.