Perhaps I am a snob about Italian/Mediterranean food since I eat out every night and have friends that have authentic Italian food restaurants where the chefs are really talented in preparing Italian dishes. Excellent Italian food is simple and basic with fresh ingredients. Today it...seems as if they have to add fancy names to items and change traditional dishes such as this restaurant does but words do not make the food acceptable. I had the beat salad which was decent for $18.00 but in general the presentation of food coming from the kitchen was not appealing watching what was being served around me. My friend ordered the rabbit and it was overcooked and dry, not really edible. The octopus appetizer helping was average but nothing to rave about. It is hard to mess up Italian meats and cheeses so that is a no brainer to review. The gnocchi dish came in a small circular dish without any presentation and was extremely disappointing. I have never left a bad review before for any restaurant but since reviews were high I just had to try it for myself but it is off my list and there are far too many good italian restaurants in Miami that cost far less that are much better. If you are Italian, I suggest you take this off your list to visit. And to be honest, why try to reinvent popular dishes. Italian ingredients are not expensive, it is in the preparation that makes it good.More
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