Fratelli's

This was by far the worst dining experience I’ve had in the 23 years of my life. I was here with my extended family to celebrate my grandmothers 80th birthday. When ordering drinks we were informed that since I have a PA license that is vertical they would not serve me alcohol. I am 23 and have a valid license from PA where it is common to have a vertical license until 24 because our license are valid for 4 years. The manager came over and lied to us when he stated that it was a state law to deny service of alcohol to anyone with a vertical license. (Which it is not http://www.harfordcountymd.gov/lcb/index.cfm?ID=110 ) We were obviously not happy about this but at the time we believed it was state law and a few members of our party just asked to cancel their drink orders (before they got to the table). Within a minute or so drinks were brought to the table including the ones that had been canceled. The manager came along with them and a combative attitude and stated he would not cancel the order and that the drinks would be on the bill. He said something along the lines of (The drinks will be on the bill. As a manager I have to take into account losses and I will not be responsible for the cost of those drinks.) He then continued in accusing me of not being responsible saying “If I was responsible I would already have a horizontal license”. (I find it particularly annoying now knowing this policy is in fact not a law but only a common store policy in Maryland. Furthermore the fact that a manager who doesn’t even know his states liquor laws called me irresponsible is a bit absurd.) At this point the managers combative nature and verbal insult of me sent me over the edge and I regrettably responded with “f*** you, don’t call me irresponsible” Then I and three other members of our party were told we were being kicked out and that there were plenty of other people who would like to have our table. Had I not been there myself I would have gladly left before it got to this point. When my grandfather came over to talk to the manger to try and defuse the situation the manager pulled back violently yelling don’t touch me. I don’t know what was said between the two of them but the situation was diffused and those who weren’t too worked up to eat had their meal but the evening was obviously ruined. I will never understand the manager’s combative attitude or his refusal to cancel a drink order before it even hits the table, or his lack of knowledge of what is law and what is store policy. This drama would have been easily avoided had the manager not come out with a combative attitude, and simply stated it is store policy and canceled drink orders for those who requested it. We would not have been very happy with their policy but the situation would not have escalated from there.

This is a work place of very unhappy people. The 24 year old owner George  has an anger issue. He frequently harasses his employees . Your brought back into his office for a demeaning "f- this,f- that" screaming until he feels satisfied in his Napolian fashion.
He is uneducated and never went to culinary school . Yet he will take responsibility for the meal.there have been many people from cooks,bar tenders to waiters that have quit.others unhappily putting up with it. If you have a young adult wanting a job do not send them here or you will be dealing with a very stressed out child. I suspect the behavior of this young man is going to escalate over time and this business is going to suffer. I have hired a labor lawyer to look into his harassing behavior. This is a bipolar individual preparing your food or the food for your children. Ask around town there are many ex employees in the Hampstead area that will support my impression of this owner.i hate to say he has bad genetics but the complaints about the rude woman at the front on other blogs is his mother. And she is a bitch.

This place is pretty awesome. I arrived and was greeted with a smile. I asked to be seated by the bar so I can watch some TV while I had my lunch. The bar tender immediately approached me and asked what I would like to drink. I did not come here for a drink but I couldn't turn down the offer. After reviewing the menu for a couple of minutes, I've decided to start off with the prosciutto wrapped asparagus and take on the godfather panini. So here's the break down:

Beer: Ice cold Heineken - Perfect
Prosciutto wrapped asparagus: The prosciutto was a bit on the salty side but the asparagus balanced it off very well. Yummy.
Godfather panini: Not too big, not too small, just the right size! Crab cake, cheese, a mustardy-tartar sauce, united together in a panini.... need I say more? You can't go wrong with that combination.
Dessert: N/A (I did not have room for dessert)

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