Il Pavone

We were staying with a relative in Walnut Creek while on vacation.  We thoroughly enjoyed Il Pavone, including our two children, ages 18 and 11 years.  Both the food and service were excellent.

Lone female diner on Father's Day.  Arrived too early and had Zinfandel on the patio till it was time to order.  Really good bread and real butter. Waiter perfectly suggested salad dressing   Had lovely veal piccata with mashed and medly of vegies.  Wonderful.  Great waiter, Alejandro.

Thought it would be a good idea for a chill dinner away from the downtown area...it's obvious when walking in that this place caters to a mature crowd of regulars. Plenty of schmoozing for the familiar faces though not so much for us "under 60" crowd. This is my first "yelp is waaaay off" experience.
   The decor is plenty dated though I was hoping it would add to the appeal of a home cooked meal type place. Imagine the restaurant in an old, caddyshack style country club.
    I started off ordering a Peroni only to be told they don't have it. Really? No Peroni in an Italian restaurant? Oh well.
    We shared the steamed mussels for our app and thoroughly enjoyed pieces of sand with each bite. 2 of our mussels didn't even have any meat in them, just the shell.
    After an hour or so our second course, Caesar salad came out. I almost started laughing as it was being put down since I love a $9 fistful of romaine with some Parmesan on top. I could have done a better job at a salad bar with one hand tied behind my back and blindfolded.
   Finally our entrees arrived. My GF had the veal with white wine sauce and I had the special lamb ravioli which I substituted their Demi glaze for a marinara sauce. I will post pictures but I'm pretty sure veal isn't supposed to be white. And made further inedible with a sauce that had the flavor of biting into a lemon. We each had one bite and left it. The ravioli pasta had a nice al dente texture but the filling was minuscule and lacked any real flavor. I was really in the mood for a red sauce though my substitution produced me a few scoops of crushed tomatoes.
   This is by far the worst dinner I have had in recent memory. We both left deflated by the miserable, laughable experience. Food was AWFUL, service not much better and the feeling inside of a funeral home with a pulse. I am shocked this place is in business. I am shocked fellow yelpers think this food is edible.  
 An hour an a half later and $130 poorer, I am certain I will never set foot in this restaurant again. Perhaps my review seems a bit harsh but I have never been so disappointed in a restaurant. Stay away.