La Pergola

I came here with my boyfriend on a Tuesday night around 6:30 with a <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Frestaurant.com&s=c5fe485af4df376130bee54f875814d79c4d7913e1258123b1206d2bdbf4873b" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://restaurant.com</a> coupon handy.  The reviews were iffy, but I'm not too picky and figured with the coupon it'd be a good deal.  I was wrong- as other reviewers pointed out, this food is marked up astronomically.  

There were only 2 other tables occupied during our dinner.  There were more waiters then customers, so they were overly attentive out of their own boredom.  I ordered the spinach ricotta gnocchi and my boyfriend ordered the grilled pork chops.  The gnocchi was okay, and the portion was small, but enough.  My boyfriend thought the porkchops had way too many peppers/onions and not enough potatoes on the side.  The food was okay, but not worth the high prices.

Terrible Place! Saw it when it first opened and was interested in trying it. Got a <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Frestaurant.com&s=c5fe485af4df376130bee54f875814d79c4d7913e1258123b1206d2bdbf4873b" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://restaurant.com</a> coupon which encouraged a visit. I ordered clams as appetizer and my date ordered salad. Both were just great. The entrees we ordered which happened to both be fish were presented to us raw before they were cooked. Mine was red snapper and his was flounder filet. When we got them cooked, the amount of fish was about 1/4 of what was presented before hand. I think they show the same fish to everyone but give them something else they have in the kitchen. The prices of both were astronomical. I had asked the waiter if I could have mashed potatoes with my fish. He told me that they usually only have mashed potatoes on the weekend but that he'd ask the cook if he could prepare some for me. He returned to tell me that the cook had refused. All they had were roasted potatoes. Then we ordered the dessert which was a raspberry tart in raspberry sauce. What we got was a hard piece of shoe leathery tart in a vanilla sauce. The wiaters weren't particularly friendly either. I got the feeling they weren't happy to be there. The owner came around at the end to thank us for our visit. It's too bad he doesn't realize that he won't be there much longer given the sub-par food and pricing.

Don't bother going. You'll only be disappointed. Milllburn has a lot of nicer restaurants.

I've eaten at La Pergola now 4 times, and it keeps getting worse. I think the honeymoon is over.  The excitement of something new and different is now forgotten.
We went last night for a mid-week, Tuesday-night dinner and our 2 apps and 2 entrees cost $120. Ok - it's fancy Millburn. Place is pretty and their rent is high (art work is bizarre and amateurish). So, to pay NYC prices (akin to Union Square Cafe, A Voce, et. al.) I'd expect the same quality. $40 for the Osso Bucco, and it was tough and stuck to the bone. The sauce was good, but not enough of it. And I had no access the marrow (if you love osso bucco, you love marrow!!) If i paid $25 for the osso bucco  - you get what you paid for and my expectations would be inline. This was a lot of money for mediocrity. I'll try it again, but I'll try the fresh fish they push. I hope the Branzino is not $40 or truly exceptional.