Mediterra

I ate at the midtown grill and was very happy with the service and food. This is better by far. one of the best dining experiences I have had in recent memory. there were four of us, everyone was very impressed. I have traveled and entertained all over North America and I would be please to take clients here. The scallops and the goat cheese stuffed chicken were great.

First off, we visited this place on a Saturday night @ 7pm, as the place was nearly empty, not a good sign for a place in Broad Ripple on a Saturday. This restaurant tries to pass itself off as a high end place, but there wasn't much sign of the kind of service or atmosphere that should accompany an establishment of that sort.  The food was good, but not great & it was over priced for the quality & quantity received.   There was a hostess stand, which we waited at for some time before we figured out there wasn't anyone working at the stand. (No sign either saying, please check in @ the bar or anything)  The guy working behind the bar, in addition to being completely clueless, looked and acted like a mobster (seriously scary).  He didn't know where any of the different liquors were located in the bar, didn't know what kind of liquors they offered, and couldn't make the simplest of drinks without asking us what was in it.

The server, while she was nice, had no idea how to serve or how to act in a refined dinning atmosphere.  I have received better & much more professional service from Steak & Shake @ 3am then I received at this place. I don't blame here, I blame the management for lack of appropriate training.  At one point the waitress was serving and knocked my fork off the table and it hit my lap before hitting the floor.  While it was a an understandable mistake that could happen to any server, her response was unexpected, "My Bad" was all she uttered, and then she walked away.

It was oddly overly clear there were mobster types, clearly in management roles, in the restaurant while we were eating, but there were not there to guide and assist the staff, it was more like they were just watching them...it was kind of creepy.

When we received our bill, and the total can to almost $200 (for 4 people), we were a little shocked at the cost of the drinks, but not overly so, they just seemed a little pricey.

As we were leaving, we noticed they had turned on the outdoor heating lamps, and way over to one side of the patio area were a group of 6-8, mobster looking men smoking cigars; and while we were leaving the bar tender was heading outside also and went to stand with them. (Now we know why it took so long to get our drinks all night, he kept disappearing, and now we know he was going outside to smoke)

Needless to say, for the kind of money that we spend, and service that we received, we will never be back!

Great steak and chicken dishes the appetizers were excellent and the service was great