Via Veneto Ristorante

I'm in love with their desserts.  My cousins and I shared the salted caramel vanilla crisp cake, the tiramisu, and the vanilla custard.  As soon as I got a taste,  I wanted to make my cousins disappear and take all the desserts for myself!!

The entrees weren't bad but they didn't leave the same kind of impression as the desserts.  I had the Lasagna Di Carna.  It was alright.  The taste of the meat sauce was a little off. I think this dish would have tasted better meatless.

Anyway, the place definitely has that old school Italian charm.  The owner ( I assume) was at the entrance to greet us and say goodbye when we left.  Our waitress was such a delight!  

I'd definitely go back for the dessert.

I planned a lovely night out with six of my best friends at Via Veneto on the advice of a friend.  worst experience ever.  The food was horrible.  the replacement dishes were raw and disgusting.  The server was sweet....but has stupid cooks backing him.  worst food ever.  WILL NEVER GO BACK.  NNNNNEEEVVVVEEERRRR.  So embarassed that I brought my loved ones to this horrible place.

Every time I eat here I feel like I'm on the show "Kitchen Nightmares". I feel for the place because it's an Italian family owned restaurant, but I've had really bad experiences here. The only time the experience was pleasant was the 2nd time when the male owner served our table.

Food:
The food here is terrible. For an Italian restaurant, they don't know how to cook pasta or decent Italian food. FAIL! I had the stuffed gnocchi, don't order it! It tasted bad where I didn't even want to eat my left overs. The second time I tried the Ahi Tuna which was surprisingly really good. The third time I had the Ahi Tuna again, but it was overcooked, did not taste good, the outside was pan burnt, and the green beans tasted like they were frozen vegetables. My what is suppose to be raw tuna, came out as medium cooked tuna. FAIL. Other guests at my table also complained the pasta was disgusting and undercooked. Another person found "stones" in the seafood pasta. The chef also drenches food in olive oil or butter sauces. They definitely need a new chef or better training. The food is WAY OVERPRICED for horribly poor quality food.

Service:
The older lady server is not friendly. She has this "I'm better than you and don't want to serve you" smug attitude. You can tell at times she tries to be nice, but the forced fakeness is extremely obvious. We all got a really bad and negative vibe from her. The male owner on the other hand was very nice and outgoing when he served our table.

Cleanliness:
FULL BOTTOM LIP LIPSTICK ON GLASSWARE. Enough said!! Negligence to clean and check glassware before placement is a major FAIL. On top of that, the menus are all dirty with crumbs all over them. For a place that is often empty or not very busy, they sure do neglect simple cleaning duties. This causes a red flag for me about the cleanliness behind kitchen doors.

The banquet hall looks nice. Unfortunately the accumulation of all the other negatives is not enough to make me suggest this place. The dirty glasses and overpriced disgusting dishes is the last straw for me. I gave an extra star ONLY because the male owner was so nice.