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Review of Carnivale Restaurant

We made the mistake of booking a table for New Yea...

We made the mistake of booking a table for New Years Eve. This was our first time and we didn't know what to expect. In the flyer they promised live entertainment and a NYE celebration.

PROs: looks pretty cool inside, very fun atmosphere, colorful and vibrant, but yet very modern.

CONs: service and event management. The lady who took us to our table told us right away that this is just a dining restaurant and there will be not party. The live entertainment turned out to be 2-3 jugglers and gymnasts walking around doing the same tricks again and again. First time was fun, but got very old very quickly. No dancing? No live music? Their lured us in with a NYE celebration and did absolutely not deliver. Additionally, there are several rooms in the restaurant and instead of being seated in the main fun area, we were placed in a corner of some remote room upstairs with nothing going on in there. Our waiter was impatient and kind of rude. He just dumped the dishes on our table and didn't explain anything. It probably wouldn't have been a problem, if the appetizers did not look very similar. So we played guessing games - I guess that was fun.

AVERAGE were the food and the cocktails. Some of the ceviche or seafood appetizers were ridiculous, like a prepped up oyster - just ONE, and literally nothing on the shell but some greens. I ordered truffle gnocchi. The black color of the gnocchi was alarming and it did not compensate for the lack of the truffle taste. In fact they tasted like softened bread rather than potato and truffles. Another person ordered risotto with scallops, and it was rather plain and dry. After dining out at Emilios Tapas a few days ago this was a big disappointment.

OVERALL: definitely worth checking it out. DON'T go for any events like New Years Eve. No live entertainment (music and dancing). Food is average tasting and rather overpriced. Go there for the atmosphere, not for good food!