For such a renowned restaurant, our dining experie...

For such a renowned restaurant, our dining experience last night was a total letdown.

Our server appeared miserable and upset from the moment we sat - and especially when we informed him we weren't planning to drink.

He disappeared and left us alone for 30 minutes before we could flag him down to take our order.

My mother in law was first to order and went straight to naming her entree. Our server appeared even more agitated and asked "no appetizers!?"

Our appetizers were served in a timely fashion but we sat around for another good 45 mins before the entrees were served. No apology, no explanation. Service itself deserves at most 1 star (for the busboys who refilled our water)

Food - we shared the foie gras, a full entree sized lobster ravioli, and ahi tuna as starters. The foie gras was the winning dish of the night - can't even find words to describe it. Just get it! Lobster ravioli tasted like mushy wonton and only came in 4 pieces? Honesty I can't believe this was their most popular dish. Ahi tuna - way too citrusy and absurd amount of tomato, I would skip.

Main courses
Brodetto - my brother in law and I each ordered this. We agreed that it had a generous amount of seafood but the broth itself added nothing to this dish.

Veal pappardelle - the pasta was way overcooked to a point it was made impossible to fork. And did they not drain the pasta before adding the veal ragu? There was a layer of pasta water towards one side of the dish - bland, mushy mess

Spaghetti Negri - extremely salty, again the pasta was overcooked. The spaghetti morphed into one giant glob.

Steak - my father in law only eats steak well done and stressed on this when placing his order. The steak was at best medium. He didn't touch his steak two bites in.

Desserts
Ricotta donuts - thank goodness for this dessert. Generously sized donut holes with mouth watering raw honey ice cream - could def use bigger scoop!

Chocolate mousse - very rich and more dark chocolatey than expected. Good but nothing memorable.

Overall - I honestly am appalled and embarrassed by the service and food we received - can't believe we waited and saved this restaurant to bring my in laws to. It was a total nightmare (well actually the foie gras and donuts were heavenly), just stay away.