David Laroche Review of Rustico Italiano Restaurant
With all the 5 star ratings I expected much more. ...
With all the 5 star ratings I expected much more. The food was pretty good, not the greatest Italian food but a 3-4 star on the food. Atmosphere was very nice, surrounded by wine and a European feel. The beverages were very disappointing. Started by offering us pellegrino mineral water to which we said yes. An alternate was brought to the table, still from Italy but not what we were offered. Then the wine, ordered a montilpulciano for $42 and was informed it might not be the exact one we ordered but equivalent. I'm not an expert on Italian wines but I do know excessive mark up when I research it. This was a $8 retail bottle, over 5X markup!! That is just wrong and that is the main reason for the 1star. Finally they brought a complimentary amaretto to the table which I thought was a nice gesture. It was either watered down or a low quality amaretto as it was thin and weak. So there you have it, good food, bad beverage experience. Won't go back.

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