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2013-07-29
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Went to Lupa yesterday. Over the last year, I have actually been a fan of Lupa, defending its bad rep on blogs and among my friends and acquaintances who have bad-mouthed it. Yes, the fish and meat dishes were poorly prepared, but the salumi, cheeses, and pastas were tasty and diverse, with some well-thought out dishes.No more. I may never go back.My wife and I went for lunch yesterday only to find that you could no longer order a la carte on Sundays. You are stuck with a hideously expensive buf
No more. I may never go back.
My wife and I went for lunch yesterday only to find that you could no longer order a la carte on Sundays. You are stuck with a hideously expensive buffet, which is meager in its selections: a large table of various kinds of salad, most of which are pretty similar; a board covered with prosciutto and another board covered with salami were it for salumi; an almost empty board with a few stray pieces of parmiggiano for cheese; a pork carving station; tomato or white bean soup; a bowl of polenta. That's about it. The dessert buffet appeared untouched, likely because nothing there looked particularly worthwhile.
The buffet did offer a selection of some dishes made in the kitchen, which offered only more disappointment. I ordered 'eggs purgatory', which was described as 'oven baked eggs, spicy salami and tomato'. What I got: six potato-halves surrounding a bit (less than one) egg in tomato sauce. No sign of spicy salami. The dish itself was mediocre.
I felt the whole experience was geared towards separating the diner from their dollar.
I was so put off, I think I may never go back.
No wonder there's never a wait for tables anymore.
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