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2017-09-23
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We decided to give Pirata a try based on all the amazing reviews online but were disappointed with our experience. The food was below average, and the environment and staff were so-so.The waiting time to bring us to our seats was pretty long to begin with, although we arrived 5 minutes before our 6.30 pm booking on Saturday. The bread basket is usually a good indication of the food quality I think, but the one we got consisted of soggy bread which was far from being fresh or crunchy (except for
The waiting time to bring us to our seats was pretty long to begin with, although we arrived 5 minutes before our 6.30 pm booking on Saturday. The bread basket is usually a good indication of the food quality I think, but the one we got consisted of soggy bread which was far from being fresh or crunchy (except for one randomly well made slice out of the 5 in our basket, so we aren't sure if they just messed up a batch of bread that day.)
We ordered four appetizers which were all average - not bad but not good, especially given the price. However, we waited very long for the mussels dish (almost half an hour), during which the staff kept coming by to say it would be out in a minute when it took way longer. While we were waiting we had plenty of time to notice things like staff carrying a tray of raw meat from the storage area right across the restaurant which wasn't very pleasant.
The mains were a bit better than the appetizers, though still average. The lamb shank was nice enough. The pasta was so so, given that it's an Italian restaurant we expected better.
At the end of our meal, we were both pretty disappointed and regretted our choice (although we do like Pirata Group's other restaurant Tokyolima). The bill came out to $1030 for two people.
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