I last visited the Il Fornaio in Beverly Hills at least 30 years ago. The one in Manhattan Beach is much closer, so Cindy invited me to lunch yesterday for dineLA. The menu looked good. We chose a salad instead of soup and an entrée.
Our server gave us the regular menu plus the wine and cocktail list. We looked at the regular menu to see if the dineLA menu was listed somewhere. I had to get his attention and ask for that menu. He then handed it to us. That ticked me off because, in all my dining experiences with DineLa, they always gave us the menu at the same time and mentioned it to us in case we were unfamiliar with it. Right away, I was thinking of more expensive items and more tips.
We placed our order, and both of us chose the Insalata Cesarina. For our entée, we had the Tagliatelle Bolognese. The Caesar salad lacked flavor. It was edible. We enjoyed the warm bread with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and parmesan cheese. The Bolognese was much better.
It might be unfair to judge our meal since we both had the same thing. Other items might have been more exciting. I expected more from this restaurant since they have been around for a long time.
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