Reviews
11/10/2012
Disgusting food and management attitude - I've had better food and service in a market stall in Bolivia paying 90c. I've had much better pizza in a tiny shop near 187 st in the hispanic area. We made the mistake of walking in here on a Friday night. We were in the mood for Pizza, although it seems a bit pricey we assumed that the price reflected the quality. We couldn't have been more wrong. Firstly the place was about 1/4 full and the hostess seemed to be only seating people right up near the window, there were too many tables crammed into a tiny space that waiters were constantly tripping over us and they were trying to squeeze other customers into areas with no room to breathe. Secondly they had some horrible radio station on in the background with bad commercial dance music playing. The table next to us (1 foot away) was also complaining about the music. We ordered 2 glasses of wine which were mediocre at best and 2 personal pizzas. The pizza was disgusting, the base was tough, the cheese tasted like cheap garbage and the olives were completely tasteless and rubbery. The server came over to ask us if everything was alright and I said 'not really' and she just walked off. We sat there for a few minutes looking at the filth in front of us, I tried to eat a quarter of my pizza before I gave up and we decided this was not worth $35. Another server came over as it was obvious we were not eating our food, we said it was bad and we said we wanted to pay for our wine and leave. He said ok and just walked away as well. At this point we were not going to bother sitting there any longed. We walked out. Halfway down the street the server chased us down telling us we had to pay, the manager also chased us and accused us of running away. I told him we complained to two waiters about the food and they did nothing so we left, the girl we initially said something to denied it. We tried to leave again and he grabbed hold of me and called 911! All this for 2 crappy pizzas which tasted like it would have cost them $5 each to make maximum. I told him we offered to pay for the wine and wanted to leave but he insisted we wait for the police at the restaurant, so we go back and stand around for another 15 minutes with our crappy uneaten pizza staring at us. All the while telling us that he hasn't had any issues in 25 years which is BS if you look at any of the reviews anywhere online. While I start getting angrier. He asks where we are from and as soon as he found out we were tourists he suddenly decides to take the $20 I offered for the wine and let us leave. Apparently the police arrived shortly after so hopefully they gave him an earful for wasting their time on a Friday night.
Details
Phone: (212) 260-5679
Address: 93 Macdougal St Frnt A, New York, NY 10012
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- Email Business
- Extra Phones
Phone: (917) 299-9478
- Payment method
- amex, diners club, master card, visa
- Price Range
- $
- Neighborhoods
- Downtown Manhattan, Greenwich Village
- AKA
La Pasta Bistro & Grill
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- Other Information
Cuisines: Family Style, Italian, European, Continental
Takes Reservations: Yes
Price Range : Below Average
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