Reggiano's Ristorante

Itallian Food Gone Wrong. I was truly surprised at the meal that I had at Reggiano; My husband ordered "linguine and vongole with white sauce". When the dish came it was soupy with little necks. Vongole are small and its "meat" is sweet. The American substitute is usually manila clams. The clams used, little necks, were chewy and rubbery. They certainly were not of the highest quality and the entire meal was not Reggiano's best. . Ordinarily we would have left the restaurant and not complained, but my husband remarked about the dish, the server said :well you ate half of it". My husband said that was not the answer that should have been given. When we have a poor meal we do not eat it but we were hungry and looking forward to this dinner. We kept trying to find merit with each bite that we took. My husband asked that the chef be told about our complaints. Obviously the chef cannot take criticism. He was trying to pawn off low quality seafood by insulting a customer. He refused to come out to speak with us. By the way my meal, lamb was not medium rare it was medium and tasted as if it was warmed in a microwave. It had no flavor. My dish was expensive and I expected more care in its preparation. The risotto was clumpy and had no flavor. This meal was such a disappointment. again I did not complain because I was hungry. This should be a wake up call. for Reggiano. I hope that when you advertise a dish use the correct food terms such as little neck clams not vongole (by the way vongole is a variety of mussel not a clam).

Reggiano was not at their top on Friday. I will not be returning to this restaurant being insulted was not the way anyone in the service industry should react.…

Bad Attitude. For a long time I heard good things about the place, so finally about 3 weeks ago I tried it with a friend of mine. I use to go there when it was Primavera and never was impressed with the decor. When Primavera moved and the restaurant became Wish, An American Bistro, I still wasn't impressed with the decor. When I walked into Reggiano, I liked what they did with the place, the room was dark and had atmosphere. They could probably do without the Plasma but it was fine. They have a liquor license which for me is always a plus, but the bar area is tiny. First I started out with the Tuna Tartare, which was a mamouth portion, but needed some kind of cracker or chip. I am a big fan of any type of chicken on the bone and read about the Pollo Savoy was excellent, it was good not great. The wait staff was attentive. I had a nice first experience. I went back the next week with my wife and some friends and enjoyed it. Went for the 3rd time in 3 weeks, last night, a disaster. We had a 7:15 reservation and stood at the door for 10 minutes until my wife grabbed a waiter to get help. Meanwhile there were 3 tables waiting behind us to get in. The Manager, who was tending bar, came over and said he would look into it but we could wait at the bar in the meantime. There was no room at the bar and he never came back. Now after 7:30, the bar emptied and we went over and asked the Manager who was making drinks how much longer. He asked us if we wanted a drink, we said it depends on how long the wait is, he said at least another 20 minutes. My wife said 20 more minutes for a 7:15 reservation. He said "Yeh" with a real obnoxious atittude and no remorse. At that point I had enough and we left and went to Primavera who was more than happy to seat and serve us. The place is OK but not a lot different than many of the other restaurants in town. Given the attitude of the Manager and the shoddy treatment, I will never go back and would not recommend to any of my friends.…

Deceiving prices. My wife and I eat dinner out several times a month, so when we go to dinner we like to have a good meal. Budget is usually of not much of a concern. However, when did a bottle of Pellegrino cost $8.50 in N.J.?!?! It still cost $6-$6.50 in NYC. I am under the impression since the restaurant review books usually rate the cost of a restaurant by their entree prices that Reggiano's is trying to beat the system by having reasonably price entrees, but everything else is expensive. A shrimp appetizer which wasn't on the menu was $16.00, and a pound cake dessert was $9.00 It was basically cold pound cake with some store brought whipped cream and a few slices of strawberry. The menus states it was with mascarpone cheese, but I didn't see any nor taste any. Also, when we called and asked if we could bring our own wine, the young girl who answered the phone said yes. She also told us there was no corkage fee when we asked, but of course, there was a $15 charge on our bill. All-in-all, it is a nice looking and clean restaurant, which has live music on Saturday nights. The food is good, but I am not crazy about being nickel-and-dimed, especially on the water which costs them no more than $1.29 each. They don't offer a way to contact them via their website, so I will most likely not even bother to tell them my thoughts. There is a great restaurant Fortissimo's right next door (to the left), try it, you'll like it!…