We proudly serve the best of food to the best of people. Please accept our appreciation and sincere thanks for letting us serve you. Sometimes in the rush of business life, we fail to say “thanks” loud enough, but you can be assured that your patronage is never taken for granted. Our aim is to please and satisfy. To serve you is a real privilege and pleasure. Thank You!
Based on 225 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.1 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ No-contact delivery
Address:
243 E Merrill St, Birmingham, MI 48009
Phone: (248) 480-0492
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Hours
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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Closed |
| Tuesday | 5–10 PM |
| Wednesday | 5–10 PM |
| Thursday | 5–10 PM |
| Friday | 5–11 PM |
| Saturday | 5–11 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
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Reservations: opentable.com
Reviews
Luke Synnestvedt
Had a few issues with our experience here. My wife’s pasta was the saltiest dish I’ve ever tried (she ordered the carbonara), and while I typically prefer a more-strongly salted dish than other people, it was too much for even my tastes. The salad was a bit underwhelming, and the highlight of the night was the caprese appetizer. At +$30 for a pasta dish, I was expecting better flavor. Lastly, while some people enjoy a more detached/stoic waiting staff, my wife and I found it detracted from the experience as well.
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Annora Johnson
My family and I dined here last month. Sadly, we had a very poor experience. We had reservations, but the hostess refused to seat us until the entire party arrived. However, she seated others who had individuals missing from their party, who arrived after us, some without reservations. Additionally, the hostess insisted we wait outside in the cold and didn’t greet us. I picked this restaurant for my mom’s birthday celebration, but no one wished her despite this being on the reservation. The food was a hit or miss, some of the pastas were delicious but mine was cold and had bland flavor. Definitely overpriced, other restaurants in the area are far better. The bright light during our evening was our server who was excellent, he took great care of us and took time to explain the menu plus wines.
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Margie Netzel
Beautiful atmosphere, creative and delicious specials, an extensive wine list, and impeccable service. The swordfish was cooked perfectly. My carbonara was creamy, but very over seasoned. Get the crème brûlée! It’s everything!
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Grant Fox
By far my worst if not one of my worst experiences in Birmingham in my life. Me and my girlfriend made a reservation two days prior and when we pull up, not only do we have to wait for 10 minutes but when our seats were ready they put us in a spot where they were literally trying to hide us or have us out of the way. The table wasn’t even set up before we got there and there was other open tables and they told us to give them second so they can set up the spot. Also, notice in the picture that I took there’s no chairs at the table and this was after we had left and drove by so this is obvious that they didn’t want us eating there because they only set up that table for us, and no one else and it must’ve been because we looked too young or something but we’re both in our 20s and more than ready to get some drinks and a meal. They then walk us over there around the corner and next to us is extra tables and It was like a little back corner storage area that they had us sitting in. by the way, we weren’t even inside of the restaurant fence/gate that’s outside we were like almost in front of another building in the complete open for anyone to just easily come up to us and it didn’t feel like a restaurant at all. It literally didn’t look like we were sitting at the restaurant. Me and my girlfriend were completely discriminated against and treated completely inappropriately. We asked if there was any different spot we could move to, and as there was other open spots they told us there was nothing they can do. So you’re telling me the best you can do for a two days in advance reservation is not even give the couple a legitimate spot in the restaurant. When we ended up leaving and I call the restaurant after and when the guy answers he says there’s no way that happened. I completely explained to him everything and he was just in denial the whole time and he really had the audacity to say to me “ you come to the restaurant for the food, not the table” but no one goes to a restaurant to be damn near kicked on the curb and around the corner for your meal and on top of that it took about 10 minutes for us to get someone’s attention once we’re at the table because the server never came up to us because we were so tucked around the corner. his only other thing he could say to me was how him and his family were European and they don’t treat people like that which is just a completely invalid and potentially a racist statement. When I kept asking him questions and trying to get to the bottom of what happened, he eventually stopped answering me and told me the police are around the corner and he hung up the phone. I don’t know why he was trying to threaten me with law-enforcement when they were the ones who actually committed an illegal act. Business owners like this are what drive more and more people away from Birmingham besides the actual residents where half are disrespectful and arrogant anyways?
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Michael Mikhjian
2021 Review (5/5 Stars)
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charles schiff
Why a 2 rating? 4 of us had a wonderful meal only to have evening experience diminished when the bill came and there was $10 charge for use of a credit card!!! They claim their costs went up. Didn’t see any extra charges for gas, water or electric charges that also went up, as well as many other costs. When asked why, the owner was totally obnoxious and said “ this is America, I can do anything I want!” Why would a business do something to intentionally PO their customers? No longer a customer.
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Adam W
The food here is mediocre at best. Hostess was terrible and sounded like a train operator. In regards to the food if you want something more authentic, I would recommend Boca DePippo, or Olive Garden for that matter.
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Gaby Campos
Really disappointed with the service, specially the hostess, super rude and overbearing. Food was good, but not worth $100pp. We ended up going for drinks to 220 across the street, service there is day and night! we definitely will be back at 220!
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Jayden Hertzberg
very nice owner and servers! amazing food and great atmosphere!!! the lasagna is sooo good and salad!!! andrew was so sweet definitely coming back here 🙂
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Dana Davidson
Wonderful experience. My husband, daughter and I went today to celebrate a promotion. The staff was beyond friendly. The chef came to our table a few times to tell us about the dishes. Multiple people would stop over and interact with our daughter. The food was amazing. I had gnocchi, my husband had short rib, and our daughter had pizza. We were all impressed.
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