Our party of six arrived about 15 min. before our scheduled reservation but the table was waiting for us. We were ushered to the table by the manager/host and given only regular dinner menus even though we were well within the early dining time. It took several requests to our waiter for the early dining menu before it appeared. Drink orders were taken and faccacio bread and an olive oil, garlic and herb mixture, for dipping the bread, was put on the table while we made our dinner selections. Two in our party ordered from the early menu and the rest from the regular menu because of its greater variety. All ordered pasta of one kind or another. The early dining dishes looked almost as large as the regular dishes although they were supposed to be smaller quantities. All portions were large enough for sharing, although no one did. Everyone was happy with their choices except yours truly. I ordered "Penne Con Broccoli", a dish not too difficult to make, and found it tasteless. After "doctoring" it with salt and some of the bread dipping mixture I considered it acceptable although if I wasn't with other people I would have sent it back and ordered something else. After leaving the restaurant we learned that we were there during happy hour and drinks should have been 2 for 1. Those that ordered drinks were never offered the second drink. The waiter was pleasant enough but possibly not fully trained.    [06 Mar 2000 15:03:22]

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