Osteria Crescendo Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "The service was impeccable."
• "Great service even with a group of 13 people."
• "Thank you to Jackson for making our first dinner at Osteria Crescendo wonderful, he was extremely polite and gave us a lot of good recommendations."
• "The service was beyond professional."
• "our server Liz was a superstar who we loved"
• "Service is top notch here! We were greeted by everyone as we walked in: hostess, bartender, bus boys, and waiters."
• "Teresa was an awesome waiter"

Cons:

• "Trying to sneak an extra charge to a unsuspecting customer is just bad business."
• "One of my appetizers never came and when I questioned the server you could tell she forgot."
• "he repeatedly reminded me throughout the dinner that we had to be finished before 8pm for another seating"
• "Our server kept appearing at the wrong times and then went missing for long periods of time."
• "when we asked the manager LUIS if he could catch us a break, his response was we don't cater to children"
• "The server didn’t go that extra step of proactively putting a candle in the dessert or offering anything really, those things had to be requested."
• "Unfortunately the managerr had a disconnect with his kitchen because we were desperately looking for suggestions for our table to share.and he had no idea what they offered."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Food was good, drinks were good, atmosphere even better."
• "The atmosphere is modern yet somehow makes you feel like you're in a sunny home in the country."
• "The atmosphere was perfect, with a modern, clean feel with soft lighting."
• "the restaurants atmosphere was absolutely chic"
• "It’s upscale and sophisticated, yet friendly and homey all at the same time"
• "Ambiance was light and airy but still cozy"
• "Nice atmosphere."

Cons:

• "the echo in the building makes it uncomfortably noisy, particularly around the bar"
• "Too loud, atmosphere is cold, and it is pricey for what you're getting."
• "Firstly, it was very noisy, and only 1/2 filled when we were there."
• "For the price of all the food on the menu, they should really consider to have a more professional atmosphere"
• "The restaurants decor ultra modern avant-garde modernistic."
• "Food, service, and decor were all great—but they NEED to play different music."
• "We had a lovely dinner Albeit at the high table in the bar area because they said they had no reservations for two."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The bread pudding was AMAZING! I highly recommend ordering it!"
• "The larger format proteins are expensive but you definitely get what you pay for"
• "All of our food was fantastic, the curried mussels as an appetizer, and my tagliatelle bolognese."
• "Everything was absolutely scrumptious and we cleaned each plate."
• "The peach pie (pizza) is very innovative."
• "Food was SPECTACULAR! Chef Robbie wowed are table!"
• "The truffle pasta is one of their most popular items and we know why. It was great."

Cons:

• "I ordered a steak medium and they brought to me rare, almost alive"
• "The steak was inedible due to its tough chewy texture"
• "Both our mussels and bronzino were lost in sauce and other stuff."
• "The pasta….lackluster."
• "Pasta is almost too al dente and was tough."
• "The lamb neck for two which was HORRIBLE! It was full of fat and the texture was just disgusting!"
• "The calamari which we love at Viaggios was greasy and not as great as it normally is."

Value

Pros:

• "The restaurant is little pricey, but well worth for special occasion dinners"
• "Honestly all of Rob Felices restaurants are truly worth not just the hype but the money."
• "All for a pretty reasonable price as well."
• "It was worth every single penny."
• "Probably the best high-scale Italian food I've had in Bergen County."

Cons:

• "The restaurant is very pricey."
• "The food was good but not worth the price."
• "Don't know how they plan on staying open with the prices they have now."
• "Overpriced, limited menu."
• "The prices charged are not easy to reconcile with the lackluster food that is served"
• "It is pricey so be prepared. With tip we were in for $150/person."
• "These people think they're serving Michelin Star food. Food was served COLD, and for the money, much better places to eat in Westwood."