Valentino's Ristorante
Nashville, TN 37203
Phone: (615) 327-0148
Fax: (615) 327-9482
05/09/2008 Posted by sterned
I've heard plenty of good reviews of Valentino's both here and from people whose taste I trust. I returned after a mediocre visit several years ago to give the place a second chance. I don’t know where to start. So, I’ll try to highlight the positive. The Caesar Salad was very good. Now, the negative. The bread tasted like leftover Publix baguette, with burned cheese on top. I ordered the osso bucco, which was absolutely the worse I’ve ever had. It tasted like putrid rubber coated in urine flavored jello. My wife ordered the veal parm, which was at least edible, but not impressive in the least. The waiter was obnoxious, with no sense of personal space and a complete inability to make recommendations on either wine or food. I agreed to get the salad so my wife could as well, since there is a two person minimum. Another in our party ordered it, so she mentioned I could skip out. The waiter asked her why she was trying to ruin his sale. He returned later to ask if we wanted desert, as we were in the middle of making plans for the following day. Rather than return in a minute, he literally yelled over the discussion. A perfect end to the evening was the valet trying to start the wrong car with my keys, asking me to come see what was wrong. I didn’t make a big deal out of it, tipped them, and picked the car up myself. On the way back around to pick up the rest of my party, the valet made a point to tell me that my key unlocked the other car, so it was my fault and not theirs. To sum up, this is by far the worst “upscale” restaurant I have been to in Nashville. Quite possibly in the world. If it closed its doors tomorrow, I would throw a party.
Pros: Wine List, Caesar Salad
Cons: Staff, Entrees, Bread
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