Saturday, October 10, 2009

I Tre Merli Restaurant



Just happened to be bumming around SoHo with a few friends and stumbled across I Tre Merli.

From the outside, the place is very inviting, as it has large floor-to-ceiling doors. We walk in and I think, “Why would a nice big place like this, in SoHo, only have a few tables seated? “ I got my answer shortly there after.

We were seated and take not of the atmosphere and décor. The dining room doesn’t feel cramped due to the high ceilings. The theme was headed in the right direction, but the execution was wrong. The wall of wine bottle would be interesting if it wasn’t coated in dust. I guess that translates into “rustic” eh??

Our waitress didn’t understand or speak English very well! (Hello, WTF ! Why are you waiting tables?) So another server replaced her. He was a little better, but seemed to be working all the tables. We didn’t have any apps as it was a late lunch and would be meeting for dinner later.

Ordered various entrées which, came out at different times and the quality of those entrees ranged from ok/average to down right bad. The chicken was undercooked, the other persons farfalle was salty. My rigatoni was good, but dry. It was definitely a meal to forget.

When we requested the bill, it was a train wreck, but after speaking with the manager, he gave us a discount and apology due to our bad experience.

After a while a few more tables were seated, but it appears that people come here for the bar not the food.

I suggest the same. Avoid this place, unless you’re going to the bar. It’s not worth the bland food or bad service.




I Tre Merli
463 West  Broadway
New York, NY 10012
(212) 254-8699
http://www.itremerli.com/

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