La Piazza Ristorante

04/14/2008 Posted by Blondie2769

This place is the biggest scam ever and I highly recommend staying far far away from this "restaurant". The typical tourists that my family and I are, we saw how lovely the restaurant looked and decided to dine there. Right away we noticed how extremely high the prices were, but we figured the food must be extraordinary. However, the entire menu had small print under almost everything! "You cannot order a pannini on the weekends...you must tip 15%", etc. I ordered a $3 Coke, which came in a tiny glass, more than half full of ice. After I finished it in about 2 seconds, the waitress informed me "we do not have free refills, but you can always order another one". I can???? Wow, thanks so much. Things only got worse. I ordered the ravioli which to my dismay, came with 6 piece of 'Chef Boyarde' style pieces...for $20! I've honestly had better frozen ravioli from Costco! My brother's pasta plate which was supposed to have bacon and all sorts of good things in it looked like Spaghetti O's, and my mom's pesto fettucine was a blob of green pasta which looked like it was made in a freshman dorm room microwave. Our bill was $85, and as we paid, feeling ripped off and still hungry, the waitress informed us that they do not validate and that we'd have to go elsewhere. Pretty much the entire dinner was "just so you know, you cant do this" and "just so you know, you cant do that". We felt like saying, "just so you know, we're not paying for this dinner!" My family and I walked away from this restaurant completely ripped off. I would advise anyone and everyone to stay away from this place. I'm absolutely positive that they get no repeat customers because everyone walks away feeling scammed. Over-priced, unprofessional, not GOOD, and takes advantage of tourists.

Pros: Absolutely nothing.

Cons: Food, service, "rules", big scam for tourists

03/14/2008 Posted by terrabella

This is the worst experience I have ever had at any restaurant. I wish that I would have seen the reviews before going here. My nephew who is and I just got done watching a show and the fashion show for Ed Hardy was here so it was of course packed in front of the restaurant. We decided to watch the show from the patio and figured the place looked pleasant. We weren't incredibly hungry and it was a bit pricey so we decided to share. When I asked the waiter Naaman if the pasta was enough for two he said yes but there is a $15 minimum. I said well ok it is $22. and then he continued to say that it is a $15 pp. I asked him where it says that considering on the menu it only says split plate charge is $2. he said well it usually says that and on a night like this there is a minimum they should have told you before you sat down. So i picked another dish which was disgusting!! Another couple sat next to us and ordered one small pizza I asked them if they were told about this minimum and she said no. So I called the manager over who smelled so bad of alcohol and he agreed that there is the minimum and it says it on the menu. He brought a menu over and left. It says that in parties of 6 or more than there is a $15pp. I was upset so I called the mgr back and he rudely said whats the problem and I showed him so he walked away again. The waiter came back and acted like he misunderstood the menu and the calamari will be on them! Then when we got our actual entree it too was disgusting. The busser grabbed our cokes and refilled them (which we did not ask for) . When I finally got my check I was charged for 4 sodas!!! Talk about getting ripped off----Do not reccomend this place at all. If you want excellent food with great service go to Caioti in Studio City!!!!

Pros: Location, nice

Cons: Rude service, horrible food, overpriced