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The venue was pleasant, clean and the staff attentive. We were made to feel welcome but my wife and I were truly disappointed.We had been looking forw…
Greg
The Fat Tuscan
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Jive as fru fru over priced rude dump. Gainesville at its finest-laugh.Over priced fru-fru food and decor-fart! And small portioned wanna be. Sheeit, …
Mikeconway
The Fat Tuscan
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Non-smoking courtyard not enforced, unfortunately :(. The turkey panini I had was very well portioned with lunch-meat-style turkey not of high quality…
Violet_iris09
The Fat Tuscan
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10 Reviews on “The Fat Tuscan”
Boring menu and worse food. Worst Italian joint I ever encountered. They offer cooking classes which is as funny as the food. The cooks need to attend a culinary school instead of giving lessons on how to cook poorly.
Awful. Don’t bother, you’ll be disappointed. We made reservations thinking we were in for a real treat, but actually it was a nasty trick. And it’s not even Halloween yet. We walked up a dark, narrow sidewalk leading to stairs we could barely see. We attempted to come in the front entrance, but the sign directed us to this side entrance. * As we walked in we were not greeted, we had no idea where to go. Finally the ‘hostess’ said we could sit ‘here’ and here being a high traffic area. So we asked if we could sit off to the corner where there was a table for two. She slammed some silverware on the table and left. The server, who was spacey as they come, could not really banter with us. I ordered the house wine, which was so bad you wouldn’t even call it cooking wine. We ordered and waited. I asked for another glass of wine, an upgrade from the house swill. She saw my half empty glass and didn’t bother to ask if there was a problem.We waited some more. At about 45 minutes into this, I went to the back of the house (because it is a house) where there was a bar laden with DIRTY DISHES! And next to the dirty dishes was our appetizer!! I asked whoever was there (I think the hostess person and a few kitchen workers) what was taking so long, doing my best to ignore what our food was sitting in the middle of. The server brought it out with a smile and no apology. Five minutes later the entree arrived and she quipped, it’s really coming out fast now! So an hour into this debacle we had the tiniest entree for a pasta dish I have ever seen, at the hefty price of $15.00, a limp and sad salad and a small slice of bread wet with the dressing on it laying IN the salad.When I asked for a box because the anti-pasta was actually fairly good and I wanted to take home the cheeses leftover, she brought a box, the check and NEVER CLEARED A DISH. I put an empty bottle of beer on the floor and the used dishes on the table next to us to clear them from our table.And we were serenaded not by the musician playing beautifully outside, but by dishes crashing and loud kitchen noises. It’s really a high rent version of a sandwich shop tailor made for the students, who were in abundance faces glued to their smart phones.* We asked about why the front entrance was not being used (this was when we first got there, before we realized we’d made a really bad choice. We were just wondering why and we were friendly about it.) She told us it did not meed ADA standards and the govt was driving her crazy. But the interesting this is that dark walkway and steps could not be ADA compliant either. It doesn’t make sense. You have been warned. I wish I had been. It was awful. Just awful. Expensive lesson learned.
Don’t Bother. Friendly staff can’t compensate for the limited menu, mediocre food and slow service. Don’t plan a special occasion celebration here. Reservations made two weeks prior to date for garden seating were not honored and management was unapologetic and downright rude. Too many other restaurants in Gainesville offering far better dining experience, especially for the money.
Small family celebration. Three of us for dinner. One had spinach and cheese stuffed shells. Two of us had chicken piccata. All delicious. Appetizer of focaccia bread and a bowl of seasoned oil, also marvelous. Our water was not only welcoming, but also very attentive. As soon as we ordered another drink or an extra napkin, he was right there with the request. Restaurant deco fit the description of the restaurant and, when the season is welcoming, I’m sure the outside area is an enjoyable place to share a meal with friends. This is a place we will return for sharing with other friends.
Terrible! Meatballs served cold and pasta swimming in water rather than sauce. When meatballs were seNT back, they were simply nuked rather than a freak dish being prepared. AVOID!!!!!
The courtyard is cute but the vegetarian selection isn’t stellar. Seems like a great place to have a glass of wine after dinner elsewhere.
Really nice. Garden dining here. The food rises to the occasion and I wish them success.