i received an unsolicited email to visit alfredo's for valentine's day and after looking at the website and reviews online i thought it was a good shot so i booked a reservation online directly from the email invitation. we had a 6:00 pm reservation and arrived about 30 minutes early. that worked out well as we found a parking space behind the restaurant (parking is very limited). it would have been nice if there was a sign on thebackdoor so we knew how to enter the restaurant.
we were the first customers so we were seated right away. we brought a bottle of red and white. the server brought over the menus and opened the wine for us. she didn't pour it, which i thought was strange, even stranger as i noticed during the evening, other servers were pouring the wine.
next we looked at the menus which i had looked at online when i booked the reservation. to my surprise it was a valentine's day limited menu. that was never mentioned during the reservatoion process. fortunately there was enough choice but it was $50 per person. i have no problem spending that kind of money for dinner, especially on a special evening but i thought it was a bit deceitful. we saw two tables near us both walk out when they realized this deal.
the food was very good, not exceptional, but very good. the "deal" also included a glass of perseco for each of us to toast the day. we were never served nor offered it. when we ordered dessert we asked if we could have it with dessert. the desserts were excellent. fresh and delicious!
if the service hadn't been so poor (i had to ask 3 people for water) and the surprise menu had been shared when they sent me the invitation, i would have a better opinion of this place.
there's plenty of great restaurants in the area so i doubt we'll gobackthere again.