cecelia's ristorante

went there with a friend to sit on the patio and enjoy some drinks in the sun drink menu wasgooddrinks were also well but unfortunately the margarita pizza we had was soggy and had not enough cheese and basil. could of been better but over all drinks weregooddef agoodpatio drinking spot.

we normally love cecilas but had a horrid experience recently. i was served a dish in which i couldnt eat bc it was so unacceptable following this they offered me something else. by then my fiancee was almost done eating so i just ordered a bowl of soup. they offered desert and their appologies which i thought was nice. during out visit my water was never refilled and was left empty. i finally at desert asked for more. when our check arrived they charged me $30 for the meal i didnt touch and said well...i gave u desert and soup. finally they removed the dinner and when we asked for our other meal which was supposed to be boxed up the waitress said well it accidentally got thrown out have agoodnight. theres a lot more to this awful experience but i dont think i need to say more. dont expect much here they have gone way down hill.

what's happening?. i've been going to cecelia's for a few years now. i've always loved the food, however, my last visit was less than stellar. the hostess was a plug, the food was not of it's usualgoodquality (cold), but the server, kerry, was wonderful, friendly and attentive. i will go back because one bad experience will not stop me. hopefully it was just a bad night.

false menu advertising. went there for the martini 2 for 1 night. a lot of their martinis are $8-$10 but at least they use grey goose and top shelf liquors. ...or do they. being a bartender i always watch to see what liquor bartenders actually use when they think you arent looking. ordered a crown manhattan and a grey goose martini. pretty simple drinks, and at 2 for 1 the price was actually quite reasonable. unfortunately, the bartender decided to use well whiskey and well vodka instead. if you cant afford to use thegoodstuff, then dont advertise and charge for it. will not go back to visit a restaurant that frauds people.

nice atmosphere, bland sauce,goodpatio. the "signature tomato sauce" is pretty bland. the ravioli in the red pepper cream sauce wasgoodthough, as were the banana peppers. other reviews mention poor service, but we did not have a problem. other than the appetizers, the menu is reasonably priced. they have a nice patio and a long martini menu. i think it's agoodplace to go for drinks.

overrated food. went to cecelias for the first time and was disappointed that their advertised clam bar wasn't open. i ordered ravioli, which would have been great fresh but it was delivered to the table with a film over it which i assume to be from the heat lamp? my wife had the chicken cecelia which had a mushroom sauce like the marsala, it was bland and the plate was swimming in the sauce, like a soup. overall the food wasn't the best italian food but its not the worst. our waitress was less that friendly but perhaps it was a bad day. the patio is the best feature,goodluck getting a table after 7.
and a side note, i think there is a review from one of the hostesses on here, cchampli. padding the urbanspoon stats a bit?