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Asti D’Italia: Where Fine Dining Meets Fine Disappointment – Just Go to Olive Garden Instead
If you’ve ever wanted to experience the sheer thrill of donating your hard-earned money to a restaurant that thinks “gourmet” means overpriced mediocrity, welcome to Asti D’Italia—where the prices are high, the portions are low, and the regret is free with every meal.
Let’s start with the lasagna—a $37 dish that delivered all the excitement of a frozen Stouffer’s entrée, minus the comforting nostalgia. It wasn’t bad, but for that price, I was expecting something divine, handcrafted, and possibly served by an actual Italian grandmother. Instead, I got a very normal lasagna—one that felt as indifferent to my existence as the waitstaff.
Then there was the boar risotto, which for $47, I thought would be a decadent, culinary masterpiece. Instead, it was just slow-cooked pork over some very basic risotto, finished with what I can only describe as “stock gravy”—a term that screams “we gave up halfway through the recipe”. If I wanted that experience, I could’ve dumped a can of Campbell’s over some Minute Rice and saved myself $45.
And then, the grand finale—the crab cakes. The menu pictures suggested luscious, golden-brown delicacies, but reality hit hard when I was served three tiny disks, each the size of a half-dollar. For $15, I expected real, substantial crab cakes, not something that looked like they were plucked from the “appetizers for ants” menu.
The ambiance? Let’s just say I’ve seen fast-food joints with more character. For a place charging nearly $50 for pork and rice, I expected something a bit more elegant—maybe dim lighting, soft music, a waiter with an exotic accent. Instead, the vibe was more “overpriced Olive Garden meets an airport hotel lobby”, minus the unlimited breadsticks.
Final Verdict? Don’t waste your money. Just go to Olive Garden, where for 1/5th the price, you can drown yourself in unlimited breadsticks and salad.