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2 Not Recommended

Food  4      Ambience  1      Service  2      Value  1     

Maybe if we had wanted to dine in the middle of a noisy nightclub our experience would have been a more enjoyable one! My partner and I have not been to Belluci's for a few years so were expecting a Restaurant. Shocked on arriving at the level of noise and the atmosphere, we were taken to our table for two which was stuck in the middle of the room between two big tables where big groups of people were celebrating a hen's night and a birthday.

Discussing whether to leave and find a more traditional venue we chose to stay (against better judgement). We noted all the tables for two were scattered between bigger tables (rather than to one side allowing for conversation). We also witnessed Threee couples leaving within minutes of being seated at tables! We had to shout at each other to be heard, the waitress had to shout at us to be heard, in fact everyone in the joint was shouting at each other!

We dealt with several waiting staff during our evening. One or two were pleasant enough, although one of them asked my partner if he wanted black pepper, and she obviously could not hear his answering "yes" over the noise and so she walked off! One waitress actually commented on the level of noice and seemed to be struggling to keep her voice. One waitress was wearing a shirt too small for her and as a result the buttons were popping open leaving a clear view of her bra and her stomach hanging out!

The general tone of the "restaurant" was sloppy. Food nice but difficult to appreciate in the circumstances. Overpriced. Should not use the word Restaurant in their advertising, it is misleading. Perhaps, they should stick with the Bar. Upon leaving my partner asked another waitress whether it was "always like this?" and she responded with a "Yeah! Always! And Sunday is even worse!" and I explained that it used to be a Restaurant and that we were surprised.

She then informed us that she would never again offer to work Melbourne Cup day as it was terrible. She never once apologised to us for our experience. She did, however, give us a run down of her feelings about working there. Rude! Her little rant just further confirmed that we will never return. Not a Restaurant by any stretch of the imagination.

Feb 05, 2012

2 Not Recommended

Food  4      Ambience  1      Service  2      Value  1     

Maybe if we had wanted to dine in the middle of a noisy nightclub our experience would have been a more enjoyable one! My partner and I have not been to Belluci's for a few years so were expecting a Restaurant. Shocked on arriving at the level of noise and the atmosphere, we were taken to our table for two which was stuck in the middle of the room between two big tables where big groups of people were celebrating a hen's night and a birthday.

Discussing whether to leave and find a more traditional venue we chose to stay (against better judgement). We noted all the tables for two were scattered between bigger tables (rather than to one side allowing for conversation). We also witnessed Threee couples leaving within minutes of being seated at tables! We had to shout at each other to be heard, the waitress had to shout at us to be heard, in fact everyone in the joint was shouting at each other!

We dealt with several waiting staff during our evening. One or two were pleasant enough, although one of them asked my partner if he wanted black pepper, and she obviously could not hear his answering "yes" over the noise and so she walked off! One waitress actually commented on the level of noice and seemed to be struggling to keep her voice. One waitress was wearing a shirt too small for her and as a result the buttons were popping open leaving a clear view of her bra and her stomach hanging out!

The general tone of the "restaurant" was sloppy. Food nice but difficult to appreciate in the circumstances. Overpriced. Should not use the word Restaurant in their advertising, it is misleading. Perhaps, they should stick with the Bar. Upon leaving my partner asked another waitress whether it was "always like this?" and she responded with a "Yeah! Always! And Sunday is even worse!" and I explained that it used to be a Restaurant and that we were surprised.

She then informed us that she would never again offer to work Melbourne Cup day as it was terrible. She never once apologised to us for our experience. She did, however, give us a run down of her feelings about working there. Rude! Her little rant just further confirmed that we will never return. Not a Restaurant by any stretch of the imagination.

Feb 05, 2012