Alphonso’s Restaurant

We went to Alphonso’s for lunch last weekend. Unfortunately, it was less than impressive. First, the service was horrendous. The place was empty and the service was terrible. One would think that with only 3 tables in the dining room and three waitresses, the service would have been a little more attentive. Second, despite having a bunch of different soft drink options on the menu, the waitress informed us that the only things they had were iced tea, cola, diet cola, and 7up. Really? Third, the food, I ordered a Cajun chicken sandwich which, according to the menu, was supposed to come on a roll. What I got was a Cajun chicken wrap with nothing on it (no lettuce, tomatoes, mayo, etc), just chicken in a flour tortilla.
Our visit to Alphonso’s was very disappointing and I’m not sure if we would visit again. There was a pretty nice article in the local paper (that I am sorry we didn’t read before visiting) about Alphonso’s that said that the owner wanted to promote Italian cuisine. If you want to make Italian food, why on Earth would you offer lunch specials that are standard diner fare? And maybe you should tell your waitstaff to promote your Italian food. Just a couple of thoughts.