07/27/09

decent food, over price

by funnyornot

Excellent atmosphere and outdoor dining patio;

Decent food with good taste, not a large amount, also not WOW impressive;

Price is high for the quality of food.

I like their logo though: local and organic.

• Pros: food
• Cons: price

05/01/09

Wasted ambiance -- food incredibly dull

by bellograzie

My husband and I tried this restaurant based on all the excellent reviews while staying in Durham. It was extremely disappointing. Being Italian myself, I am quite picky about Italian restaurants. When we walked into the restuarant it was completely empty at 5:45pm -- this was our first warning sign. The staff was borderline rude, definately not friendly --we did not have reservations, but were asked if we did even though their reservation book was obviously blank for the hour that we dined. The food was horribly bland and the service extremely average -- this was not what one would expect from a restaurant with an average price range of $27-28. It was sad to see such an architechturally cool place go to waste because of such bad management. Next time we are in Durham, we will trying another Italian restaurant. This one definitely does not deserve a return visit.

• Pros: Architechturally cool
• Cons: Awful food

11/02/08

High quality food, good service

by litlekrug

I LOVE THIS PLACE! The new manager Anthony is PHEMENOAL and treated us like stars! Monday nights are half bottle of wine nights so we've taken the opportunity to sample higher priced bottles that we typically wouldn't try because of the large price tag. Anthony made great recommendations based upon our feedback and he's even gone as far as pair recommendations for food. WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE! I'm not from Durham but I had the opportunity to stay for several weeks and visiting Tosca's was a weekly treat and I can't wait to get back to.

• Pros: Phemonial Manager Anthony, most servers a good, exceptioanl food with THE BEST ANTI-PASTA i've had in the area
• Cons: Not really a con but I'd recommend calling to make a reservation if your dining on a Friday or Saturday simply becuase they are so good that everyone wants in.