3/5 Kevy K. 1 year ago on Google
Monsterella.
Often
recommended.
And
for
good
reason.
Pizza
is
reliable,
wood
fired
and
tasty.
And
their
pasta.
Home-made
and
under-rated.
Al
dente
and
loved
by
all.
So
why
the
three
stars?
They're
a
victim
of
their
own
success.
Monsterella
is
busy.
Often
booked
out
week(s)
in
advance
for
popular
evenings.
Seatings
even
on
weekdays
are
time
limited.
Which
wouldn't
normally
be
a
problem
if
their
wait
staff
weren't
so
stretched
that
they
cannot
maintain
a
well
timed
service.
To
the
point
where
a
90
minute
seating
isn't
enough
for
them
to
serve
lamb
skewers,
pasta,
pizza
and
dessert.
Two
staff
indoors.
One
floating
outdoors.
Constantly
running
between
tables.
Visibly
under
the
pump.
Surely,
Monsterella
is
doing
well
enough
they
can
afford
to
put
another
member
of
wait
staff
on.
We
enjoy
a
leisurely
dinner.
We
don't
mind
a
short
dinner.
But
it's
not
good
enough
if
there
are
lengthy
waits
through
no
fault
of
your
own
;
and
by
the
time
you
have
to
get
up
and
ask
to
order
dessert,
there
is
<15
minutes
left.
A
quick
scan
of
the
review(s)
shows
I'm
not
the
only
one.
The
wait
staff
just
weren't
smiling
today.
Shame
too
being
a
special
occasion.
This
place
used
to
have
a
happy
vibe.
Unfortunately,
as
much
as
we
used
to
love
cozying
up
outside
with
the
blankets
in
Winter,
Monsterella
no
longer
makes
the
Recommended
list.
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