We held our Company dinners every year at this restaurant, for at least three years in a row. First time (when Aria just opened), our Cosmo concierge sent us there (and it was the only place that could accommodate our group on a short notice). Our first experience was great.\n\nThis year, what a different story! Let me start with the positives: d\u00e9cor still seems relevant, the meat is still good (though not amazing). Crab (though the tiniest of portions) tasted fresh and excellent. Tomato soup was very good.\n\nNow the bad: the service! Water not refilled (see other reviews, all true, had to ask for it every time!). Salad and vegetable menu rather tired and uninspired. Tiniest and pricey side portions and humongous hunks of meat (even our biggest guys left at least half of their steaks on the table). My tomato salad had a loooong black hair in it (!). Disgusting.\n\nA SEPARATE MENTION: our group consisted mostly of men, business associates, with healthy appetites. We all ordered a lot, appetizers, meats, etc. However, the waitress (a blond woman) stooped to harassment and kept pushing one of the guests, a young lady, to order something in addition to the soup she asked for. Our guest politely refused every push to order extra food, and the waitress was getting progressively more and more annoyed and showing it very clearly. She wouldn't quit pressuring the girl and almost drove her to leave. The waitress proceeded to be visibly annoyed whenever a less than the most expensive choice was made for any reason by any other guest. Only the fact that it was a company dinner and that I did not want to make a scene prevented me from contacting the management on the spot. Soon after, the waitress lost any interest in attending to our table whatsoever. She returned one more time to loudly inquire if the same young guest \"had finally changed her mind\" about getting more food (she did not). We were left to fend for ourselves and to seek help (like asking for utensils) from random busboys. No manager ever came by to check on our large group.\n\nIn short: food just OK, service a shame. We were left with the impression the restaurant couldn't care less. Spend your money elsewhere (like the superb Bazaar Meat which ended up costing us less and providing an amazing dining experience).
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