text: Though the cuisine seemed pretty traditional Italian to me, I was suprised that Arpino had a modern, ladies-lunch decor and a fairly small dining room.\n\nAs with other reviewers, I was pleased with the attentive wait staff.  I certainly felt taken care of- at no point was I out of water or bread, and the waitress even arranged for a special menu request without charging me any extra, as I assumed would have happened.\n\nDespite my love for the atmosphere, the food didn't quite make the grade.  My zucchini rollatini was serviceable, the side salad a nice touch, but the bread that came as an appetizer tasted like it came fresh from a bag and the pesto that I had ordered as a side just tasted kind of sad.\n\nI wanted to like this place more, but it just wasn't happening for me.