So friday night, while we were walking the streets of manhatten to find a place to eat we came across a gentleman standing outside of an italian bistro called Trattoria Dopo Teatro on 44th and 7th in midtown. After chatting with him for a minute, he convinced us that this was the place to eat. Afterwards we were going to see American Idiot on broadway so we decided to stay close by for dinner, plus it had a pre-theater dinner special. Ambiance was nice, very european, but without having reservations we had a table near the door which would get rather cold every time the door was opened. We were served right away, but had about 4 different waiters throughout the experience. The ambiance somehow didn't quite fit the general attitude of everyone. Waiters were very casual, more like you would find at a family dining style restuarant, but the prices didn't reflect family dining.
Our prefix dinner was $24.50 each but add two drinks each to that and it boosted our bill up by $40 bucks, so that wasn't too great. The meal itself was just ok. Nothing bad but nothing great. I had a ziti dish with marinara with a salad to start and Steve had tillapia with a barley soup to start. Portions were also small, just as they would be in a higher end restaurant, but like I said earlier, the service didn't reflect that of a higher end restaurant. None of the dishes were packed with flavor. All in all, wouldn't go back even though it was super conveniently close to where we wanted to be. There are plenty of restaurants in the area that would give you more for the price you pay.
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