Okay, so here's the moment you've all been waiting for this week....our Vienna Garden Pizza Restaurant and Beer Garden (VGPRBG) review from this past Wednesdays staff meeting. Here we go..... We arrived at VGPRBG around 6PM and sat inside, we usually like outside seating but the forecast called for rain. The interior was painted in bright purples and golds and had a Mediterranean sort of feel. It was QUITE hot inside and after a few minutes of debate and having a staff member go outside to compare temps. we decided to relocate to the "beer garden". There was already a large table set up and one of the employees was kind enough to put up the HUGE umbrella over our table for us. There was an eventual sprinkle of rain, but we didnt feel a drop because of the great overhead cover.
We started out with some beers, iced teas, and sodas. The waitress was adorable and really sweet, just really really slow and we were one of the only tables (there were MAYBE 3). We know that we are a demanding group and that everyone has to talk at once when ordering, but even considering that, the service overall was SUPER SLOW. We eventually got our drinks and everything was fine (beers are 2-4-1 during happy hour, which goes til 8). One note on the drinks, someone commented that the Iced Tea tasted instant.
Heres what we all ordered.....
To start things off, Robin ordered the table the Calamari. When it came out we were all like, "WHOA!, are those onion rings?", cause they were so huge. Turned out it was calamari and it was great. Served with marinara on the side.
Next, the entrees. Joe(y) and Johnny had the "12 year old girl special" - they SHARED the Chicken Strip Appetizer which comes with 4 strips and honey mustard sauce. Luckily they both enjoyed it thoroughly (no temper tantrums) and they both finished their 2 strips.
For his entree, Robin ordered the Chicken Souvaki Platter - grilled chicken served with pita, french fries, tzatziki sauce and a side greek salad. It looked awesome, was a huge plate of food, and Robin said it was excellent.
Linda had a personal sized Pepperoni and Pineapple Pizza and Jason, Mark and Emily all shared a large Meat Lovers Pizza. Both pies were AWESOME, seriously. The hand-tossed dough and marinara were great and they were loaded with toppings.
Overall the food was really really good and the employees were super friendly. A few things that could be tweaked would be service speed, A/C, and some of the prices. Mainly, why charge $18.99 for 1 pizza if you dine in, but you get 2 for that price if you get it delivered?
As far as scoring, maybe we'll give Vienna Garden Restaurant and Beer Garden (VGPRBG) a 3 out of 5 stars, but we do think they can achieve a 5 out of 5 once they get things in order.
We also wanted to mention that they are having a Wine Fest this Saturday, May 24th, from 7PM-10PM with $1 Pitchers of Red & White Wines.
5 comments:
Vienna Garden Pizza Restaurant and Beer Garden CLOSED DOWN
Those people had no chance.
Rude management and ownership.
Ill prepared.
We only went once.
Everything was pretty awful. The chowder was (literally) watered down campbells, and the calamari, while big, had no flavor. My sandwich came out 15 minutes ahead of my fries, and I was done eating by the time they showed up. My partner and I were eating together, and his pizza was good but waaaaaay overpriced.
The bill was like $50, for the same food you get at Gator's Dockside. Actually dockside might be better. No surprise they closed down.
These people were so effin' full of themselves that it was utterly unbelievable. They really acted like they had just started up Microsoft Corp. or AT&T or something, instead of the mediocre undercapitalized convenience-store-cum-restaurant train wreck that it really was. Everything sucked. Food, service, attitude, all of it. Won't miss this place a bit.
While they purported to be a Biergarten, serving pizza, burgers, and chowder really didn't make any sense.
What makes even less sense, is why people would order those items there!?
We ate there a few times.. sampled some of their many varieties of beer, and best of all, tried some authentic cuisine.
Had you tried the Rouladen and Spätzle instead of the chowder, sandwich, fries, and pizza, you would have had a better gastronomic experience. It's a biergarten, not a sports bar.
That said -- the service was always lacking.. severely.
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