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Sorrentino's Bistro-Bar
2 reviews for Sorrentino's Bistro-Bar
2 reviews in English
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Review from Jessica D.
Edmonton, AB
5/2/2011 1 Check-in Here
I've always heard great things about Sorrentino's but my experience was pretty sub par. The decor was really gorgeous though, very modern and classy. It was pretty quiet for lunch time, only 1 other table in the restaurant so I was kind of offset by that.. Our server was great though, chipper and maybe even a little persuasive to order a refreshing pint to start off! I ended up going with the tagliatelle, which came out lightning fast. I'm talking no more then 10 minutes after. The flavor was there, unfortunately the thickness of the sauce wasn't. The sauce was way too watery to get much of the flavor packed into one bite but you could definitely taste it in the mushrooms and chicken bits. The portion was monstrous so I took the rest of it home and thickened the sauce up on the stove, after that it was awesome ! I would definitely come back and only get a half order though ! And make sure the sauce is thick enough....
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Review from Kristin K.
Edmonton, AB
Visited Sorrentino's Bistro Bar in St. Albert today for the 2nd time. Our first visit (nearly a year ago) was much better than today's visit.
We arrived at 1115am and had to wait until 1130am for them to open for lunch. We were the only table seated in the lounge.
We chose to sit in the lounge which had a nice atmosphere but smelled strongly of their wood burning oven which put my tummy a little off on a hot summer's day.
I inquired about a suggestion for a non-alcoholic summertime drink - preferably something bubbly and sour. Server/bartender couldn't think of anything.... Okay, water then.
Hubby settled on the Chicken Parmigiana and I ordered Linguine Pescatore with a white wine sauce.
While waiting for our entrees, complementary bread (rosemary infused?) was provided with olive oil and balsamic vinegar - delish!
Pollo (Chicken) Parmigiana was $18.00 on the lunch menu and came with optional sides - Hubby chose mashed potatoes and veggies. He quite enjoyed his entree - I though the tomato sauce tasted quite acidic and could use some balancing.
The Linguine Pescatore was $18 on the lunch menu and came with 3 scallops, 3 shrimp, 3 calamari rings, 3 mussels, and 3 clams... Only problem is 1 clam was closed! When I server came back to check on us approximately 10 minutes into the meal I showed her my closed clam and noted that I was disappointed that the kitchen would send out something that could potentially make a customer very ill and it's not as though they were slammed busy (us being the only table in sight).
She apologized and offered to have the dish refired. At this point, I had already eaten all the seafood off my plate and my husband had almost finished his entree. I politely declined but she asked several more times and convinced me to at least have some clams refired. She took my closed clam to the kitchen to show the chef and came back approximately 5 minutes later with 5 clams to replace my 1.
Even with the closed clam issue aside, I found the white wine sauce to be subpar and I usually LOVE a good white wine sauce on my seafood! I couldn't quite tell if it was the choice of white wine or herbs that didn't taste so fresh or herbs that didn't pair so well with this particular white wine but the outcome was a kind of old tasting sauce - definitely did not scream fresh.
Our server was pleasant and polite - my only complaint is that it took her about 10 minutes to check in with us upon receiving our entrees and that she didn't have a drink suggestion for me.
We used an Entertainment Coupon for a $15 discount - so today's total only came to $22.05 - I certainly wouldn't have been happy with a $40 bill.
We will return to Sorentino's again... Just not at the top of our to do list.
I did notice a fairly decent Happy Hour menu available in the lounge and patio from 3-6pm daily... Perhaps next time we'll return for some bruschetta and calamari!
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