Metro Cafe - Fort Lauderdale

This was the WORST dining experience we have ever endured!! 10 people 1 had a dead beetle in her salad the waiter told her we were eating outside and that happens! 2 Greek salads were served with 75% rotten, slimy lettuce that was warm, not cold. 4 different chicken meals were served with exceedingly dry chicken. $12 **** marys were undrinkable they tasted so bad. Soda served to the children had no syrup in the mix. The waiter had a fight with my mother claiming he could not take the vodka drinks off of the bill and then chased us down as we left the restaurant because we did not pay the full 20% tip he had added to the bill.

This was the worst meal, the worst service, the rudest waiting staff, the rudest manager I have ever experienced. I entertained 10 people Saturday May 14 for a celebration dinner. The service was the poorest I have ever experienced. The food was fair at best. They never, refilled our water glasses, the silverware was dirty, they never cleared our table after dinner(even after the flys started to gather) The food was served cold. When I complained to the manager, he could have cared less. In fact, I had to wait in line to voice my opinion and my displeasure for there were three people ahead of me. And to add to all of this, they automatically added a 20% gratuity to the bill. The meal prices were not unusally high, but for the quality received and the very bad service, the prices were outrageously high. I would do whatever I could to avoid this restaurant which is now operating under another name, ;Metro Cafe ; Whether it is called Mezzanotte or Metro Cafe, this restaurant will close in a matter of weeks, perhaps days. Avoid at all costs!

I recently dined at Mezzanotte in Fort Lauderdale and was really impressed. First of all, the restaurant is in a beautiful location, right on the river, where you can see all the big boats going by. The new menu is contemporary Italian and will not disappoint anyone. I tried the beef carpaccio, followed by the Penne with Lobster Fra Diavolo. MMM, the food was unbelievable. I also tried their wood oven Parma pizza on a previous visit, which was also exceptional. You cannot beat the outdoor dining, great food, atmosphere and service thoroughly recommended.

We have eaten at Mezzanote's on several occasions and it has become our son's favorite eating place. The locale is superb, and the food and service is excellent! All at a very reasonable price!!!

We were very excited about the $3.99 menu that Mezzanotte was offering at Riverfront. Boy were we wrong. Not only was our waiter incompetent apparently the cooks are as well. We ordered 4 entrees and only 2 of them were edible. The Salmon Picatta was over cooked and the portion size was smaller then what you would receive on a child’s menu. The pasta that accompanied the salmon was undercooked. We attempted to get bread while we waited for our meal and would have received it quicker if we cooked it ourselves. Out waiter rarely came by our table to offer us more water or a refill on our $2.25 soda. After we had to send our Salmon Picatta back, the waiter did let us know that he would not be charged for it. There was no way we would be paying for it even if he did charge us. Overall, the wait staff appeared to be extremely unkempt. They appeared extremely sweaty. We do understand that this is South Florida and it is hot here but to have the appearances of sweating on people’s food is unacceptable. We will definitely not be returning to Mezzontte anytime soon. When we can we’ll dine at Max 's Grill. I guess the old adage ;You get what you pay for ; is true!!!!