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 Villa Del Lupo Tucked away in a discrete, private setting in the heart of downtown Vancouver, Villa Del Lupo provides a fine dining experience for Italian food lovers.
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Villa del Lupo used to be a place where outstanding food and outstanding service were the norm. Then it changed owners, chefs, and management.
The most flagrant victim of the new regime is the service. Somehow you can't shake the feeling that the staff has been trained by the Marx Brothers. The host will guide you to your table with a hearty "This way, folks!" (is one supposed to respond with an equally hearty "Yee-haw"?) and proceed to watch with detached interest how the ladies seat themselves. The waiter will insist on taking your order in its entirety, from the cocktails right through to dessert, and mix it all up accordingly. The waiter's colleague (a McDonald's graduate?) will pour your white wine into the red wine glasses, having nonchalantly skipped the little matter of letting the guest taste before pouring. When having the problem brought to his attention, he will react enthusiastically: "You're absolutely correct, sir." This, alas, will be the extent of the response, at least until the same problem is pointed out again, this time to the Maitre d' who appears to refill your red wine glasses from the white wine bottle she has pinned under her right arm. Another waitress must have been promoted into waitering straight from her paper round, going by the consummate skill with which she tosses checks on tables. She also has a habit of wiping her armpit past one's nose when pouring. While somewhat disturbing to sensitive diners, the slick move saves her the long hike round to the guest's right hand side.
Fine Dining? Hardly, all the more so as the food, solidly (or should that be 'stolidly'?) mediocre, is far too uninspired and uninspiring to make up for the appalling service. All in all, a hugely disappointing experience and, for what's on offer, hugely overpriced.
Review by Riffraff
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The atmosphere was great and the service was fast. The food was quite good.
Review by Craig
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I've had some better italian foods... I like the food back in Italy.
Review by Guido
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