I was a professional server for 40 years and have been to this restaurant on and off for about 20 years and it had been a while as my go-to Italian restaurants have usually been Cafe Vico and/or Big Louie's for different reasons.

I started as a waiter in 1956 at Picciolo's on Miami Beach and got first-rate training from Sam & Dorothy and their sons Vincent and Don. Over the next 4 decades I worked at many restaurants ranging from the 4 Seasons in NYC to delis and coffee shops here.

The reason for all this is just to explain that I do not like to write negative reviews but with restaurant prices going higher (and portions smaller) service is more important than usual. I will excuse most servers for whatever happens as I know it is usually NOT their fault BUT....

I have NEVER been in any Italian restaurant where garlic rolls and/or bread weren't part of the service, especially when having pasta! Sorry, when asking for them don't tell me 'we don't serve garlic rolls unless a customer asks for them'--as a server YOU ask the customer if they would like some.

Also, a server within 2-5 minutes of serving a main course, should approach the party and ask how everything is. I had to call the server over to be told about not, automatically, being served garlic rolls.
I could get into more but a good server would have made the poor food we got, maybe, less of a problem!

It could have been all my fault but even with bad service I won't leave less than a 20% tip and a server will think they did a good job!
A $60 lunch for 2 main courses plus 2 non-alcoholic drinks, including tax and tip for lunch deserves at least one garlic roll, doesn't it?