I have been hearing good things about Victoria’s Italian Restaurant since moving to the Fox Valley area almost three years ago. Chris and Liz Victoria opened their namesake twenty-five years ago.
Finally, my husband and I made plans to go. Our daughter kept our son and we set off on a new adventure, looking forward to some good Italian food. Our expectations were high. We visited the Green Bay location.
Upon arriving, I was surprised the restaurant wasn’t busier. It was seven o’clock on a Thursday evening and almost all the tables were unoccupied. Granted, the sun was shining and it was a beautiful summer day, so, the benefit of the doubt was granted.
Our waitress was very attentive. Our drink glasses never emptied. And the bread she brought to our table was very good.
We ordered the dinner for two special. It consisted of a bottle of wine, an appetizer, soup or salad, a pasta entrée and dessert. We are not big wine drinkers so we opted out of the wine.
For our appetizer we ordered potato skins, my husband had a salad of iceberg lettuce and a few other veggies and I chose the tortellini soup. He had the lasagna and I ordered the ravioli with mushrooms, peppers, carrots and asparagus in a primavera sauce. For dessert, he had the chocolate cake and I ordered the crème brulee.
The potato skins were okay. Not fantastic, yet not inedible. They were large (everything served is served in large quantities) and sprinkled with bits of ham and cheddar cheese.
My soup came next. I was sorely disappointed with the soup. It was soured and the noodles had been floating in liquid long enough that they were bloated and tasteless. I set the soup aside and wasn’t too concerned as we all know I am a food snob…right? Besides, the main attraction was coming.
The plate of pasta set before me was enormous. It was also bland. On a good note, the vegetables were fresh and how can you go wrong with fresh veggies? Their flavor alone helped to redeem the dish. After sprinkling on some salt and parmesan cheese, I ate part of the meal and had the rest boxed up for my daughter.
Now for the exclamation point. Dessert. Have I mentioned how much I love crème brulee? No? Well, I love it! I love it more than chocolate, more than dark chocolate, more than milk chocolate…you get the idea.
She set the ramekin in front of me. I picked up my spoon and sunk it into the creamy dish. Uh oh…no crunch. Ummm…something is very wrong with my crème brulee! I took a bite anyway. Rule of thumb; always caramelize the sugar just before serving. That is part of the glory of Crème Brulee. The hardened sugar melting in your mouth, surrounded by the glorious taste of vanilla infused cream truly makes the dish. I was sad. I ate a few bites and left the rest for the garbage disposal.
My rating system:
1 star: Quite possibly the worst thing I’ve tasted
2 stars: I’ve had worse, but I won’t be going back
3 stars: It was ok, I might chance it one more time to see if they were having a bad day.
4 stars: This is good. I like it.
5 stars: Have I died and gone to heaven?
My ratings for Victoria’s are as follows:
Service: 4 stars
Quality: 2 stars
Value: 4 stars
Presentation: 3 stars
Décor: 3 stars
Overall rating for Victoria’s 3 stars. We may try the Appleton location and see if there is a difference between the two locations.
Thanks for visiting The Food Snob!
No comments:
Post a Comment