Buca Di Beppo

I went with a couple friends. The waitress was obviously more interested in helping the big party across the room from us. She would leave our table while we were in the middle of asking her questions, just so she could tend to their needs. She gave us an incorrect description of a meal that we ordered it to share. We received the food and told her that it was not what she said it was. She looked at it and says "Yeah, that doesn't look right" and walked off. It took a long time to get any drink refills. Just overall bad service and the food wasn't anything to call home about.

We tried to make a reservation and were hung up on after being told there was no wait. We arrived and were told it would be 10 minutes...that turned into 25 minutes of waiting in a riduculously over-crowded lobby. After being by-passed for other larger parties that arrived after us (without a reservation), we were packed into a small room.

The staff began to add more tables to this already crowded room and the wait staff was forgetful and made us feel rushed. The caesar salad was bitter and the fettucine was over-sauced. We do not recommend going if you are expecting a relaxing atmosphere and being treated with respect for your patronage.

My first experience with this chain was in Arizona earlier this year. The food was delicious, the waitress was more than qualified (we left her a 25% tip), and the whole crowd in the place was happy and lively. My 2nd experience with this chain was at the end of July this year in Lynnwood. Not bad--average tasting food--could improve their enthusiasm a bit. Their chop salad was pretty tasty though, but a bit drenched with the dressing by an overzealous cook. We ordered a large portion of the salad, and then 4 other dishes in the small serving size. All of it fed 4 of us and then we ordered 1 dessert. The bill came to $99. One would think that's a great price, but the food overall was average to below average. Their gnocchi dish was disappointing--but what can one expect for preprocessed tasting food.

I went to Buca Lynnwood after not being for sometime, and what a difference.I see they have a new Chef who is always up for good conversation and willing to help with order selection.The service was prompt and they took care of our every need.If you want to have a great time with good food and fun atmosphere give Buca Lynnwood a try!!

People that I know always say that Buca di Beppo's is sooo good..but when we went there, it was pretty average. Maybe the Seattle location is better, but I wasnt impressed. However, I liked the funky atmosphere..that was enjoyable.