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El Monasterio Italian Restaurant First visit 4 March 2012. Second 11 March 2012 Third 26 August 2012 |
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Cobián 500, Torreón Free valet parking, off sight so the return is a bit slow Pasta made in house Midrange prices Our first visit tab with a generous tip was $900 pesos for 2 people (about $70 dollars) Our second visit was $1550 pesos for 5 people. (about $120 dollars) |
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As soon as Nery and I were seated, the bilingual manager came to greet us. Surprise, we already knew him from Oriental Grill. We noticed a couple of other Oriental Grill guys. Yes, same ownership. El Monasterio opened only four months ago, and already they are doing a brisk business. The service was prompt, and the food was mostly good. |
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This is a large building with spacious seating inside and outside |
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This heavy leatherette book contains the menu.
Josue (ho-sway) was our friendly, knowledgably waiter. He knows the menu and was willing to express his opinions about the food. I like that, so he got a good tip. |
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This seafood pizza was delicious beyond words. |
Nery and I are ready to dig into the pizza, chicken and a good bowl of pasta.
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Chicken breasts parmesan with cheese. potatoes, cauliflower and broccoli. A bit bland. |
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On my second visit, Chico, Brenda, Andréa and Alex joined me for four pizzas. The seafood pizza was excellent, but the other three were a big disappointment -- not very good.
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This an excellent seafood soup. In my opinion, this soup and the seafood pizza are the best things on the menu. |
For dessert, Josue recommended this Italian ice cream. Excellent |
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Our third visit was a 21st birthday for Chico. Brenda's brother Fili joined us for another pizza pig-out. I was very disappointed with the seafood soup and the seafood pizza -- not nearly as good as on previous visits. The service was unacceptably slow in an almost empty room. For desert. we again enjoyed the Italian ice cream -- after a long wait. |
The total tab with tip was $1,172 pesos or about $90 dollars. Too much for the quality of the food and the service. I think this will be our last visit here. Since our first visit 5 months ago, the quality of the food and the service have deteriorated. Business seems to be way off. I don't think they will make it. Too bad. It's such a pretty place, but ambiance goes only so far.
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