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re: Ruffino's on the River Grand opening tomorrow in Lafayette
Posted on 5/22/13 at 1:16 am to cbtullis
Posted on 5/22/13 at 1:16 am to cbtullis
Italian at Ruffino's is average at best at the price point. Well behind Gino's and Nino's in the BR market, IMO. The Carrabba's comparison (may have butchered that spelling) really isn't that far off.
Steaks and specialty dishes are what they do best. Their fish specials are usually good. They really should just blow up their menu and redefine themselves as simply a Louisiana restaurant and leave the Italian title to others.
That doesn't mean get rid of all your pasta dishes. Hell, all restaurants seem to have pasta dishes.
Steaks and specialty dishes are what they do best. Their fish specials are usually good. They really should just blow up their menu and redefine themselves as simply a Louisiana restaurant and leave the Italian title to others.
That doesn't mean get rid of all your pasta dishes. Hell, all restaurants seem to have pasta dishes.
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Posted on 5/22/13 at 5:24 am to CourseyCorridor
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Italian at Ruffino's is average at best at the price point. Well behind Gino's and Nino's in the BR market, IMO. The Carrabba's comparison (may have butchered that spelling) really isn't that far off.
So...you want to take the best items off the menu, and then say its not far off from a mediocre chain.
What?
Posted on 5/22/13 at 6:49 am to CourseyCorridor
To say Ruffinos Italian is well behind Gino's is absurd. I've been to Gino's twice in the last month and it's a tired old menu with a wine list about as aggressive as Olive Garden. Not one thing on it has changed in the forty years I've been to it.
Ninos is very well done, nice wine selection and innovative menu. However it also only has about ten or so tables which makes it a lot easier for him to be fluid.
And to call Baton Rouge a black hole makes me realize how much you don't know. Just because you can't walk out of your door and into a fine dining establishment doesn't make it bad. Most newer cities are in the same boat. Houston, Dallas, Los Angelos. You think they don't drive to eat?
Ninos is very well done, nice wine selection and innovative menu. However it also only has about ten or so tables which makes it a lot easier for him to be fluid.
And to call Baton Rouge a black hole makes me realize how much you don't know. Just because you can't walk out of your door and into a fine dining establishment doesn't make it bad. Most newer cities are in the same boat. Houston, Dallas, Los Angelos. You think they don't drive to eat?
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