Client Review on Group Reservations

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TLDR: Overall, probably not worth another visit considering how much of a pain it is to find parking, how long you'll wait to be seated, how much longer the food will take to come out, and how underwhelming some of the food will be.If I cared only about food, I'd give Coltivare a 2 or 3, but there are other things to love about this restaurant that, at least for me, made up for the underwhelming food. And let me preface this by saying I'm far from an expert on Italian cuisine, so take my review as coming from someone who just likes things that taste good.Tagliatelle (2/5): Looks like they have a rotating menu; mine was served with shrimp and corn, which were the saving grace of this dish. Everything else was flavorless. The noodles are served almost dry and the meager amount of sauce on the plate had no taste. Hey, maybe that's what tagliatelle is supposed to be like but it's certainly not my cup of tea. However, it would be remiss of me to not applaud the tender shrimp and sweet, sweet corn.Figs and prosciutto (2/5): This dish was okay. Could have done without it. The figs weren't very sweet so there wasn't much there to offset the taste of the prosciutto. And it was served cold, too.Pizza (5/5): If I ever came back to Coltivare (debatable), I'd order pizza. This pizza makes it into my top 2 of all time (after a place in Brooklyn). It was topped mostly with seasonal veggies (squash, eggplant) and an amazing pesto sauce. What really made this pizza was the sick crust. I even started eating it backwards to get to the crust first.Drinks (5/5): They have great mocktails! Nana colada, roaring waters, and melo fresca were delicious and refreshing.Service (5/5): We loved our server. She was so sweet and didn't hesitate to bring us a second round of drinks for free when our food took WAY LONGER than it should have. Ambiance (???/5): Really depends on where you end up sitting. I'm glad we got seated outdoors by the string-lit garden because it was peaceful and romantic. But indoors sounded like utter chaos!!