No. VI Chophouse > Volare

Dinner at an upscale restaurant can set a perfect tone for a Valentine’s Day evening. Just a few days ago I had a very difficult, albeit truncated, experience at a restaurant called Volare Ristorante in Wixom, MI, near Novi. Thankfully, my wonderful, hot girlfriend was gracious enough to not let Volare’s failure effect our evening.

Our reservation was for 9pm. I made the reservation about 10 days before Valentine’s Day and expected to have a great dining experience. To my surprise, we didn’t even make it to our booth. We arrived about two minutes before 9pm to a packed vestibule… not a good sign. I talked to the frantic hostess at the hostess stand and she said it would only be a few minutes until a table was cleared. Now, in my opinion and I think in common practice, it is not too much to expect to be immediately seated when one has a reservation. But, I was OK though not pleased with waiting a few minutes.

A few minutes turned into ten minutes at which point, I was riled. I asked the hostess when we were going to be seated and what the holdup was and all that was said was, “there are about five groups in front of you”. At the twenty! minute mark, I decided to call another fine restaurant in Novi, the No. VI Chop House. Luckily, they had immediate seating and thus our decision was made. Once I informed the hostess that their service was shameful, we headed out to get the car from the valet. Long story short, I waited ten minutes for the valet and finally ended up having to help them find my keys. By 9:35pm we were on the road to No. VI Chop House.

We had a very nice dinner at the No. VI Chop House. The only negative was the smell of cigar smoke wafting in from another nearby room. The service was amiable and fast. The filet mignon was perfectly seared and the bleu cheese scalloped potatoes were ambrosia. Additionally, the dining experience served to perfectly accent the evening and the weekend.

No. VI Chop House Review – 4 out of 5 Rucksacks – $$$$
Absolutely worth experiencing!

Volare Ristorante Review – 0 out of 5 Rucksacks – $$$$
DO NOT DINE!

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