dell'anima

For all the praise I've heard about this West Village Italian eatery, I must say it failed to impress. The host was very gracious and accommodating; the waitress was not - she was very rude, morbidly unhappy, and delivered very poor service. That aside, the dishes were okay - I love Italian food and was really looking forward to a slightly more hearty (in size and substance) selection. I had the Garganelli and my boyfriend had the Charred Octopus. The pasta was soft and the sauce wasn't too heavy, but there was so little pasta and barely any mushrooms (which were more like mushroom bits). Starved, I stole some of my boyfriend's dish which had almost tasteless, not too chewy but a tad too firm octopus. Whatever else accompanied the octopus was not memorable seeing as I can't remember what it was. To finish the meal, we shared the flan/almond cake - the flan was just okay but the cake was dry, mealy and flavorless. Not sure if I'll return given the bad service and mediocre food - maybe we didn't order the 'right' dishes but its up to you!