Fausto's Antipasti - Ocean City

Second time we’ve been here and excellent yet again. He had the dish that’s like lasagna but isn’t and I had the tortellini with prosciutto and fresh peas in a cream sauce: yum!! Limoncello cake made a nice dessert. Salads are dressed beautifully. Wouldn’t bring the little kids here though; a little too fancy.

This was the second time my husband and I celebrated my birthday here. The food was as amazing as before, but the service was completely different. The first time was amazing: The staff was attentive and gathered with the owner who sang Happy Birthday, and the complimentary dessert was delicious. I felt like we really celebrated. This time, despite arriving 10 minutes early for our Friday night reservation and beginning our evening by ordering a bottle of wine, we were rushed out less than an hour after arriving. When the waiter arrived and I said how much I like the ambience there, he replied, Oh, it 's going to get very noisy soon because we have SO many reservations. That comment seemed odd, because we had reservations and it 's not our concern or desire to be warned how busy you will be. The person who helped our waiter bring our meals said, It feels like I just seated you. Are you sure he (the waiter) isn 't rushing you? Indeed he and the support staff did as our dinner continued. We had to tell them four times not to take our plates. I literally retrieved my wine glass, which still had wine, from one of their hands. When it came time for dessert, I told the waiter I wanted dessert because it was my birthday. The waiter recommended two and I selected one. He brought it with a candle and sang Happy Birthday under his breath in record time. My husband had to catch his attention to order a coffee. As soon as I finished dessert, the plate was removed and we were given the check without being asked if there was anything else we would like. We had literally been there less than an hour. The owner visited many tables around the restaurant, but not ours, so perhaps the waiter determined we were not that important. My summary: The food is delicious but if you plan to spend time enjoying your meal or celebration, make clear to the waiter that you do not want to be rushed. We should have said something, but based on our previous excellent experience we kept thinking perhaps the support staff were inexperienced and that the waiter was unaware what was happening. It was clear when he gave us our check the minute we finished dessert, for which we were charged unlike last time, that was not the case.

We love this place. We ordered the $150 garlic-rubbed porterhouse and it was delicious, a distinct exterior crust coupled with medium rare interior. Maybe they're a little too proud of this entree but on a special occasion, it's worth a try. What is it about Romania that turns out such great waitresses? This place seems to specialize in them and all are smart, professional, beautiful, helpful, knowledgeable, etc. A very classy touch was the owner introducing himself to each table. He gave us recommendations on the cooking of our porterhouse and it was spot on. We're going to return again and again.

Overpriced and overrated. Used to be better when it was smaller and cozier. Won’t be returning. Too many other good places.

We have gone here every time we come to OC and usually twice in a week.We thought of it as our fav restaurant here. This time the menu was shortened. Clearly fewer apps to choose from as well as the main dishes. Two of the three mains were different from what we ordered and we were charged for two sides when only one was ordered. It was very crowded and the first part of the meal was rushed and the mains seemed to take forever. If the owner would take more time ascertaining a more balanced and reliable experience for ALL customers instead of giving such special attention to only a select number of customers, perhaps our experience would have been as good as our past experiences. We won't be going back a second time this week, but when we return we give it another try because of how much we liked it in the past