Groupon is such a brilliant idea. For the people who are not familiar with groupon, it has great daily deals for all kinds of things in major cities.
Anyways, my sister had bought a Groupon worth $60 for Drago Ristorante in Santa Monica so we went for lunch.
Exterior.
They start you off with this appetizer. It was like a rice croquette. It was okay, but the thought was nice.
We each ordered a glass of wine and a main dish.
My sister's order: Risotto con Asparagi (Asparagus, Pancetta & Parmesan)
You can't go wrong with these three ingredients but the risotto was way over cooked, it was almost a porridge. Boo.
My order: Pappardelle al Sugo di Fagiano e Morelle
(Pappardelle with Roasted Pheasant and Morells Mushroom)
This was good. The portion was quite large and I got tired of the flavor towards the end.
Why the thumbs down?
When the bill came, I thought that we were charged more than what I had expected. Because I blog about restaurants, I always take a picture of the menu. When I checked the menu and the price marked on the bill, he jacked up the prices for both of our dishes. Maybe it was because we had a Groupon, but after asking him about it, he goes and changes the price but it was still off (and only about $1... cheap!) and gave us a HUGE attitude.
Thank you Groupon, we were able to try a new place for half the price. No thank you Drago, won't be returning.
