Trocadero Restaurant

My husband and I thuroughly enjoyed our first visit to The Trocadero. To start I had the crabcakes and he had the ceasar salad. My husband had the special veal with veal demi and I had the grilled salmon with shrimps, scallops, and linguini in lemon vodka sauce. And we shared the bananas foster for dessert. Everything was great!

Have eaten here since i was a baby, my parents...

Have eaten here since i was a baby, my parents came here on dates, my kids come here for there birthdays, Love it

Terrible

Had a reservation. Table for 2 comes in beside us about half an hour after us. They get their main dishes before us! Server finally comes around and asks us if we had our mains yet! Ah no! Runs away embarrassed. Comes back apologetic and says dinners on the way. The other server also comes along full of excuses for the missing dinners. Still takes too long. Almost convinced my partner to get up to pay for what we already had and leave. Dinners finally arrive,but too late night is ruined. Food was awful, like it was a quick slap together job. This is a restaurant that has been in business for over 60 years? You've got to be kidding. For a so called fine dining establishment this was a disgraceful occurence. Made even worse by this inept staff. Would not recommend this place to my worst enemy.

A Glimpse into Nostalgialand!

Delightful, comforting, special.......a wonderful peek into the past. There is something to be said for leaving well enough alone, and NOT going for modern updates just to be modern.The ambiance and service is simply the best....attentive, but not hovering.The restaurant is large, but intimate( if that can be). The menu has tasty HOME MADE Italian dishes, enough so you have to narrow your choices down. Everything is delicious!Do not pass up desert...anything will do....just go for it. You will want to linger anyway to take in all the memory provoking sights. If you have been there a few times, the personnel will take a special interest in you and treat you like royalty. If you're having a special event, make a reservation and they will take care of you. I live in Burlington but the Troc is my #1 destination for a special evening. Salut!!!!

Being a sole diner, I am somewhat sensitive as...

Being a sole diner, I am somewhat sensitive as to how I am treated by an establishment. Well here, there was no waiting for a table or feeling there was a time limit for the next arrival, due to tiny quarters. This restaurant has ample space to prevent claustrophobia, rubbing elbows or overhearing neighbouring tables’ conversation, and I didn’t get the feeling of being rushed either. Can’t say the same for other places I have visited. My server was very pleasant and quite knowledgeable about the menu items, and this only added to my overall pleasure when the meal arrived. I thoroughly enjoyed my charbroiled steak with its special wild mushroom sauce, cooked perfectly to my specifications. My salad was unique in that the goat cheese and grilled vegetables were inside a pastry package, with mixed green tossed in a raspberry balsamic dressing. This place is an absolute gem…... no wonder it’s been around so long.