A Modo Mio - SEA ISLE CITY

My only reason to give this review a 4 is because of the table next to us. We walked in last night at 2000 and the host was gracious and cleaned up a table for us so we wouldn’t have to wait too long (this is important later). Very personable servers and bussers. Water and hot bread were here before you know it. Knowledgeable staff and while we were waiting for our meal, the entitled table next to us started their plan to get money off of their check. “My crostini is burnt and I’m not paying for it.” Crostini is grilled over a flame sir is what I was thinking but the server being the professional she is said “I’m sorry, I can get you a new one and I’m taking off the bill for you. Let me make this right ” to which he said “no and I’m not paying for it. I don’t want a new one”. As I’m salivating over that crisp perfect crostini trying to make eye contact to tell her to drop at our table and we’ll gladly pay for it- it went away. Next, we had an older gentleman have a medical emergency and the staff called 911 right away to take care of him. The gentleman passed out right there and everyone was worried except guess who? Yup they complained the police/ambulance came and ruined their meal. We know where you have a one way ticket to sir. Then the woman perfect for this man seated at his right starts yelling at the busser when she comes to see if they want anything wrapped up. It is customary to pre-buss a table during guests stay so they don’t have to look at empty plates and scraps during their stay. Mrs Misery (in order to protect their identity) screams at the young girl “can’t you wait until we’re gone to do this…and dismisses her in a rude way that you would see maybe in a Waffle House at 0400 on a Friday night. Horrible guests. We consoled the busser and insured the staff that they were professional, caring and handled the family of cavemen perfectly

Have been wanting to try this restaurant for a year or more but just never worked out. Dessert was the best part of the meal. Main courses were middle of the road nothing special. Like most restaurants, not enough staff. Our waiter was handling tables both inside and outside not ideal at all.

We wanted to order apps for the table while we continued to consider mains. They said no, we had to put entire order in at once. Unusual. But our dinners, a hanger steak special, an orange roughy special, and two chicken dishes were very good!

I had a lovely dinner at A Modo Mio. We ordered the clams, calamari, and eggplant rollatini to start. Everything was delicious. I had the flounder special, which was amazing! My husband chose the Bronzino and loved it. We arrived 30 minutes early and apologized, but they seated us immediately! Such a lovely meal.

The food was excellent. The staff were friendly and responsive.