Augustino's Italian Eatery And Prime Steaks

"Good, for a Hotel?" No. Better.. When on my business travels, I find myself eating in many hotel restaurants. Thankfully, the genre as a whole has improve quite a bit over the past two decades. Anyway, when judging a hotel restaurant, my acid test is a very crude calculus: "If I were not staying at this hotel, would I eat here again?"

When applying this to Augustino's, my answer is a resounding "Yes." Having had over a dozen meals there over the past few years, I can honestly say I've never been served anything that was any less than "very good." This place definitely "gets" Italian, which is not too common in ethnically themed hotel eateries. The sandwiches and salads are top notch. I can't speak for the steaks, but if they follow form, I'm sure you're in for a treat.

The service is always professional, polite, and mostly (depending on who's working) friendly.

My only complaint about this place is that the drinks are more than a little bit on the expensive side, and if you don't look at the list first or specify "house" (which is still no bargain), don't be surprised when you're charged $12 for a glass of wine.

Aside from the fact that you're paying New York prices for drinks while in Augusta, this place totally kills it. You should eat there, often.

Five stars!

A better place to eat and better food than most. We have eaten here numerous times when we are in the down town area. Menu prices are reasonable, portions of plentiful, food is cooked properly and plating is quite attractive. The restaurant is generally well decorated and in a good location, though we think some refreshment may be in order for the decor. The food was always good to superb and served hot. The staff seemed to change often, but generally the staff appeared to be cordial and quick to serve, though often slow to return to see if something else was needed (fill water glass, etc.). We recommend this restaurant if you want better than average food, served hot.