NOTHING TO WRITE HOME ABOUT. food ok but overpriced
Posted by: caren at November 24, 2008 10:09 PM i am a native to Manchester by the sea and find the resteraunt selections we have to be slim and unpleasin calas food is okay the resteraunt is like every single other modern resteraunt out there, a cool light here and there, painting once and a while, dim lighting and by the 100th time of expierincing this resteraunt i really am not impressed not to mention the food is not special at all 
Cala's in Manchester is a great place! Wonderful presentation, and service. We really miss the former Circolo, but Cala's is our new favorite! Great menu with seasonal choices done with a twist! They also have a decent menu for the kids!
Originally Posted by: Lisa at August 8, 2006 09:25 AM
Posted by: Admin at February 3, 2007 07:05 AM 
After hearing wonderful things about Cala's in Manchester, we tried it out Friday night. We had a reservation for 12, but 1/2 of our party was running late. Upon telling the hostess this, she told us "it's not a problem. We have your table booked for you for the rest of the night" and sat us.
The long and short of it is that the rest of our party ended up being an hour late, but we being told the table was ours for the night, were assured it 'wouldn't be a problem'. It was obviously a problem for both our waitress and the hostess.
The waitress was rude and impatient the entire evening - actually rolling her eyes at us, sighing out loud, and telling us she 'needs a drink'. The hostess who told us the hour before that the table was 'ours for the night', then came over inquiring where the rest of the party was, telling us there is now a line waiting for tables, and asking us if we had any idea when we can expect the rest of our party.
The rest of our party arrived, and we finally ate our food. The food was mediocre - the appetizers were horrbile, by the way - and the service continued to be rude and sub-par. My veal was decent, but the potatoes were undercooked and colc - obviously made hours prior and reheated. It came with side salad that was dripping with balsamic vinegar.
We are frequent visitors of it's sister restaurant, Alchemy, and have never had such bad service and flavorless food.
I would not recommed Cala's - unless you're in the mood for a server with an attitute, a hostess who obviously needs more training, and okay food.
Originally Posted by: Stacy at October 10, 2006 09:41 AM
Posted by: Admin at February 3, 2007 07:01 AM
I brought my family to Cala's and can only say that it was a huge disappointment. The prices were incredibly high and the food was mediocre at best. Our waitress behaved as though we were a huge inconvenience to her, probably because we had the kids with us. The place is tiny and it got really loud. Never again.
Originally Posted by: Dave at November 8, 2006 12:58 PM
Posted by: Admin at February 3, 2007 06:57 AM Aftar perhaps a dozen visits, I have found the food at Cala's to generally be excellent (a bad burger at lunch once) and interesting (osterich which was terrific), and the waitstaff to always be very accomodating. The prices seem pretty normal for a decent northshore restaraunt. But it can get noisy.
Originally Posted by: JE at January 1, 2007 06:41 PM
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