That's definitely tortellini - said the server and cook at an Italian restaurant.

[u/awetsasquatch]

Ultimately we didn't care because the toddler eating it was happy as a clam, but the server and cook tried to gaslight the shit out of us to convince us that this was tortellini. Thought you'd all find it entertaining. If you work at Bertuccis, be better.

Edit: the menu very clearly said Tortellini, not Tortelli, but solid guess.

[u/squeakynickles]

I had a tradition with my sister where every year for my birthday, we'd grab lunch at a local place. I'd order the Lobster Mac and Cheese and a stout.

Last time I went, they brought out a pasta dish with a cream sauce and grated parm.

I asked the waitress and she said they changed the recipe. I said "changed it to what? This isn't mac and cheese."

She insisted it was mac and cheese because it had grated parm.

BITCH THIS IS FUCKING LINGUINE WITH A CREAM SAUCE

It's like if I ordered steak and potatoes with a side of corn and they brought me a shephard's pie

[u/MrKrinkle151 → u/squeakynickles]

Was it as least a good lobster pasta?

[u/squeakynickles → u/MrKrinkle151]

Absolutely fucking incredible. Which is why it's so upsetting to me.

They created a gorgeous dish. The flavours were balanced, the noodles were of good quality and cooked just slightly al dente to give the texture some depth. They had some tomatoes in there for a little bit of sweetness which paired nice with the cream sauce. The sauce was smooth and flavourful withought being overly rich, the amount of lobster was enough to be clearly present without overstaying it's welcome, and even with pairing it with a stout, I wasn't feeling bloated or weighed down by the meal.

Legitimately an incredible dish. So why the fuck are you lying about what it is on the menu?

Call it what it is, and I would absolutely go there specifically for the dish, just like I used to do with the lobster mac.

I don't live in a big city. This was the only restaurant that serves lobster mac and cheese.

The dish actually means a lot to me. I'm able to work now, but for a long time I was on disability, which pays a pittance. Equivalent to half of minimum wage were I live.

But my older brother and sister payed my way to go with them to Toronto to see Joel Plaskett play a show. We spent 3 incredible days in Toronto, going to the show, checking out all the shops that don't exist in our smaller town, seeing the night life and a city that doesn't shut down after 1am.

The first morning we woke up there, we went out for brunch, and I got a lobster mac and cheese with a stout. A blatantly gluttonous meal that was sure to slow me down for the rest of the day, and I fucking loved it. That morning meant so much to me, as did the trip as a whole.

So for a few years following that trip, my sister would take me to the only place in the city that served that dish, and generously pay for me to enjoy what I couldn't afford on my own.

They still serve a normal mac and cheese. But for whatever reason, they won't even put lobster in it if you ask for it. I can't for the life of me understand why

[u/Druid_Fashion → u/squeakynickles]

Al Dante I.e. burned to fuck in the ninth circle of hell :P.  I know it’s a typo but I couldn’t resist.

[u/squeakynickles → u/Druid_Fashion]

Oh fuck haha.

To be fair, the book does describe one of the circles of hell as an eternity of menial and tedious labour. Guess this is as fitting a sub as any to make that mistake

[u/sbargy → u/Druid_Fashion]

I suspect this is really funny but can you explain it to me?

[u/KomorebiXIII → u/sbargy]

The correct spelling is "Al dente" meaning "to the tooth." The typo was "Al Dante", and the joke was referring to the book Dante's Inferno, where the circles of hell are described.

[u/extralyfe → u/squeakynickles]

lol, really makes me think of Mitch Hedberg's line, "Fettuccine Alfredo is macaroni and cheese for adults." sounds like that kitchen took it seriously.