Big Disappointment on an Important Night hadn 't been here in a number of years, but decided to revisit for a small gathering yesterday celebrating a very significant birthday for a family member. Marcello 's was a disappointment on many levels. When one calls for a reservation a few day in advance to get a nice table for a birthday dinner, you would think they would let you know that the main dining room would be closed for an event and the only seating was in the bar area with no tablecloths, etc....they chose not to do that. Terrible action. The food was also disappointing. One item needed to be send back to bring it to proper temperature. Another veal item has to be completely remade due to it being tough, i.e. difficult to cut with even a knife. In fairness,the chef/boss come out and was moderately gracious and agreed to re-make the ailing item. It was better the second time around. The portions were modest size at best. Nothing was even close to exceptional. And it is a fairly expensive place. The service was okay at times. They made an effort...cut our birthday cake for us for a fee), sang 'Happy Birthday ', snapped a few pics for us when requested. But then they would disappear. Three times I had to get up from the table and seek someone out so we could order coffee, ask for the check, etc. The place was very quiet now I know why), so there is no reason not to have wait staff close by. They certainly weren 't busy attending other patrons. We didn 't let all of this ruin our good time, but it could have been so much more of a memorable night for the family.