tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post5423142466261911208..comments2024-03-26T04:26:04.911-07:00Comments on Lost City: Monte's Venetian Room Officially Dead and GoneBrooks of Sheffieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-86304937711550743472011-02-25T14:48:53.593-08:002011-02-25T14:48:53.593-08:00From reading about Monte's, it sounds like the...From reading about Monte's, it sounds like the restaurant had terrific old-world atmosphere, but food that barely qualified as mediocre. Atmosphere can make up for so-so food only to a point.<br /><br />PeterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-86728625831524051612011-02-25T14:20:15.409-08:002011-02-25T14:20:15.409-08:00Another piece of my past is officially dead. I use...Another piece of my past is officially dead. I used to go here in the early- to mid-'80s, and went back one or two times not long before they closed. Far from the best Italian food, but delicious nonetheless, and a real Brooklyn joint that was always filled with characters (from the staff, to the patrons)... In the '80s it was quite desolate and scary around there, but the block of Monte's was always safe and clean, and a night at Monte's was always a welcoming one, filled with HUGE servings old-school, Brooklyn Italian grub.Dead Flowers Productionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10501702130778510669noreply@blogger.com