Ruggeri's Italian Ristorante at 32 Village Lane, Colleyville, Texas.

Chalking it up to a bad night.

We live close by but have not tried Ruggeris before. We showed up at the time of our reservation. The hostess said that they were running behind and that we should wait at the bar. 30 minutes later she comes up to us asking if we we were waiting for a table. When we said that we had a reservation, she state that we must have snuck by at the front. When we told her that we did check in with her, she looked surprised.

She seated us at a table shortly thereafter. However, no wait staff came to the table for about 15 minutes. Then a waiter came by and asked if we had been approached yet. We said no and he seemed puzzled. I ask if he was our waiter and said he did not think so. However, he then said he would take care of us.

This was a very poor first impression.

We had the stuffed shrimp appetizer, which was good. We also had the calamari, which was average.

The veal saltimbocca was tough and not very flavorful.

The desserts were not anything special. Did not seem to be made in house.

There was nothing at all special about the food.

Overall, there are too many other options for me to go back. It is too bad since it is so close.