Fellini Cafe Ardmore

Fellini Cafe has been a hot topic up here for a long time. Have they improved or worsened? Most of the recent reviews we have seen on the web are mixed at best, and what is very interesting is the very long thread found on PhillyBlog and here are some excerpts:

Medusa says:
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(they also had a carry out place with a really really really really creepy guy working there (would invite himself over to eat dinner when you picked up your meal) in Havertown).

Sorry you had a bad experience - i say let those that like the place, keep on going , but some of us, unfortunately will never give it another chance. them r the breaks.

My Question :

Just chiming in here , who was the creepy guy ?? Pino or another name ?? I use to work there and I could tell you alot of interesting stories about this place ...However get back to me ...

19Phildelphya85
Pretzel Vendor said:
I know exactly who your talking about. The dude is wierd and he never had change in the register when you paid for you food!!!!!!!!

And then...from Medusa that thing with the wine again that someone posts about up here....

And then this comment with definite gross us out factor:
mcchens said:

Interesting discussion.... I ate at Fellini's in Ardmore about a year ago and have never been back. The food and service were okay, but I was completely turned off by what I witnessed with friends while chatting outside after our meal. The restaurant had just closed (or was nearly closed) and something in the window caught my eye. The mice started emerging from every direction... crawling up and down the trees, the beams, the vines... having a grand time. I was so surprised by the number of mice crawling, that I felt compelled to start counting: at least 8. I called Fellini's the next day to let them know...

And then this one:
mixolydian Pretzel Vendor:

"I just saw this thread was updated, so I thought I'd take a look. I posted something here last year. All I know is that I'm real, and that the food was less than mediocre the one time I went there. I live about 6 blocks from the restaurant, and walk by every day on my way to the train, and every day on my way home. There is something weird about the place, but I don't know what it is. For whatever reason, the posts slamming the place don't surprise me because I find the place creepy; just walking by it creeps me out. The tables look dirty outside and the food was bad enough that I never gave it a second chance."

Fellinis continues to disappoint us - many of us used to go there quite often, but after the check debacle with First Friday Main Line - and let's face it, they have profited by the attention to Ardmore during those First Fridays, right? And if all those people stand outside and pay for food, how can they not pay bills? And why so many issues with the sidewalk dining?

Here we are say "Be Vocal/Shop Local: Discover More in Ardmore" and these folks, well, are they living up to their end of the bargain? Most don't like to be one of our sour notes.

But public records on www.montcopa.org tell the whole story:

Case Number: 2007-28717
Commencement Date: 11/20/2007 8:44:39 AM
Case Type: Appeal from District Justice
PFA Number:
Caption Plaintiff: H&H HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING
Caption Defendant: FELLINI CAFE INC
Plaintiffs:
Select H&H HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING 3 INDUSTRIAL HWY ESSINGTON PA 19029 UNITED
Defendants:
FELLINI CAFE INC 31 E LANCASTER AVE ARDMORE PA 19003 UNITED STATES

Case Details
Case Number: 2007-31960
Commencement Date: 12/21/2007 3:27:31 PM
Case Type: Lien Commonwealth of PA
PFA Number:
Caption Plaintiff: PENNA DEPT OF REV
Caption Defendant: FELLINIS CAFE INC
Plaintiffs:
Select PENNA DEPT OF REV DEPT 280948 HARRISBURG PA 17128 UNITED STATES Yes 1
Defendants:
Select FELLINIS CAFE INC 31E LANCASTER AVE ARDMORE PA 19003 UNITED STATES Yes 1
Dockets:
Sequence Filing Date Docket Type Docket Text Sealed
Select 0 12/21/2007 3:27:31 PM Lien Commonwealth of PA No

Judgments:
Plaintiff
Select PENNA DEPT OF REV
Defendant
FELLINIS CAFE INC
Date
12/21/2007 3:27:31 PM
Amount
4,937.33

Case Details
Case Number: 2007-27197
Commencement Date: 11/1/2007 11:10:31 AM
Case Type: Lien Commonwealth of PA
PFA Number:
Caption Plaintiff: PENNA DEPT OF REV
Caption Defendant: FELLINIS CAFE INC
Plaintiffs:
PENNA DEPT OF REV DEPT 280948 HARRISBURG PA 17128 UNITED STATES Yes 1
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Defendants:
FELLINIS CAFE INC 31E LANCASTER AVE ARDMORE PA 19003 UNITED STATES

Dockets:
Sequence Filing Date Docket Type Docket Text Sealed
0 11/1/2007 11:10:31 AM Lien Commonwealth of PA
Judgments:
Plaintiff Defendant Date Amount
Select PENNA DEPT OF REV FELLINIS CAFE INC 11/1/2007 11:10:31 AM 4,145.45