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| - My husband and I went to Ricarda's for the first time today. The restaurant was fairly quiet, so we expected service to be good. However, it wasn't the case. First of all, my husband ordered a flat white with non-dairy milk. Rather than asking him what his preference was, the server automatically gave him soy, citing that he wasn't sure if my husband would be allergic to almond (ummm, people can have soy allergies too). Mistake number one. Mistake two was in two parts. First, they brought our orders to the wrong table, and then, it turned out my husband's order was incorrect. Rather than eggs Benedict with a side of fruit salad, they gave him Ricarda's Classic Breakfast (eggs, chorizo and chickpea-saffron stew) with poached eggs. My order, however, was correct - Ricarda's Classic with scrambled eggs, no chorizo (and chickpeas subbed with green beans because the chickpea stew also has chorizo). Our sides came a little late as well. And another issue regarding timing - we ordered another round of flat white, but the coffees took FOREVER to come. There were machine issues, apparently, but the server should have notified us earlier rather than make us wait some 20 minutes. Honestly, I would have given Ricarda's fewer stars had the food not been good.
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