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| - I first tried this place in 2008 when it first opened and I was floored. The friendly atmosphere created by the long harvest table, and the simple yet sophisticated gasto-cuisine created the perfect meal. It was also a great cross section of people - the post-work office crowd, local artsies, and older clientele. At that first visit I had their Buffalo meatloaf which was truly bliss on that cold March night.
Summer brunch at OF was also quite good - their Breakfast for Two was a tad spicy, and very large, but on a lazy Sunday, with a couple of cups of coffee's, it's a great way to spend an hour on.
That being said, even though my first couple of visits were stellar, I recently went back to see that the restaurant may have lost its way. On this occasion, inspite of my reservation, I had to wait 20 minutes for my seats to free-up, and was also ushered out around the 1.5 hour mark even though we were still on our mains (the kitchen was EXTREMELY slow). The food was also average and unimpressive, which capped off some minor changes to their menu items (for the worse). I'm willing to give this place another chance, maybe on a less volatile evening (it was very busy, I'll give them that), but I really hope that they're not trying to rest on their laurels too much.
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