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| - I feel like Fountain has potential, but it's not quiiite there yet.
I met my Mom here for lunch a few weeks ago. I like the cafe/loungey atmosphere, but they totally ruin it by having a decently large sized playpen for kids near the back. Total turn-off. When I'm sipping cocktails or having fancy (and expensive) food, the last thing I want to see is a bunch of little brats playing with brightly colored toys. I guess it makes sense since they're located so close to a school and it makes it convenient for mommies to grab drinks together while their kids play together in the playpen after school, but it's pretty unappealing to me and kills the ambiance.
We split a few small plates - the spicy shrimp, some croquettes, and some type of meatballs. The croquettes were definitely the best - although it's hard to mess up something fried and cheesy. The spicy shrimp was not at all spicy, but tasted fairly good, and the meatballs were okay, but they both came out somewhere close to room temperature. It felt like a rip-off - the prices are high and the portions are small, which would be acceptable if the food tasted great, but it really didn't.
We split a berry crepe, which was the worst part of the meal. It tasted like a pre-packaged crepe with some berries and whipped cream thrown on top.
On the bright side, our server was good - friendly and pretty knowledgeable. My mom has been to Fountain both before and after our lunch together and said that all her other experiences were a lot better, so maybe it was just an off day? I would probably go back for breakfast or mayyybe in the early evening, but my lunch experience really wasn't what I had been hoping for.
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