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| - I've been to this resto 3 times and eaten there twice. Each time the food was good, but the service, terrible. And without exaggerating, the service was so bad, it literally distracts you from the food which is why that's pretty much all I will write about in my review.
The first time my husband and I went, it was on a Tuesday evening and there were maybe 3 other tables being served. Upon entering, we immediately got the vibe that the waiter wasn't too happy to see us (you know that 'why are these people bothering me' vibe?). The service was exceedingly long across the board: taking our order, getting the food and bringing the bill. It literally felt like he forgot about us and we had to go inside after 10-15min of waiting to pay our bill. But, the food was good so we thought maybe he's just having a bad night, so perhaps it's worth trying again.
The second time we went, we were with a friend from out of town (party of 3) and wanted to try somewhere close to home and different. Why not Cafe Beaufort? This time the place was full and we were served by a new waitress. I say 'new' because she was painfully shy, to the point of being awkward and we ended up having to repeat our order twice and she still got it wrong. Again however, the food was very good so now we were very much on the fence.
After waiting a few weeks, my husband and I decided to give it a go for a third time. On this occasion when we walked in minutes to 8, the waitress looked at us and said that unfortunately the kitchen had just closed. Now I should explain that it's a Thursday night, the place was at least half full and they advertise being open until 11pm!
It isn't always easy finding a resto that strikes the balance between good food and service, so sometimes one might be willing to overlook the other because it performs so well in one of those 2 categories. Cafe Beaufort unfortunately has outdone itself in the poor service category, so for that reason I gave it 2 stars for the food and will not be going back or ever recommend it to a friend.
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