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| - I'm going to break from the generally positive reviews and call BS on what Commensal is offering.
I came in as a first-timer, oblivious to how they price their buffet. No staff spoke to me, let alone even looked at me, as I sat myself down near a window. After finishing an article I was reading (maybe 10 minutes), I helped myself to a little salad, sat down, and ate it. It was then that I noticed there were prices listed for the soup... so, I got up and asked the (now present) cashier if it was included in the buffet.
"No, it's by the bowl."
"Oh," I reply, "how about the salad? I'm a bit confused now -- is the salad buffet separately priced from the rest?"
"Yes, it's all by weight."
"Oh, uh... I kinda just ate a salad..."
"You did? Oh..."
"Yeah, there's no prices listed anywhere, and nobody was around to ask, and I just kinda assumed..."
"Oh, well, everything's by weight; don't worry about the salad. Just bring your plate to be weighed next time."
I felt awfully stupid. And let me point out that the cashier wasn't so much being understanding and forgiving as she was being completely, unabashedly ambivalent to her job and my embarrassing ignorance. Just pure apathy. I hate apathy when eating out. Show some passion! I almost would rather she berated me, then called a manager to deal with me for being such a know-nothing tool. Kick me out or something! Anything! (Ok, I'm grateful these things didn't happen...)
So anyway, with the method of payment sorted out, I grab a plate for some hot food. I pick somewhat sparingly: some broccoli au gratin, fennel au gratin, a bit of steamed kale, and, as an afterthought, a spring roll (upon noticing how kinda empty my plate looked). Weighed Price: Just shy of $16.
*blink blink* Whazu??? I mean, if the food was delicious, sure, justified! But no, it was sitting out, overcooked, mushy. The spring roll was just plain bad, like an M&M Meats multi-pack spring roll. I came in shortly after noon, and the food looked and tasted as if it had been out all night. (And was she counting the weight of my plate? Yeesh!)
Y'know, I blame myself. I should have looked at the buffet offerings, shrugged, and left. Bad food is pretty easy to spot, especially on a buffet, and in hindsight I knew I was going to be disappointed as soon as I slopped that stuff down on my plate.
My solace? Groupon Now! dropped my price to $12. But man, if it weren't for that damned Groupon I wouldn't have come in... I ate a little piece of cake to drive my cost to a hair over $20 and use up my Groupon (over $4 for a small slice of gelatinous cake... man... I'm getting ripped off and I'm not even paying full price...)
Can't win 'em all, I guess. I won't be back. One star for mushy food, ridiculous pricing (steamed kale = fennel au gratin? riiiight), and soul-sucking apathy.
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