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| - Beautiful patio seating, with gas heaters to take the chill off. No problem there. Water view is very nice. I entered through the patio and didn't see all the construction taking place indoors until I was leaving. Maybe they should have finished the construction projects before they opened? However, the construction was not the problem on this night. The server was very friendly, and I truly felt sorry for him, because clearly the disorganization was not his fault. The meal for our party of 8 came in four separate shifts. The lag from the first two meals being delivered to the last one being delivered was nearly 10 minutes. Mind you... it was after dark and chilly outside. This left the first two diners with the choice of eating while others didn't yet have their meals, or waiting, and waiting, and waiting, and then eating cold food. Unacceptable, and inexcusable-- not that there was anybody there who seemed to be aware enough to even offer an excuse. Where was the help for this waiter??? A party of 8 is not a party of 20, and should be easily manageable-- especially since it wasn't busy. Not a manager/assistant/owner/busboy/cook/runner in sight to help carry food. I didn't see a single table inside, and it appeared that the majority of the half dozen tables sitting outside were mostly just drinking. To the owner/manager--- please know that you are building your reputation NOW, soft opening or not. If you don't have adequate service when the restaurant is nearly empty, what will you do on a genuinely busy night? I will give this restaurant another chance (others would say NO WAY!), because the view is nice and the poor waiter seemed to have been set up for failure by the management and/or owner.
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