Ok, so to get the easy out of the way - the food and drink were great. Maybe not 5 stars - but a solid 4. What got us to 5 stars then? Her name is Kristin and she is a saint. Showed up for a reservation on a Saturday night as a 4 top. 3 of us will eat almost anything, and like it. 1 of us (not me) is a picky eater but we adore her nonetheless. For this week's menu, she could not find a single thing that agreed with her. Our server Kristin had the patience of a Saint - she went above and beyond to essentially do a custom dinner for our picky one, always with a smile. It was really nice to see her so accommodating. So Merchant gets 5 stars today - the 5th one due to Kristin!
PS - It also happened to be a Mad Men themed evening which was awesome to watch.