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| - As soon as you walk in, you're surrounded by these columns that look like they're cut from marble, chandeliers glittering from above your head, and the waitstaff in french maid outfits running about. There's a definite "wow" factor as soon as you're seated, but you're also met with pure confusion; as the style of the tea sets are English, the staff are donned in vintage French garments, the food is Asian, and the service is...well, frustrating, but we'll get to that later. I feel as if they're trying to combine elements that just don't work for them - as the maid outfits aren't for serving food in traditional time period, the tea isn't supposed to be full of teabags, and the plates aren't supposed to be thrown down on the table (at least, to my knowledge in common waiter/waitress etiquette).
I guess because we were all unsuspecting college kids ordering (basically) everything off the menu, they assumed we didn't know what we were doing. This isn't my first dim sum, or "high-class" venue, but they sure did like to think so. We were pushed and prodded to hurry up in ordering, as there were businessmen, posh upper-class moms, and regulars who they apparently needed to conserve all their good vibes for. I understood, but when they charged us for three meals that we never ordered, and had never arrived (it was another table that ordered it for themselves), they continued to argue with us until the other gentlemen went and explained with a few choice words. Got that settled quickly - and without apology on the staff's part.
As excited as I was to find a dim sum place with these hours, my experience here was pretty.. alright. The food was brilliant, and the ambience noteworthy, but they do seem to stereotype quite easily. I'd bring a couple of important-looking people if I ever wanted good service, to be completely honest.
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