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| - After deciding to not watch a movie on our night out from the kids, my wife and I walked down to Saffron from the theater. I should have followed my first instincts: as we walked in the door, we asked to see a menu so we could decide if we, in fact, wanted to eat here. The server manning the door kept insisting that we "sit down" while we peruse the menu.
After we did sit down, I realized I left the door to the car unlocked with valuables inside, and asked my wife to order my drink. I walked to the theater, locked the car, and then back to the restaurant. The drink order had still not been taken, even though there were only 3 tables (7 individuals), including us, in the whole place and 4 visible staff members.
Eventually, I ordered a medium-spicy dish and my wife a mild one. Her dish, cauliflower and potatoes, was spicier than mine and otherwise rather tasteless. My dish, chickpeas and potatoes, had no heat whatsoever and tasted like curry and filler.
After we ate, I asked for the drink menu. After 10 minutes, no one had come back to take my drink order (there were SIX tables at this point), so we paid and left.
The restaurant was nicely apportioned, and very quiet when we arrived. However, shortly thereafter a family arrived with a small child who had a penchant for screaming. The poor manners of this family aside, the exposed ceiling of the restaurant caused the noise to redouble, and my wife and I stopped even trying to converse.
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