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| - I REALLY want to like this place, because I've waited a long time for Indian food in Fort Mill. But to be honest, it was a REALLY bad experience, due to a very unprepared staff. Here's why:
1. Our waiter was totally inept. We knew right away things were going to be rough when we asked for a glass of Merlot, and he asked us "is that some sort of champagne or something?" He was very unfamiliar with the menu, and forgot to put in multiple things we asked for. Bread never came, some drinks never came. He looked very confused, and his hands were even shaking at one point. I don't blame him. He was trying his best, but he clearly wasn't trained well.
2. It took over an hour to get our food after we ordered it. There must have been some mixup because after the manager realized we had been sitting so long, it came out promptly.
3. When our entrees finally did come, they came out before the rice and naan. Indian food is all sauce and therefore must be eaten with rice or bread. They brought our entrees with neither. When rice did come it was one small single serving for our entire table of 5. We split that between our two kids (who were starving by this point) and the rest of us sat their for about 15 more minutes waiting for more rice, while our entrees got cold. By the time another tiny bowl of rice came, our kids had finished and wanted seconds. So we waited again for more rice. The bread we ordered never came until we were done eating.
4. The bartender was rude, and likely over worked. She was mean, and it looked like it was because she had way more than she could handle.
The food was pretty good once it came. Not the best I've had, but definitely not bad either. Portions were VERY small, however that seems to be typical at some Indian restaurants. I definitely recommend ordering naan to help fill you up, because there's only about 4 or 5 pieces of meat in it.
The manager did realize things were going poorly, and gave a bunch of tables free deserts, which was nice. But that's not enough to give me confidence in returning. My impression is that they are nice people, and just need more time to figure things out. So I will wait a month or so and try again, and update my review if things have improved.
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