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| - The food was decent, but the experience wasn't.
I went in around 4pm, looking for an early dinner. When the waitress seated me, she asked if I was waiting for anyone, and I said no - just me. I got a menu and a glass of water and then sat for what felt like a long time as a swarm of waiters ignored me while taking other table's orders. I had my menu closed, giving every indication of being ready to order, but got nothing until I finally managed to catch the eye of the woman who'd seated me, and she sent over a waitress.
The waitress said, in a way that sounded incredulous, aren't you waiting for someone? When I said no, she took my order, and things arrived fairly promptly after that.
I had a pint and a margherita pizza, which was pretty much fine except the basil was scant - four leaves of fresh basil. Those bites were delicious, but it wasn't really a proper margherita in my opinion. The dough was quite salty, but I liked that.
I finished my last bite, put my fork on the plate, and 30 seconds later my bill arrived. No question if I'd like anything else; they just seemed to want to rush me out of there. It wasn't so busy that they needed my table - there were plenty of deuces open - and it felt weird and rude I tipped 15%, rather than my usual, because the beginning and end of my meal was so weird and uncomfortable.
The waitress who seated me rushed by and said something I didn't quite catch about being sorry for my wait - that was nice of her.
I don't know if I just caught them at a bad time, but the food wasn't good enough to overcome the service issues.
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