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| - This is going to start out reading as a 1-star review, but bear with me. I went here with a rather large group. We made reservations for 17 people and they took us on. Only two people work here, it seems. The bartender and the cook/owner. The bartender didn't seem familiar with the menu or the drink options. She covered our group and the whole bar. The cook came out to explain what was available and what wasn't. The menu itself wasn't current so he had to make a few verbal alterations. Since he's the only cook, it took us forever to all get food and some people didn't get their food until after everyone else was done. It was a long and very slow night. Kind of painful in some ways. But, one cook making a bunch of options for 17 people and the bar is a crazy task so I'm not going to fault the guy. At the end of the day, I just wish the bartender knew more and that the menu was up to date.
So why the 4 stars? The cook was a champ and he took care of us as good as any single person could. I don't expect anything better from what's essentially a one-man-army. The only reason I'm taking a star away is because the bartender didn't know much. I feel like this is her first time working in a restaurant/bar, to be honest. Had the cook instead suggested we get a family style meal that he could cook in large batches, our experience wouldn't have been so slow. That was a learning experience for the restaurant and our group (we hit up a new restaurant every month). If we were a table of 4, the food service would have been spot on.
Note to celiacs, it's going to be hard to get uncontaminated food. The cook did a great job telling me what to avoid and he did his best to keep things right for me, but I still had a minor flair-up afterwards.
I expect this place to improve as they grow. I also wanted to share my story so that larger groups know to ask for a family style meal. The cook is super casual and he very much reflects the Caribbean relaxed style. I'm sure he would take care of a group in this such manner.
Lastly, don't mistake the relaxed Caribbean style as being slow or that there's some attitude that the customer is not important. The cook is very customer-focused. The island folk are casual and chill and that can sometimes seem off to people used to the busy American city life.
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