I liked my usual pasta and the rolls smelled good... even the Caesar salad looked great... but the service was awful. She greeted us after a decently long wait. Which I understanmd if its a busy night but this was a Sunday and it was pretty slow. Not a holiday Sunday just a random Sunday. Then we were rushed through. Literally the salad came right out then the bread right after - we didn't even pick up forks yet which is fine... I am pretty sure the bread is supposed to be first but that doesn't matter much... bread and salad I am a happy camper. I was assuming it was quick because she knew she made us wait so long... but then the pasta in less than 5 minutes. I literally had taken 2 bites of my salad and not even grabbed a biscuit yet! So what should we do let the pasta get cold and eat our salad and bread or eat the pasta while it is warm and chuck the salad up as a loss? Also my water was empty almost the entire time then when she brought the check she asked if I wanted a refill.. would have been nice earlier... overall we had an entire dining experience that should have been a relaxing dinner date in about 20 minutes... and 5 of it was spent waiting to see a server. A well paced dining experience should be 40-45 minutes. I felt like I should hit a buzzer as we walked out and say 'time!!' Which I actually mock did as we walked to the car. We love Red Lobster and this one is pretty close for us... but wow... might drive to another town next time.
I do get it... everyone has off nights.. but holy crap... pacing - it is so important!