So incredibly disappointed. Went in for the first time on Monday at 3pm. The server was polite and we ordered apps and wine and the server disappeared. The table beside us had to go into the kitchen to request their bill.
Once the apps showed up half an hour later, we had the chance to finally order mains. Which was a pasta and a pizza. My friend politely mentioned we were hoping to leave by 4 so to start our mains.
Server disappears again for 20 mins.
At this point we are frustrated but still okay, sipping our wine slowly as we have no idea how long this is going to have to last us.
Then comes in two people from the back who take a seat in the area that looks like its for staff.
Server reappears to give them waters and to ask where something is. One of the women stands up to get it and we have a chance to order more wine. Thank god, because little did we know we were going to need it.
Cue 2 children from the kitchen, clearly just getting off school saying hi to the people in the staff area.
No problem.
Cue children grabbing the remote control, running around the restaurant, yelling. And then changing the channel to spongebob squarepants and turning up the volume to a setting made for a dance club.
At this point me and my friend look at each other and laugh. Not only have we been waiting 30 mins for our food at this point but not one person staff or friends of staff have said anything about the fact that maybe blaring cartoons in a restaurant ISN'T APPROPRIATE.
I wouldn't have minded so much that our food took so long if my friend hadn't heard the microwave go off. He must have super human hearing because I couldn't hear anything over the restaurant that was doubling for someone's living room.
We ate quickly. I won't comment on the food because at this point I was so angry I probably would have hated anything that was served to us.
Icing on the cake was when the food arrived we asked for the bill right away and international restaurant language that means we need to leave quickly. However that didn't stop our server from disappearing once again. So I had to do the same thing and walk into the kitchen to ask for the credit card machine.
Da Maria I wanted to love you. Especially after I was the one to suggest this restaurant for lunch. Spongebob and that whole other problem aside - the service and time it takes to get any food has to be improved before I set foot back into this restaurant.