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| - So this place just isn't for me, I'm sure it's for lots of other people though.. so I will try not to pass blame onto the restaurant itself but just describe my experience for anyone who may read this, so they can decide if it's for them:
The atmosphere of this restaurant is kind of casual, but the service we received was very formal. Granted we did arrive before the dinner rush, so we had our waitors full attention. The waitstaff are well rehearsed in describing the dishes and wine selection, they deliver fresh silverware on clean napkins draped over their arm and gently remove crumbs or sauce from the table between each course. I think many people love that kind of service, I personally find it uncomfortable. I just want to concentrate on who I'm eating with and stay indulged in my conversation and meal, but the waiters need to check in, fill a water glass or wipe a crumb makes me feel rude if I don't thank them, smile & engage their curiosity of my feelings on a dish each time they stop by. Reminds me of the formal meals I watch being served on Downton Abbey. Aside from the overly polite waitors, the food is good! It's expensive, but homemade and unique. Please learn from our own mistake though, and ask how much the specials are before agreeing to them. Tonight my husband enjoyed a bowl of soup that might as well have cost him his birthright.. (($35 for one bowl of soup is never okay)) and last but not least, the lobster sauce that comes over the crab ravioli is VERY salty! The servant boy who checked in on us every 5 minutes assured me that it was supposed to be very salty, so once again... just not my thing!
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