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| - Mixed experience at best - I debated giving two stars. I don't plan on returning.
Pros: My gluten-free buckwheat crepe was quite tasty and the filling had fresh, properly cooked ingredients. Even eggs were perfectly done and the arugula was unbruised. When I needed help, the manager was great.
Cons: Sides were meh. The au gratin that my husband had apparently tasted like it came from a frozen foods section, not a restaurant.
However, service was the real problem.
1) Weeks before eating here, I walked in to discuss gluten-free options when I happened to be in the area. I was told that they do gluten-free orders frequently (as you'd expect since they carry a gluten-free crepe batter) and was told that they can make anything on the menu without gluten! This sounded too good to be true but the hostess insisted that this was the case. Of course, it isn't true, and I have no idea why she said so.
2) When I visited, they nearly gave up our table because they couldn't find us when it was ready. Where were we? Sitting in the waiting chairs right in front of them! Thank goodness one of our party went up to check up on them. Again, I have no idea why this happened.
3) The waitress had a remarkable amount of trouble understanding my gluten-free order. I'd ask a question about whether an item was gluten-free, and she'd respond by saying something about the item that had nothing to do with whether it contains gluten. This went on for several menu items until she started to say something about how they didn't really do gluten-free crepes and that maybe I should look at other menu items, which of course is not true and I have no idea why she said it. We finally asked for her to get a manager or chef to recommend gluten-free options. When the manager came, he was great at answering my questions and making basic allergy accommodations the way most restaurants do. Now, while it's a bit silly for a server not to know which items are gluten-free in a restaurant that's gone to the trouble of having a special gluten-free crepe batter, I don't really have a problem with a server not having all that memorized. The problem was that she wasn't offering to help us figure things out or check and, indeed, she didn't seem to understand basic questions well enough to give an on-topic answer! Yet again, I have no idea what was going on with that.
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