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| - I went to Local Public Eatery on a Saturday night. I was expecting there would be a wait, but luckily there seemed to be a few tables open. I went up to the hostess desk which is perched up above the rest of the restaurant. I asked for a table for 4 and she said that it was not a problem and turned away and stood at the top of the stairs. Confused, I asked if I just seat myself or what? As she played with her hair she turned around from leaning on the railing and said she was just waiting for tables to get cleaned. Then went back to chatting with another girl, playing with her hair and looking over the restaurant.
We stood there for longer than I expected, but I get it, tables do need to get a wipe. Still she just stood there, and then after a bit decided to walk down into the restaurant. When she came back to address us she pointed out into the restaurant and told us that we could sit "over there". I had to ask 2 more times which table we were sitting at because she refused to walk us to the table. Once sitting, I noticed that she put together a table for 2. Yet, we were 4. Good job, Hostess.
At this point I was pretty irritable and was ready to leave. Then our server walked over and it was as if sunshine and rainbows came out as she walked over. She immediately moved us to a more suitable table, wiped it down, got our drink orders, and cracked a few jokes. Unfortunately, because we had to move we got a new server who wasn't as enthusiastic and cheerful, but still pleasant. Anything was better than the Hostess.
The drinks were fantastic, the vibe was fun and laid back, and the food was good. I'll try Local Public Eatery again, but hopefully they can step up on their costumer service game when it comes to the Hostess. Also, get more Pork Belly, I was sad it had run out and I was unable to try it.
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