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| - I'm a vegetarian and have been for many, many, many years. I was there when the only vegetarian food in a restaurant was the salad. I was there when I went to Mcdonalds in Europe and ordered a veggie burger, I got a burger bun with salad (and nothing else), I was there when...well, I'm sure you catch my drift here. I am used to lousy veggie food. That said, in recent years, many restaurants have been making an effort, so on the whole, I feel pretty well catered for when dining out in non-specifically-vegetarian restaurants (my partner is a card carrying carnivore).
When I saw the groupon for Commensal, I jumped at the chance! Finally a restaurant with - by the looks of it - tons of choice for little ol' veggie me! I was *so* excited!
The groupon seemed pretty generous too, $30 with drinks included! Go us!!
Unfortunately, I was left very, very disappointed. We had never been to this place before and when we came in, I am sure we must have looked a little unsure about the process. Not only that, I also said - fairly loudly to my partner - "Gosh, we've never been here before, so I'm a little unsure of the process". Apparently *looking* lost *and* sounding lost, was still not enough to jolt the girl at the cash register into action. So, after standing around for a good 5 minutes, hoping and *willing* her to ask if she could help, I went over and asked what we were supposed to do.
She explained. Pick a plate, load it up and have it weighed. Okay. We can do that! Go us! There was indeed plenty of choice but as a foodie and a cook, there was actually very little that appealed. Sure, there were plenty of stews and such but they all seemed to be varieties on a theme. We made our selection (2 medium sized plates - not very full and 2 drinks - which the groupon said were included) and went to the till. The bill, nearly$45!! What!?!?! The plates came in at $21 and 16 (and they were *not* full plates!) and the drinks were clearly not included because we still had to pay for them. Now, if the food had been spectacular, I would not have minded at all. I'm more than prepared to pay out for delicious food. But this wasn't. I have had much, much, much better foods and restaurants that don't cater specifically for vegetarians. I can walk into my local Indian (or Chinese) restaurant and get twice the amount of food ( and which will be ten times more delicious!) for the same money that Commensal charged me for strictly mediocre food.
It's such a shame because I think places like this give vegetarianism a bad name. Vegetarian food *can* be awesome and more-ish and delicious. Just don't expect to get it at Commensal.
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