The Stamm House is an absolutely charming venue. The food is pretty good as well. The chef does a fantastic job. The green and apple salad was nice. I did get a bite that was very salty but otherwise an interesting flavor profile. The prime rib dinner was very good. The prime rib was tender and flavorful. The accompanying potatoes and vegetables were light on the vegetables. Wanted to get dessert but the service precluded this...
Which brings me to why I can only give this place two stars for now...
At a restaurant of this caliber, I do expect a minimal level of competency in the service. The wait staff are the face and personality of the establishment. I think the best way to sum up our waitress was "bless her heart."
The first clue was after she described the specials for the night. She immediately and awkwardly and silently just walked away. A reasonable interaction would have been to ask if we needed a moment or to ask for a drink order. Even a "I'll be right back" would have sufficed.
She returned a while later and asked for drink orders. While my friend was telling her her order she was clearly not paying any attention - looking at another table - and had to ask for the order to be repeated. Seriously?
She did get the orders correct which I guess was a positive. During the dinner, when we were finished with the plates mostly, she would walk by, look at us, not say anything and disappear. Head scratching... Maybe interpersonal interaction was not her forte? She seemed perfectly nice just completely awkward and aloof. It bothered me that there wasn't better screening and that there was not better training.
The final straw was when she brought out a check without asking if we needed anything else or if we would like to order dessert. I had overheard another waitress describing the profiteroles and was completely craving them. I could only shake my head.
The food was good enough to warrant a second chance but the service completely dampened the experience. I would even go as far to say that if I were seated with the same waitress I would ask to have another server or leave...