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| - Now, as a vegetarian, I realize that going to a restaurant like The Greenhouse Tavern is like ordering spaghetti at a Chinese restaurant, but I still hoped to have a halfway decent experience. But I was SO wrong.
I went to The Greenhouse Tavern on a happening Thursday night with my friend for her birthday. We'd heard such great things about the restaurant, and we thought it would be a great place to try out.
Like the last reviewer, even with my reservation we got seated in perhaps the worst table in the house. Good thing I'm not claustrophobic! After what seemed like forever, our server came over to take our drink orders. I had the Sun Dried Martini ($9), which ended up being the best part of my meal. My friend had an IPA which she didn't care for.
Again, we waited for our server (who had an odor about him) to come back to our table. In the mean time, we were brought bread with some sort of pork butter. My friend tried it and said it tasted like bad tuna salad.
My dining companion decided on the foie gras and clams ($13) and the tomato soup ($6). We got an order of the $3.00 bread and butter to split. After asking our waiter about the mysterious "vegetarian entree" listed on the menu, he described the two options available - vegan and vegetarian, and I decided to go with the vegan option ($15).
It's a good thing I had a snack before dinner. It took forever for our food to come out. The bread and butter? Burned. My meal? Not at all like what the waiter described. I'd expected to get some fresh veggies over fresh white beans. I got a couple tomatoes, some olives, and a hodge podge of other things on top of some random greens. It was mediocre at best and the portion was comically small. My friend really enjoyed her soup - it was the best part of her meal - but our server brought her mussels instead of clams. She had to convince him that he's brought her mussels and not clams (although the two look nothing a like). Once she got her "real" meal, she said she did like the clams better than the mussels.
Overall, it was a really disappointing service. Considering that the restaurant wasn't all that busy, I would have expected much better service. I'd also expect a server to be able to describe a dish to someone correctly. Personal hygiene is also an important factor for waitstaff. I can say that I'll never be back to The Greenhouse. I respect the concept and the vision behind the restaurant, but I can't bring myself to spend money in a place where service is so terrible.
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