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| - Ok. So this was my second trip there. The first time was early on a Tuesday about a year ago, and I remember it being somewhat enjoyable. This time was about 2pm on a Sunday.
We wait about 5 mins for a table even though there seems to be plenty of seating.
First of all, our waitress must have been stoned. For her sake I hope she was not naturally that slow. We had plenty of time to look over our menus since there seemed to be only 2 people working. After telling her my order, included what I wanted as side, she informs me I have a choice of side and tells me my options. "Like I said, I'll have the bacon."
No water offered to start off with, had to request some water. No refills offered for our tea. WTF? Who sees a visibly empty glass on a table and does not offer a refill. The drink glass was tiny too. Like juice-cup style.
The bacon sucked so bad. Hard, thin, no flavor (maybe I'm spoiled from Matt's)
The portions were small. The waitress look flustered and although she was cute and trendy looking, I don't go out to eat for trend watching.
I had the Sweet Potato pancakes. She forgot the maple syrup. Had to wait like 10 mins for her to come around so I could flag her down to bring some.
The "toast" was cold hard bread. The crust was so hard it hurt my mouth.
The people around us seemed to be having a nice time. Meanwhile I'm sitting there kinda disgusted actually with how everything is going down. Maybe we were being discriminated against because we didnt get all spiffied up to go to brunch? I had time to speculate...
The only positive thing I can say was that it was a beautiful day outside and they had an impressive tea selection.
I got the impression this place put more emphasis on looking "cool and hip" on paper than good service and execution.
If you want to have long conversations, browse periodicals, being outside on a nice day, and be seen this might be the place for you.
If you want prompt service, generous yummy portions, keen waitstaff that recognize you exist and the money you are about to drop there goes towards their paycheck, not the best choice.
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