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| - I came here for dinner with some friends. We were able to snag a picnic table outside, which was nice! My one friend got there before the rest of us did and put in an order of peel and eat shrimp. We got there around 10 minutes later. Our waiter must have forgotten to put our order in because it never came out. We had to ask about our appetizer. Our waiter was nice and funny. He explained things to us on the menu and answered our questions. I decided to go with the chowder of the new and a Caesar salad. Our waiter stated that most of their soups have bacon in them. I'm not a fan of bacon in my soups (don't judge! Lol) but I love soup so my options were limited. The chowder of the new that day was a clam chowder with potatoes and spinach. I thought it was going to be a cream based soup, but it was a clear soup with a lot of potatoes and minimal spinach and clams. When i ordered the salad he said i could do a whole or half salad, which isn't on the menu. THEN, he stated that you could get the Caesar salad with white anchovies (which he raced about). So i decided to be a little daring and got the anchovies. The salad was okay, your basic Caesar salad. When my bill came, i noticed there was an extra $4 charge for items i didn't order. When i asked about it, the waiter said those were the anchovies. They are actually a $6 upcharge (what?!) but he only charged me $4. Again, this was printed NOWHERE on the menu and the way the waiter explained it, it sounded like it was a complimentary item that you could add to your salad.
Overall, I think Merchant has some kinks to work out. I don't know if I'll be back for a while... but if you do try it out, just make sure you clarify with your waiter about items that aren't listed on the menu.
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