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| - Our first alert should have been when the hostess asked in a bored tone "can I help you?"... Yep, not very welcoming.
I said we would like a booth if available then she said they only had 'those' small high chair tables (by the door), as if she was trying to discourage us from staying.
I had seen that place for a few years but this was our first time there. The front is very small but the place is quite big. It has a nice ambiance and they seem to be very busy.
Our server was very nice and friendly but we felt quite neglected. He stopped by but did not take drinks order, we spent the night trying to get his attention and had to ask other people for drink, refill, etc. I stuck with water and hubby got a soda but getting refills was a pain. I even got my soup with no spoon and had to just stare at it for quite a while.
Hubby had the filet special, we asked our server if perhaps he should order a side if the special portion was small, but he said it was not small.
When it arrived we thought it was tiny, so as soon as we could get someone's attention we ordered a side of fingerling potatoes, which arrived not-promptly (by the end of his meal). However the cuteness factor was very high. They were served in a red tiny dish like a miniature Dutch oven. Not sure what is the name for that.
I ordered a cucumber/avocado cold soup with shrimp because I like avocado and shrimp (the one sans-spoon) and while it was OK I think it should be called cucumber/coconut, I did not taste even a hint of avocado and there was not much shrimp either.
I also had a hamburger with fries. The soup could have used some salt, and the fries were too salty. By the way, I did not see salt shakers and did not want to upset myself even more by trying to get one.
For dessert our server recommend the lemon budino and it was delicious.
Other than the soup the food was good but with the service we received this was not a good experience.
Anyone can have a bad day but we at least expect servers to acknowledge somehow when they are not meeting basic expectations.
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