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| - It pains me to say this. Really, it does.
I had been in love with this place since I went for my birthday two years ago. Frankly, something has changed here, and it is definitely not for the positive. The service is awful, and the food often deviates from what is described in the menu.
After waiting over ten minutes to even be asked for our drinks and after I impatiently ushered the absent minded and forgetful waitress that we had been waiting for too long, I ordered the salmon afficianto (sp) off their brunch menu and rather than being served a crisped potato pancake with mascarpone cheese, I was given a floppy eggy crepe like thing with a generous dollop of goat cheese (which I cannot stand the gamey taste of).
The service is slow and actually quite frigid, I even caught one of the male waiters tying his shoelace atop the bar for any with a wavering eye to see. Such a drastic change from the warm hellos and the personalized birthday card I received a few years back. I have also recently ordered the brownstone big breakfast and was sad to find that I was left unsatisfied and the portions quite small compared to how I remembered it last, for example 4 meagre slices of sausage vs what I recall as being a whole link. And they struck out 2 out of 3 for over cooked poached eggs, and I am one of those who is particular for well cooked eggs (I mean... when it comes to brunch/breakfast...terrible eggs = terrible start to the day, no?)
As a brunch place, this bistro fails miserably. I would much rather go to 7 West, Cora's for their similar options and pricing, or (gasp) good 'ole Frans... or even to the slightly skivvy Coach House down the street, if I don't want to pay extra for the snootiness. I feel like overall, this place has become yet another "kitchy" place for tourists to overspend.
This, has been my final straw with this place. I will go back once the prices reflect what the customers are paying for, or if management changes.
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