What do you give a restaurant with amazing food and terrible service? I guess 3 stars? I think I have to go with 2...Such a bummer!
I was so very excited for my dinner at Caffe Boa! It was one of those things where I had looked at the menu, read the reviews and already knew what I wanted to order before even getting to the restaurant. I went on a Sunday evening to celebrate a girlfriends wedding along with 3 other ladies. We arrived at 6 (the time of our reservation) and had to wait for a table to clear (about 20 minutes). The friend who had arranged the dinner brought a cake for us to enjoy afterward. She kindly asked the hostess if she could put it in the back to keep cool and she said it would be a $25 charge! WOW! $25 to put a cake in your fridge...?
Our server? ADORABLE!! We thought we were in for a fun evening with a cute and also attentive waiter...nope.
We sat down and it was an additional 10 minutes until our server greeted us and filled the waters. After 2 more visits and clearly being flustered, he finally took our drink orders (time is now about 6:45). Another 10 minutes later, our drinks came out one at a time which meant that we never really did a proper 'cheers.'
Our meals were amazing. We started with bread that did not excite me at all but we also had the option of olive oil, hummus and several stuffed olives to enjoy. Unfortunately our meals arrived just then so I opted to enjoy my meal while hot instead of snacking on bread. I ordered the scallops and they were perfect-seared to perfection and served with absolutely amazing spinach, blood oranges and jalapenos! The other ladies seemed pleased with their meals but sadly the poor service was taking it's toll. We had to wait at least 20 minutes to get our check and were never offered desserts (we went to MOJO for fro-yo instead).
I loved my meal but wouldn't go back due to the very poor service