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| - I've heard really big raves about this restaurant and I was expecting something excellent, but it was far from it.
I came here yesterday evening with my boyfriend. We came an hour early and thought of just asking the restaurant if it was okay if we come in early. To my surprise they accommodated us, which was great. Although, I think they had no choice considering they might as well have since there was only a party of 4. We were seated and I started to notice that the waiter was treating me and my boyfriend as if we were lower class in comparison to the party of 4. I thought I was going crazy, but there were 3 women and he welcomed them and made conversation. I overheard the waiter telling the party of 4 what the special was (unless I was hearing things) but he treated them very special. I also noticed once the party of 4 and party of 3 got their food they had each waiter tell them exactly what was in the food. My boyfriend and I were just told what we ordered and that was basically it.
The food was alright (to be honest, I've had better) We ordered the calamari for starters and I ordered the bolognese and it was pretty salty. My boyfriend got steak and he enjoyed his meal. The calamari was basic, nothing exciting. I've had better calamari in pubs then this place. At one point I kept adding pepper into my bolognese and the waiter came out of nowhere and just put chili flakes on the table without saying anything. So I just looked at it with surprise and moved my glass of water to give him room and he looked at me and said: "did you want this?" and I was like: "oh, sorry, no thanks!" he responded with: "Oh, I noticed you kept grinding pepper that you'd want some chili flakes." And I was polite and said: "no thanks" again. I thought it was pretty weird and the way he responded was kinda rude with a little bit of attitude. Even when the waiter was placing our plates he just tossed the napkin on top of the plate. It just seemed very unprofessional for an establishment that seems fine dining. Later on in the night he asked the party of 4 and party of 3: "how was the food?" Not once has he asked me and my boyfriend anything. We were handed the dessert menu and I just told my boyfriend I wanted to leave because I felt disrespected and I was also full too. I noticed a family had walked in and they sat across from us. They were treated the same way everyone else was treated, not surprised. I felt discriminated because my boyfriend and I look young and we were the only Asian guests in the restaurant. I think I was more thrown off by the service. The waiter had some sort of attitude like he hated his job or he only cared for those who looked like they have money (he wants that big tip) Honestly, I would have rather spent the time going to McDonalds vs. this place. This place is way too bougie for me.
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