The weather was beautiful and I wanted to dine outside, Haberdish has a patio. The restaurant is quaint and the patio seating was fine. The patio would have been perfect if the seats weren't stained and food wiped from the table to the ground where the debris stayed. The service was fine at first but after my appetizer was delivered, I never saw my server again. I ordered hushpuppies for an appetizer and they were disappointing. They were made to order but barely warm, dry and bland. I waited for more than 20 minutes for my server and had to get someone else's attention for assistance. I placed an order on tater tots and white meat fried chicken, I asked that onions, chives and shallots be excluded. The entrée arrived with chives all over the chicken and I had to send it back. My original server returned to table to find out what went wrong and I responded. The server left and returned to say that the person who took my order thought I didn't want onions, chives or shallots on the tots only.
I received another entrée without onions, chives or shallots. I asked if the meal would be discounted because of the wait and mix up. I ate the tots which would have been perfect with less ground black pepper on them. The chicken is brined than fried to make it moist and flavorful. The chicken had a faint odor that I could not identify but just thought it was the brine. I ate a little but stopped and concentrated on the tots instead because the taste was off-putting. I boxed the remaining hushpuppies and chicken. Although the server removed the chicken for the bill; a few hours later, my stomach began to ache.
The ambiance at Haberdish is inviting but the food doesn't come close to being decent. I will not be returning to Haberdish.