"We can't seat you because the kitchen is closed" are not the words you want to hear at 8pm on a Friday night while staring at 5-6 open tables.
Shame that it looks so nice inside too. :(.
Responding to response: It was though. That's what we were told by the hostess.
Response x2. Actually. That wasn't us. We were told the kitchen was closed and to wait. We never sat down. We waited for 15 minutes and left without ever being seated.