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| - Oiie. Dinner at this place is very.....I can't find the words.
ESM is right outside the Sunridge theatre, so it makes for a convenient dinner outing before a movie. Plus it's fairly quick so it's a better option than fast food or eating cinema food.
But not by much.
You kind of feel like you're in a cafeteria - loud, chaotic, mediocre food, functional tables (as opposed to comfortable, cozy, or cool). Lots of little kids, balloons, and employees who are trying but either lack the training to handle the situation or just don't care.
We were sat at a high table and were told they didn't have any others available in the nearly empty restaurant when we arrived. Now I don't know if they were reserved but ESM doesn't strike me as a place that people would make a reso. Our table top was so small we couldn't fit our three dinner plates on it. Everything was really slow and seemed disorganized. Our salad didn't arrive for about 15 minutes and when our meals arrived we had to get rid of the salad bowl and plate to make room, so no all you can eat there. Our drinks were never refilled, the cheese graders weren't working, and we couldn't get any employees attention when one of our meals did not arrive at our table, etc.
I really like the salad and bread at ESM, but I really can't imagine ever going back there unless I was desperate.
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