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| - Let me start by saying that I have been to the Perch more than a few times. The experiences have decent up until now. There were 4 of us meeting (College friends) that had not reconnected for many years. I picked the Perch because one of the ladies was in town from Washington DC. I thought she might enjoy a nice, cute, local place. There were no issues with seating, or being greeted promptly. The waitress that served us during the evening, she simply was not the best. I am assuming she must be new? If she isn't, then you guys need to find better wait staff. She was not familiar with the menu at all. We asked her, easy questions about Happy Hour. She had to go back a few times to find out what food was on Happy Hour. In the menu there was a Happy Hour section on drinks, but not food. The food itself was actually pretty good. We had our tator tots come out first. Another server brought them out. He actually thought they went to adjacent table and almost sat them down there. That is OK, I get it, but when the table told him about the mix up, they said, those tots look good and were joking that they should get a few from ours. This waiter then came to our table and served the tots. He said, that it would be nice if we shared a few of the tots with the table next to us. I didn't agree and jokingly passed it off. He was adamant about it and grabbed a plate and took a few off for this table. SERIOUSLY? Ok, since I was with a group of friends I hadn't seen in years, I didn't want to cause a scene, so I made reference to about buying one of us a drink. He said, I might be able to do something. Of course, nothing was followed through or mentioned the rest of the evening. The rest of the food came out a few minutes later. My friend ordered a Moscow mule. The cup that it was served in, was sticky and a little gross. My friends and I agreed, why didn't the waitress grab a different mug? I am sorry but she had to have noticed the cups sticky nature, how could you not? My friend asked for a new cup, so the waitress brought it out. When the waitress asked us about the check, we said, we would be splitting it 4 ways, she said, that is fine. When the check came out, it was one check. I guess I am not sure why she bothered asking us if that was her intention the whole time. Here is what else bothered me: we were asked at least two times if we were ready with the check presenter. We were not. We were catching up on 24 years of time....she knew this. If there was a rush for us to pay the bill or she needed to leave, then tell us. Stop coming by every 10-15 minutes asking us if it is ready. The bill hadn't moved from the time she set it down. I was starting to feel pressure about leaving. Really, the Perch... I expected much better service than this. You have a "unique restaurant" but than in itself won't keep you in business much longer if you continue with this poor service!
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