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| - I have loved this place and certainly enjoyed the food, ambience and service every time. I recently took my mother to dinner here, and, in the main, this was another excellent experience. There were 3 minor factors that kept this experience from being of the 5-star variety:
1. The waitress was a little slow, but, in her defense, the place was very busy. She was very knowledgeable about the menu, and the way she described the specials caused my mother and me to abandon our initial decisions in favor 2 or the special selections - kudos!
2. I had asked the waitress if she knew which variety a particular chardonnay on the wine list was (the vintner offers 6) because the wine list was not specific. I offered the names of two varieties, but she was uncertain. Had she taken the time to ask either the bartender of the sommelier, she likely would have sold us a bottle. That said, the wine list should have been more specific.
3. The young man who brought our salads to the table asked if we wanted fresh ground pepper (we said yes), but he returned with the pepper mill, he dispensed the pepper without moving the mill over the plate to insure even coverage.
These three issues (all of which can be addressed though better training) aside, the experience was wonderful. The young ladies at the hostess stand were gracious and ebullient, and our waitress was professional and largely attentive. The food, as usual, was superb (though the lettuce in our Caesar salads could have been more fresh). The chef de cuisine and chefs de partie deserve kudos, to be sure. We will be back!
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