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| - I eat here every couple of months. Typically the service is excellent, the food as well. Though the lobster ravioli was a bit chewy.
So why 4 stars? I was a bit irritated. It was a Thursday night, an old friend and I went out to grab a bite after I had finished a speaking event nearby. She and I settled in to our seat (2 women, look to be in our 40's, dressed in black - more NY work clothes). We were chatting, catching up. The waitress (50 yrs old) asks if we are celebrating any special occasion. We pause, ummmm....no, just getting together. Then she asks if we are from out of town. We pause, ummmm...no. Really awkward exchange, drawn out, she was perplexed.
I don't think the two businessmen next to us were asked if they were celebrating a special occasion. Maybe we looked like a couple (romantic, not friends)? Or too poor to afford the place? My $2,500 Louis Vuitton bag on the chair didn't make that clear? Lol.
My friend and I looked at each other, paused to answer both questions, it was odd. So that was a downer. I get those reactions in all male business environments "you....you are the expert in xyz." But judgement from a waitress?
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