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| - My boyfriend wished to pen a review, here's his two cents:
My girlfriend and I have been here four times, plus once for a carry-out order tonight. Our experience tonight has forced me to gather my experiences and write a review. My girlfriend is vegan, I am not. It was her desire to try this new Vegan place in a city with few satisfying vegan dining options.
Our biggest problem with this place is that it seems like it's run by someone who doesn't know exactly what they're doing. One time we went, all three of our food choices were sold out. Not a big deal, but still off-putting. Another night, one of the two beer choices was sold out. The only other option was an IPA, and I know it's a craze lately but there are people who dont prefer an IPA. Another time they ran out of the big glasses so I had two sips of my tiny glass of iced tea and it had to be refilled. Really, out of large drinking glasses? I'd personally love it if they could offer more beverage options- Perhaps a cola? I can go to the grocery store and purchase several well-made and delicious natural cola beverages that would fit into VegeNation's model of natural and organic vegan food. If it's an issue with sugar, fortunately enough I know of at least one cola sweetened with agave. The server forgot my girlfriend's drink order the same night as the "tiny glass incident". Mistakes happen, and she made it right but there are so many little things with this place that make you wonder if the staff is trained or experienced in food service. It just leaves you with an odd feeling of discomfort when you're coming out for a nice meal and service.
The service is largely good. Like some others have mentioned, it's just odd how there is insecurity over whether the busboy wants to take my empty plate. Training issue or experience, or both? Change this and I think there's a very good thing going on at VegeNation. We've been served by several different employees and Erin seems to be one of the strongest. She made right on a mistake she made the one night but she seems to know what she's doing more so than some of the others.
The food at VegeNation is hit an miss. My girlfriend wants so badly to LOVE this place. But it seems like every time we go there there's just one nagging little thing that prevents it from being a great experience. Overall the food is very nice. It's put together well and presented nicely, but it's terribly inconsistent. The sushi is excellent, we've had it once. I loved it. The pizza was good, the crust was really good for some reason. We've had the bow wow appetiser twice and tonight it just seemed like the sauce was non-existent and the tofu not marinated. My girlfriend was let down based on the same food being so excellent the last time we went there. I've had the meatball grinder three times and it is very consistently delicious- And I'm NOT vegan! Tonight, however, I got home to see that I had been given mostly raw potatoes for fries...
Overall, I DO like this place. I, as a non-vegan, have been surprisingly impressed with the food at VegeNation. I just feel there are some big bugs to still work out and inconsistencies to smooth out. Every time I go there I hope the experience is flawless, but sadly there is always something that leaves a bad taste in my mouth to oppose the delicious food.
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