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| - Upon arrival, it smelled like something wonderful was cooking in grandma's kitchen. The decor, at first glance, is shabby-chic. Nice, but after a while is cliche as that trend has been exhausted entirely too much.
The hostess was passive, at best, ignoring us completely after I said 'hello' and was then, literally, pushed aside so a couple behind me could be seated first, with no reservation on a Friday night! The couple was nice enough to notice what had happened and requested my dining partner and I be seated first. The hostess regarded us as if we were a major inconvenience for her, seating us in a dark corner by the kitchen. Gee, thanks.
For being all about sustainable, organic food I was AMAZED there was NOTHING on this menu for vegans or even strict vegetarians. Being a vegan, I expect this from some places, but did not expect it here. I was extremely disappointed. My dining partner, a definite omnivore, also found nothing he felt like eating. Our server spoke to us as if we were small children, unable to read the menu. For what felt like a decade, she took us through a few dishes; none of which sounded appealing, then WALKED AWAY MID-SENTENCE to service a neighboring table and did not return to the floor for another 15 minutes. When she did return, we ordered a glass of wine and a simple mixed drink. My wine glass came dirty and with a few pieces of cork, not to mention the wine had turned. Rather than pushing on with our meal, we asked for the bill. After a practical interrogation as to why we weren't staying, our server handed over our bill.
Upon our leaving, the hostess met my smile with a SCATHING look. No words.
We ended up going to Luxe, a wonderful restaurant which we frequent often. It's everything Spice should be, but most regrettably, is not.
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