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| - I tried this place out for Restaurant Week. I thought it would be a great way to get away for a quick, fun lunch. To tell you the truth, I was a bit disappointed. Restaurant Week is supposed to be a way to try new restaurants, a variety of their menu items and get a little discount.
This menu has been going on since Sunday. It is now Wednesday and the waitress could not answer my basic questions about the menu. First, I asked what my dipping sauce options were and she named four, mentioning ranch twice. No big deal. Then I asked about the temperature of the chocolate cake. Warm or cold. Easy question. I was told warm, she went back twice to find out it was cold. Little things. There are only three options for each course, so maybe your servers should know the menu.
The first course was delicious. It was small. There were three cheese fritters. They were delicious but I was upset by the size. Each course is set for one person but should be the size if the person were ordering an appetizer individually. This is supposed to be a deal and I feel like I was overcharged. A full size appetizer is usually $7 (so let's be generous and say this was $5 worth).
The second course was a flank steak sandwich. The steak serving was stingy. A quarter of my sandwich did not have steak on it. It was oily and at time unappetizing. This sandwich is normally about $7 (when it comes with a side). This did not come with a side. It was a lone sandwich accompanied by two small pickles. So let's be generous and say it was worth $5.
The third course was dessert. I chose New York Cheesecake with berry compote. It was a beautiful presentation. However, it was not a full piece of cheesecake. It was a half piece. So I paid $15 for this lunch. $5 for half an appetizer, $5 for a lone sandwich and $5 for half a piece of cheesecake. I would have been better off ordering a single appetizer to share with my lunch companion. A full sandwich, that would come with a side and dessert.
I looked at their menu and calculated all of this and I would have spent the same amount of money for much more food. That was the worst deal I have ever experienced. The service was lacking. If I were you, I would go to Samba and get a better bang for your dollar.
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