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| - Wow. ONLY thing that holds me back from giving it five stars was one of the hostesses. I did not have a reservation, and asked if there would be any availability for a table for one. Here is the wrong thing to say, which is exactly what she said: "Oh, you can just sit at the bar. Same menu and everything. It's heated." I tried to be kind, which is hard when I'm talking to a dismissive little blond college chick, but I explained that it was the courtyard atmosphere that I wanted - so no, I would not be sitting at the bar, and if no tables were available, I completely understood. "We've got a lot of groups tonight... I mean, it would be a long time before a table opened... like twenty minutes." I told her that was fine, and that she could find me at the bar when my table was ready. I hadn't even sipped my wine before she came and got me.
So frustrating that was the start to the experience, because everything else was five-star all the way. My server was one of the best I've ever experienced: he was attentive but not in the way, gracious beyond measure - seriously perfect. The courtyard was beautiful, lit by candles and surrounded by trees so as to be hidden in a patch of Eden. The cats roaming around were quirky and lent a warmth that such an upscale experience can lack. From the time I was seated until I left, it was perfect.
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