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| - Been twice. I do like this restaurant as there are not many places with fresh prepped food in Durham. It loses stars with me because of the service and a few small things. The service isn't bad but it hinders my return visits. It's difficult to enjoy a quiet meal here. I think they are still trying to find what level of service the staff is comfortable with. The young men don't seem to have any previous experience but are expected to provide a higher end service. There is a lot of server interaction. Other than a quick quality check, I don't want to talk with a server but rather enjoy the meal with my company. The first visit, the server seemed very nervous and read details of the food that I don't think he quite understood, there was a lot of information to listen to. I do enjoy some information of the food, but if you get a detailed summary of much of the menu, it starts to feel like a lecture ,intrusive and ever ending. It is also a small restaurant, so if there are other tables, you hear the same speech over and over again. On our second visit we heard the same information 5 times. Being knowledgeable of the food is great, but if I don't have questions about it, I don't need to know.I also felt like the fish was being pushed on us.(Chef highly recommends) It was suggested to us 3 times, while our order was taken. Made us feel like "push the fish, it's on it's way out" situation. While we never take issue with the food , the service and small details are overlooked. I do feel like they are trying to create a fine dining experience in Durham but details like professional menus, cloth napkins, clean writing on the blackboard outside (messy & smudged both times), should have oil & vinegar bottles on the tables with more bread & less intrusive service need to be addressed.
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