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| - I went to Boulevard Cafe with a friend for Summerlicious ($25 dinner). While I thought the food was stellar, the service left much to be desired, to the point that I'm pretty sure I wouldn't return.
When we arrived to the restaurant, we had already made a reservation, and we were told to wait, which itself isn't a bad thing, but we were rudely pushed aside by the waiter during the wait, as if we were preventing more important customers from coming in.
Once we got seated, our waiter told us about his recommendation of wine and asked us if we were in the mood of any. My friend doesn't drink wine, so I asked for a cocktail menu. He literally threw the menu on the table and left without saying a word... and this was before they knew we were there for Summerlicious! When the waiter came back, we had to ask for the Summerlicious menu, of which he asked if we specified it in our reservation.
For the appetizer, I got the ceviche. While tasty, I barely got anything beyond the seabass. There was barely any calamari or shrimp. Must have been the *licious treatment.
As for the main, I had the fish of the day, which happened to be tilapia with mango salsa, and it was delicious. The fish was cooked to perfection and came with a side of fried yucca.
The time between each course was considerably long and not much attention was given to us. After our entrées were finished, the waiter came back and asked us what we wanted for dessert. We asked about the choices, because the menu didn't specify what was available. He said there was a strawberry rhubarb pie... and that's it. So why did he ask then? Rather odd.
The dessert was scrumptious. Again, the meal tasted very good. And it's a shame, because the poor service just ruined the experience and I would not return to this establishment.
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