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| - I am very disappointed to say that I did not enjoy my experience here. I really wanted to love this place but I just did not.
It wasn't the food that disappointed me, although it wasn't great, it was everything else. To start off we were the only people in the restaurant when we came in and got seated at a dirty table. Instead of moving us, the host sprayed down the table while we were sitting there. I thought it was a little 'diner-esq'. This didn't bother me too much though because the host was VERY kind and pleasant. Along the lines of cleanliness, I was not impressed. There were flies EVERYWHERE and in fact, were distracting when I was talking to my date as flies landed all over them. I understand that fly traps are not attractive for a restaurant of this caliber, but something needs to be done.
The real problem was with with service. I am a server at a Latin restaurant with a very similar price point so I expected the server to be of very high quality. I felt like we were putting the server off and waiting on our table (when there was only one other in the restaurant) was inconvenient. I once had a boss say to me 'Not everyone will love our food, but if nothing else, it is your responsibility to make them feel like you care about them'. I couldn't agree more. I just did not feel like the server cared about us at all. For dinner we split three different Tapas. The chorizo and potatoes, which were GREAT! Great flavor, great presentation, and the perfect amount of spice. I LOVED this dish. We also got the tomato bruschetta, which were good, however a quick sprinkle of mild chess would have brought out the flavor of the balsamic a little more in my opinion. We also got the tilapia ceviche which I think lacked flavor.
When it came time to pay our check, I used a groupon that I had purchased. As a server, I understand how groupons can be frustrating, but it was the restaurants decision to sign up so this is not my problem. The server returned and said my 20 dollar groupon only saved us 12 dollars. I asked if we could speak to a manager and they responded, 'there is no one here that is in charge here right now'......My options were to come back and try again, or accept the 12 dollars. How was there not ONE person there that couldn't solve this problem, or even explain to me why this was the case???
Overall- I thought that food was not good enough to justify my experience.
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