rev:text
| - We've been anxiously awaiting TPM to open for over a year now, as we love the Phoenix location and constantly go out of our way for meals at St. Francis. To have that caliber of restaurant within walking distance would be great, right?! If it weren't for the name, you would never guess this place has anything in common with the other two.
We've gone for breakfast twice now, and walked away extremely disappointed both times. We've never had to battle the long lines everyone else mentions, so this review is just on the layout and food. Our service there has actually been ok, as well.
First, let people know that they need to grab silverware and water themselves, regardless of where they're sitting. It seems minor, but literally every person can be heard muttering under their breath at that counter that they should have been told to do it in the first place. Second: what genius decided to stick the coffee right in the corner of the front entrance, right where the most packed location in the entire restaurant is? There's never room to maneuver to get coffee, and the waiters never seem to see if it needs to be refilled. I've had to flag down a waiter on each visit to let them know they were out.
Third: flies. Seriously, figure it out already. It was bad on the first visit, and worse on the 2nd. Multiple other reviews list the same thing- we actually moved outside the second visit to escape the flies.
Fourth: the breakfast menu had no imagination or execution. Some things were good, like the biscuits and gravy and the corn cake, but not near worth the prices charged. The rest of the menu is unbelievably bland. When you have 2 kids push away their food and ask if we can go somewhere else like Oink, First Watch or Crepe Bar, you have serious problems. You simply can't justify the prices with the food being put out.
We'll probably give it another try because it's so new, but to say we're disappointed is an understatement.
|