Where do I begin?
We were visiting Calgary for a family reunion of sorts. We have a number of foodies in the group. One in particular researched a number of restaurants prior to choosing Blink. We were excited to have a great meal.
The Good: We called on a Tuesday for a Tuesday (6/5/2018) reservation. No problems there. Also upon arrival, the initial service seemed good. Thats were the good ends.
The Bad: The restaurant was not busy. Only 7 tables being served during most of the evening. The initial waitress that took our drink order was friendly but we received another waitress to take our food order. The service was atrocious!!!. After our initial order was placed, we were never asked in the 2 hours there if we wanted any refills on drinks/cocktails.
The soups that came as appetizers were all luke-warm and flavorless Everyone that ordered soup (5 people) agreed on this assessment. We then waited for over 1.5 hours for our food to arrive. Prior to this, we flagged the waiter down to inquire about our order and the delay. She seemed completely unapologetic and dismissive. After our food arrived, we also found the gnocchi to be luke-warm and bland. We asked to speak to the manager, and he just claimed the kitchen was backed up because of add-on tables. (The restaurant was not busy at all). He also seemed unapologetic and dismissive. In his defense, he did comp the soups.
One of our worst meal experiences ever.
Terrible service, luke-warm food, flavorless food and poor management accountability.