They refused to seat us 10 minutes before their official opening time. Gosh it was cold on the stoop. I don't mind that a place is popular and gets full of people, but with tile floors and no sound dampening, I felt like I was having a psychotic episode with competing voices bombarding my brain. I couldn't hear the person I was with sitting across from me. The food.... nicer than some.. but mediocre flavors. The "fresh" flowers were not so fresh. The basil chicken had copious amounts of water at the bottom of the plate totally diluting the sauce and adding a tinny flavor to the dish. Won't go back. The server was very autonomous versus obsequious. I prefer obsequious but I could cut him a break for having too many tables.