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| - I wasn't going to write a review for Chinato yet, since last Saturday was my first experience there and we didn't really try too many of the menu items. We just went in for a light dinner before a concert. Like I said, it was prime time -- just before 7 pm on a Saturday night. We tried Butcher & the Brewer and Greenhouse Tavern first and were told the wait would be at least one and a half hours. I was beginning to panic, but we walked in to Chinato, and were greeted warmly by the hostess, despite it being a busy night. She seated us immediately on the condition we'd be done by 8, which was no problem for us.
Anyway, the service at Chinato is what inspired the writing of this review. Bruell's restaurants are known for their spot-on service, so I guess I'm not really bringing up anything new here but honestly I don't think my grandmother could have taken better care of us. We weren't there to rack up a huge bill -- we ordered a cheese tray and we each ordered the smaller portion of a different pasta dish. And one drink each. That was really all we had time for, and it ended up being all I had room for. We ate so. much. cheese. They don't just carve up some cheese in the back and bring it out to you on a rustic-looking wood board. They have a dude devoted to the cheese selection, so when you order a cheese board he'll come by with his tray of a dozen or so cheeses. He asked us about our preferences and gives a little description of each one, and after a lot of deliberation we decided on five. Pretty cool presentation -- and every cheese we tried was unique.
My point is that the wait staff treated us no differently for being a rather small check -- which SHOULD be the norm, but unfortunately I've experienced the opposite at other restaurants. I've been plenty of places where, at the first sign of thriftiness, the service plummets. Our waiter was knowledgeable, friendly and enthusiastic, not to mention very considerate of our schedule. We were running low on bread when the cheese service came around, and so we asked if we could just get a few more pieces. We were asked if we wanted bread or crostinis. We said crostinis would be fine, and they appeared seconds later, in addition to another basket of bread. We also had trouble deciding which pasta dishes we wanted, and our waiter directed us to his two favorites, both of which turned out to be phenomenal.
I've been to Cowell & Hubbard, Parallax and several times to L'Albatros, but this by far my favorite Bruell experience, even though it was short. I am very excited to go back and get a better feel for the menu.
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