Service can be that one factor that takes a meal from 'good' to 'great'. Case in point: my first date experience at Raaw last week.
Fortunately for me this was actually an awesome first date. We talked the entire meal and barely noticed the amazing decor and ambience. Sidebar, definitely excited for date numero dos :) at Leslie Jones. In between our family-work-play stories the friendly waitress filled up our green tea and water. She was also kind enough to double check if the sushi should come on separate plates, when I told her I was vegan. And might I add the Veggie Blast was the best veggie roll I've had in ages. It wasn't boring in the least, but a tad too large for eating while trying to have a conversation and stay first-date attractive. Thankfully my date thought it was cute, even though I felt like I had a football in my mouth.
I also appreciated the waitress' confidence speaking and obvious grasp of English. She didn't hesitate to ask questions and make suggestions. It was nice to be out eating international cuisine but not having to worry about an international language. While not all restaurants are like this I find I'm less likely to go back to restaurants where the servers had difficulty understanding me.
Now, like I said, we talked the entire meal, so much so, that we didn't notice them closing up. They didn't make us feel bad about it though and let us scarf down the last few bites of our meal.
An overall great experience and I will definitely be a repeat customer!