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| - The quality of the food was very good, but the quantity for the price was horrible. The 'share tables' were maybe 20" wide and 10' long. So there really was no sharing. To do so would mean things getting knocked over, which they did. No problem... they immediately replace the spilled drinks (at full price).
One thing to note is that a 'share' serving is a serving with nothing but what's on the menu, for the price of a similar meal as a comparable restaurant. For example, we ordered the Gnocchi which was a ridiculously small portion. It was so small, I counted a total of 37 TINY pieces, so small that they didn't even cover the serving plate. The cost $18 or about 50 cents per tiny piece. For reference, a typical table spoon would hold 7-10 pieces. The $10 order of bread (2 pieces) ended up being one burnt piece and one ok piece that if put together would be a 5" square.
What was worse was the push to up-sell. When we were offered bottle water, our server jumped on the hostess and yelled "No, they are buying Sparkling". In other words... he had us paying $6 for water that she was offering for free. He was visibly angry with her and she never returned to our table. Half of or table didn't want sparkling water, but that didn't matter.
Beyond that, while the server was pleasant, he was visibly cold and it was clear that he would have been happier if he wasn't serving us.
I could go on, but you get the point...
I cannot believe that anybody that gave this a great review isn't associated with the restaurant or its owners, or still has a firm grasp on reality. We paid our bill (many hundreds, but under $1000), walked down the street, and almost half our our party ordered another meal at another restaurant.
I have written maybe a dozen reviews in the last decade so it is an extreme situation that will have me make the effort. I am writing this because I truly don't think this is an unusual visit. If you are pretentious maybe you'll like this place. If you want good value there are MANY other places to go within walking distance.
To try to be balanced and fair, if you visit this place order a drink and look at the orders that are coming out. See for yourself if it is what you want. The quality was good and nobody had any problems with the food, but nothing stood out as anything above 'good'.
And, as a recommendation to the restaurant -- Take your long, skinny tables and widen then by double so that sharing is practical. The huge gap between tables is wasted space. Also, offer 'no-sharing' options for people that want something particular or just don't want to share. Teach your staff to be more friendly. The customers are not an inconvenience that must be simply tolerated. And finally, offer more value. Average people should not pay in excess of $40/person for food alone and walk out hungry.
Finally, I suspect there is either a sense of racism or elitism at this place. There were visible minorities in our group who arrived ahead of us and when I asked for them the host sneered "oh.. you're with THOSE people. I put them in the back"
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