I was really conflicted about writing this review because I absolutely love the food here. The quality of ingredients used and flavours are amazing and I have not once been disappointed by the menu yet. If I were to rate the food alone, it would be 5 stars hands down - particularly for the value you're paying ($70 for a 5 course meal). The reason I'm giving 2 stars is for the service. Tonight was the first time I've been served by the older gentleman in the restaurant. Although he was knowledgeable about the menu, his indifference was slightly off-putting from the get go. I noticed he was more friendly with the table beside us and am not sure if it was because they ordered wine (while we did not) or for whatever other reason. However, I am perfectly ok with indifference as long as it ends at that. What I was not ok with was when I asked if our third course could be served a little quicker (as our second course took over 30 minutes to come out), and the response was both incredibly terse and defensive. The reason I was given was that the kitchen was short staffed, however, that did NOT explain why the table next to us (who ordered long after we did) received their second course almost at the same time as us. It was evident that something had been missed with our order, and I was only expecting a kind and rectifiable response (not even an apology) when I brought it up with server. Instead, I was met with derision and a crusty attitude that should have no place in an establishment like this. I do hope this feedback gets back to management because it's extremely unfortunate that a restaurant as good as Anew should be tainted by one server's poor customer service skills.