The wait staff was very friendly, and we arrived around 11:30--just before the lunch rush. The food was OK, but not really worth the drive and parking to downtown. And I LOVE a good breakfast place. My friend had the egg truffle sandwich, which she said was pretty good, and I had bacon and eggs, which were decent (but insanely greasy). The beignets that arrived before the meal were also good--but also incredibly greasy. At around noon, the crowd picked up and it was very busy.
The kicker for Eat, and the reason I won't be returning, is that upon receiving our credit cards back from the bill, we noticed a photocopied note that had been highlighted, which (very condescendingly) stated that split checks during "slammed" times was not appreciated. Now, had we been TOLD that by the waitress prior to running our check, we would not have split it (down the middle, not by item, mind you). After an inordinate amount of time between the end of our meal, the dropping of the check, and the waiting for our credit cards back, we were informed by one of the wait staff that Eat only has one credit card machine. Seriously? With all the free card runners (Square, etc...) out there, an establishment is going to blame the customer for the slow down of running two cards? And again, it was not busy when we entered, and had the bill been dropped in a timely manner, we could have been on our way, leaving behind us a free table for the crowd. So there you have it. Decent, greasy, initial service was friendly, incredibly rude and condescending upon receiving the bill.