. "0"^^ . "I honestly think prison cafeterias would offer better service. \n\nI remember a couple years back the NY Times published a list of 200 things a good wait staff should never do. I think our waiter was trying to check off all 200 during this visit.... \n\nThis used to be a pretty decent standby for straightforward cafe fare at reasonable prices. But our experience this past time was marred by stupefying, comically unprofessional service the likes of which I've seen maybe once or twice in my lifetime. No need to drag out the particulars but we were one of two tables in the place (needed to grab a bite for late lunch around 4:15 so naturally it wasn't packed), and our order was inexplicably forgotten, then incorrect, and then brought out at insane intervals, then incorrect again. \n\nI'm not particularly fussy, so getting an order wrong or ill-timed isn't going to ruin my day. What ruined it was the astonishing rudeness from the staff at every point in the meal. Picture an appetizer half-finished perhaps 2 minutes after it was brought out....\"are you done with that?\".....well, no, it's half still there and we just got it, so no. Then again on the main course, \"you guys done? Can I bring the check?\" It's not like we were dawdling, we just got the dishes because they had been messed up repeatedly. \n\nThis was truly a rare experience in many years of restaurant-going. If I was one to throw a fit then this would've been an epic one.\n\n***EDIT - The Cafe's owner contacted me and was genuinely very nice in responding to my disappointing experience this past weekend. I appreciated the honest response and, based on prior good experiences here, I'll revise the score to three stars until I head back another time."^^ . . "2011-11-28T00:00:00"^^ . "3"^^ . "3"^^ . "3"^^ . .