Lynell Diane G.
Yelp
While previous brunch experiences at this restaurant were good, the same cannot be said of my recent lunch experience. On Sunday, June 01st, my guest & I stopped in for a late lunch. Upon arriving, we were seated & waited AT LEAST 20 minutes for service before I finally approached the hostess stand & requested that someone take our order. The server came over, apologized, & stated she didn't know we were seated there. I chose not to argue the point as I'd previously made eye contact with her & seen her look at us more than once while we were waiting. Normally, this would be the point at which I should've known to leave, but having had nice brunch experiences in the last, I let it slide. The server took our order (we both opted for the chicken salad sandwich) & I asked clarifying questions about the dish. The server asked if we wanted fries; she did NOT ask if we wanted to add/upcharge/purchase fries. Given that sandwiches generally come with a salad or fries, combined with the fact that I'd asked clarifying questions, neither my guest nor I expected the $6/order charge for said fries. The chicken salad sandwich had one tiny piece of chicken; the rest was capers, potato, filler, and what I can only imagine was an entire bottle of mustard. The server returned only once & found both of us with the top bun removed, digging through the contents for chicken or something edible, but she never bothered to ask if anything was wrong; rather quickly scurried away & disappeared. We never saw her again. After waiting endlessly at our table, I finally had to approach the hostess stand AGAIN, requesting someone to bring our bill so we could leave. It seemed clear from the lack of food we'd eaten how horrible the food was. Add to that the terrible service & it seemed a bit offensive to pay an exorbitant amount for lunch. To add insult to injury, within an hour of getting home, i found that what I did eat had made me violently ill. I guess I should be thankful that the food was inedible because if I'd eaten more, I can only imagine I'd have gotten even sicker.
As a side note, I didn't appreciate seeing the bartender wash her hands & then AFTERWARDS, take her bare hands to push down the bathroom trash before returning to work. Garbage is DIRTY ... if you want to push down the trash bin, please re-wash your hands. I have to wonder if this sort of behavior is part of what led to me getting ill?!??
I can guarantee you that I will NOT be visiting this restaurant again.