BigDaddy H.
Yelp
So the first time I visited Maurice was 2022 for Valentine's day. It was a busy night, full house. The service was slow but we chalked it up to being very busy. I don't know this for a fact, but we suspect our waitress was the owner's wife. The food was very good, I had a ribeye that was huge and perfectly cooked. My wife had the special which was beef tip lasagna, which was excellent!!
This place is pricey, it not an everyday place. Expect to pay about $30-40/ person. But, the waitress, THE WAITRESS!! If you are going to command gourmet prices to go with your experience, then the service should be at least enough warrant the price tag. The second time was tonight: Father's day. My wife made reservations and were sat promptly. And then here comes THE WAITRESS! I told myself, everyone has a bad day, a night. Give it a chance. So I opened my mind and embraced it. We got our drinks and everyone was settling in perusing the menu. I ordered sushi and my two sons did as well. My wife ordered the Pork tenderloin with pancetta.
They have a very tasty charcuterie plate, we and ordered that. The appetizer came and we were happily munching on meats and cheeses. The waitress asked if I would like another beer, and I accepted. Well about this time a four top across from us was seated. As I was enjoying the evening I took note of the fact that they had the same older waitress. But there was one small problem. They seemed to get their drinks and appetizers with lightning speed. 20 minutes had passed and I had an empty beer glass staring at me. Meanwhile the other table, their glasses never got more than half full before water was filled and cold beers abounded! So eventually my beer arrives after a 20 minute hiatus from the waitress. Fast forward , from the time we finished our appetizer to our entree, 45 minutes of staring at the tablecloth. I enjoyed my time with my family and made idle conversation,I certainly was not expecting fast food times here folks.But just short of an hour for an entree to arrive at the table and adding to the fact we were never checked on other than to replace a glass of water that had a giant hair in it, was a little excessive. To add insult to injury, when the bill arrived the waitress had charged us $5 for rolls that she offered to my kids as a peace offering for taking so long! After a conversation with the owner and pleading my case he did take our 3 alcoholic drinks off the bill. But offered no condolence for the service or anything apathetic other than saying he adjusted the bill and whisked away. I would love to have been a pro football player, but I know my limitations. Just because you are part owner of a restaurant, does not impart you with osmotic powers of a wait person. Stick with opening wine and schmoozing with the customers.