Autumn B.
Yelp
My husband and I made reservations here for my birthday on a Friday night. I was super excited to try this place since they had tartare on the menu (my favorite!), oysters, sweetbreads, and a bison strip steak. We just moved here from LA and I was missing good, unique food.
Well, let me tell you, none of that food is worth stepping foot into this place ever again. In fact, it downright depresses me that it exists in such a nice, warm and welcoming place like Fargo. The people that work here were so rude and pretentious. The reservation meant nothing apparently and we were told to wait for a table. The drink waitress "had no idea" if there were any NA drinks (I'm expecting) and never came back to tell us. After 20 minutes my husband asked about a table the host shrugged and said, "As you can see, we're very busy." My husband pointed to three open tables behind him to which he said, "Oh. Okay, we can seat you there I guess." He proceeded to seat us at the worst table (half booth, half chair tiny table sandwiched between others). We asked for the corner table and they said it was reserved (???).
We asked for the window seat and then our server came. Another pretentious, unfriendly employee. We ordered the tartare and a drink but canceled the drink because we decided to leave. He said he couldn't cancel the drink. Ha! Sorry, but we're not going to drink it or pay for it. These people need some serious lessons in customer service. Not one person asked if it was a special occasion, said congratulations to my pregnancy, or so much as smiled at us. What kind of sad hole did these people crawl out of?
The tartare was great but a tiny portion (to be expected). The problem is that I could make the same food at my house (except way bigger portions!) and feel happy and comfortable, without the loud annoying music, rude employees, and sterile "modern" decor. People don't go out for the food, they go out for the experience. Stay away and go to Mezzaluna, we went there afterwards and they were lovely.