Lizzie S.
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TLDR: Excellent food and great service, but need to be more attentive when you’re done your meal.
I had dinner on my own, I showed up a few minutes late to allow for the 7pm rush to subside. I was offered my selection of 2-tops to choose from, and while I ducked away to the restroom pre-dinner, the staff had already brought my requested red wine and a carafe of water (which is enough for me to give a 5-star review, as there is nothing worse than waiting for someone to come around and refill your water)
I ordered the duck spring rolls and seafood linguine, after a discussion with the lovely server who helped me choose between a few selections. Both were divine.
Service was wonderful with various staff members checking on me throughout the meal, though not to the point that it was annoying.
My only complaints (which, as dry humor is difficult to pick up in a review, are not actually complaints at all, just a further reflection of the great food and service) are:
- I wish I had some bread to mop up the delicious sauce my linguine was served in
- The sun was too bright on my table on this glorious Belfast evening (they rectified this immediately on another customer’s request 1 minute before I took this photo)
Cannot say enough good things about this place, which could easily be a sub-par tourist trap, but is in fact, quite a lovely dining experience.
Update: wrote the above all glowy from my delicious meal but have to dock a few points for the length of time I’ve sat (after confirming with the assistant manager that I didn’t need anything else) waiting for my bill. I know it’s very European to linger and rude to rush customers out, but since I’m by myself (and American) … I’d rather just go.
This went on for long enough at the end where when they left one of my large wines off the bill, I toyed with not telling them because it would keep me here for an extra 10 minutes to fix - but I’m too honest for my own good.