Annie B.
Yelp
I want to start by saying the food was very good, but we paid $38 for a single piece of cheese and twelve tomatoes--the same price as a pasta dish. The service, however, was a 2/10. Although the hostess was very nice, we were interrupted by a waiter who harshly shoved herself between me and my party, saying "excuse me" in an annoyed tone. On the way to our table, our waiter seemed desperate to cut us off. This is not the level of service I would expect at an almost 5-star, well-known restaurant in the area.
When we were "greeted" by our waiter, he didn't introduce himself, read us the specials, or speak clearly. At a $$$$ restaurant, I would have appreciated hearing the specials. The waiter visited our table maybe three times, including when we had to ask the busser to bring our check. We interacted with the busser more than our own waiter. Wish we could have tipped her instead... Although the food came out in a timely manner, we were never asked if everything was okay, which I thought was a standard courtesy. We were also never offered refills. This is not the treatment one expects at a 4.7/5 star restaurant.
We ended the night hoping our waiter was just having a bad evening. However, my friend, who specified she was celiac and allergic to gluten before ordering the pasta dish, started experiencing severe stomach cramps and nausea after we got home. She had confirmed with the waiter that everything on her plate was gluten-free, but clearly it was not, given her allergic reaction. We are quite disappointed with our experience.