My husband and I decided to try La Fondue for our annual Valentine Dinner last night. What an awful experience this was!! First of all, I can't figure out why they would say this is a romantic, good date restaurant because the tables are so large that my husband and I couldn't even hear each other to have a conversation. The booth we sat in was so uncomfortable, it was like sitting on a little hard bench, absolutely no back support. We made reservations for 6:00, but didn't get seated until 6:30. This restaurant has also been said to be a nice, long, lazy experience and that we could count on being there for a few hours. The reality is that once we sat down they hurried us in and out so quick then practically kicked us out! Romantic? I don't think so. Next, the service was AWFUL!! We had never been to a Fondue restaurant prior to this, and we were expecting exceptional service, where the servers were friendly and would explain to you how to cook the food, what to do next, etc. Nothing!!! They just threw the food on our table without a word as to what we were supposed to do with it. I finally had to flag our server down and ask what we were supposed to do, then she acted like we were putting her out. Instead of bringing out each course like we were told would happen, they did their best to bring as much out as possible at one time, and would take it off our table without asking if we were done. It was such an awful experience. My salad was barely edible, the bread tasted old, the server never asked my husband if he wanted a refill on his drink, no one came around to ask us how we were or how our food was. The only redeeming qualities were the gentlemen that refilled your water whenever you were low (sometimes a little too often,) and the tasty meats and desserts. We are so upset that we spent close to $100 on our romantic Valentine dinner that we had been looking forward to for weeks on this restaurant. Take my advice, don't waste your money. Go somewhere else!
Pros: The Dessert
Cons: The Service
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