Never has ordering food in an ethnic restaurant in SoCal been so difficult for me. It began when I ordered a glass of Ravenswood Zin. After slowly repeating it 3x I finally opened the wine menu and pointed. Then came ordering my food. I asked if I could have the vegetarian combo for one (it serves two). The waiter said ""Yes"". I then asked him if I could replace the lentils for the bharta (eggplant)...again, he did not understand me verbally & after pointing to the menu several times he understood. Service was s-l-o-w! Slower than slow....too slow. But our water was refilled quickly & often. Dinner was good but $17.95 for 6 shrimp smaller than 1/2 dollars wasn't worth it. The amount of food for the Veg Combo was abundant...we were ""wow'd!"" There was SO much that my friend shared mine with me since the shrimp dish was so small! BUT then the bill came. My friend asked me to read it off....$9.00 wine $8.00 wine $17.95 shrimp $42.95 for vegetarian combo!!!!!!! We explained to the waiter we specifically asked the order taker if it could be made for one and that was what we ordered. They only took $9.00 off the tab (one glass of wine) and said that was the best they could do. Really? To come even close to paying what we thought we would be paying we would have had to deny the waiter an $11.00 tip (15%). Which we wouldn't do...he did perform his job. WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT...THEY MADE THE MISTAKE AND WE PAID FOR IT! We won't go back without clarifying everything upfront and seeing the bill first!
Pros: parking
Cons: too bright, slow service, language barrier w/ English
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