The service is really, really bad. The food is mediocre. The portion sizes are microscopic. The restaurant is drafty and freezing inside. I really can't think of a single reason why anyone would want to go there. And Red Bamboo has been consistently bad for a long time now. I don't know how they manage to stay open.
This past weekend my friends and I were having a celebratory brunch and went to Red Bamboo because two of us are vegan. The dippy waitress brought us coffee but no spoons. Then brought us a container of sugar packets that were filthy and water/coffee damaged. The tofu scramble was watery and tasteless. We had four rounds of mimosas with brunch, and they were weak mimosas at that. We couldn't believe when we got the bill that they charged us for the coffee that should have come with brunch, as well as every single mimosa - they didn't even comp a round like a good neighborhood restaurant would. We ended up spending about $50 each on a horrible brunch, and none of the staff seemed to care a bit. They were not especially friendly, or attentive, and they certainly gave us no incentive to go back -- and I live right around the corner. They have never been my local and certainly won't become my neighborhood brunch spot. Owner/management should be ashamed!
Pros: vegetarian/vegan options
Cons: everything!
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