The food here was excellent. From the appetizers to desserts, everything was tasty, creatively prepared & perfectly cooked. The service however... We had the wine sommelier for our waitress. While she was friendly & energetic, she's a pretty bad waitress. We waited 5-10 mins before she ever came to the table, and then were done with cocktails before she ever came back to see if we were ready to order. (which left us without drink or food for a period of time) Since she was the sommelier, i figured maybe she was filling in for someone tonight and probably was better at her ""real"" job (the wines). Ah, but not to be so. Thankfully i know a little bit about wines, at least enough to get a decent bottle. I mentioned what I was looking for in terms of taste, etc and asked for her recommendations. She said ""let me go look and bring a couple recommendations"" (never asking my price range). This was when we ordered our apps and meal. Our main course was on the table before she ever came back with the wine (after i flagged her down 2 times). Her descriptions of the wine were nothing more than ""this is made in the classic Cab style"". Told me one of the 3 she had was her absolute favorite. I decided to pass on that given that she really wasn't offering me much, and chose a vineyard/varietal i was sure would please. She opened the bottle right there and poured (it was good) Thankfully i made my own choice, b/c she came back 5 mins later and said ""oh, i had the wrong bottle for that one i told you I loved"" (she was completely clueless). And just so you don't think it was us - the people at the next table had to cancel their main courses b/c they were late for a show and she (the waitress/sommelier) had forgotten to put the order in. They had been their 90 mins with only drinks & appetizers. She was profusely apologizing to them - they took it in stride thankfully, appeared to be ""regulars""
Pros: Fabulous Food
Cons: Chaotic service (at lease if you get the sommelier as your waitress)
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