OK, we were a party of 15 arriving at 7:00 without a reservation. I totally understand that we couldn't be accommodated right away. No problem whatsoever! We were told to come back at 8:15pm. We walked a few blocks over to Moe's and had drinks. I wasn't surprised that when we came back at 8:15, they still weren't ready to handle a large group like ours. That's absolutely OK! What's not OK is that they have a very tight area in the entry and in the bar, and they dragged us inside to wait. They kept stringing us along that our table was about to be ready . I really did NOT enjoy being squished against strangers every time someone had to pass through the narrow walkway. It was nearly 9:30 by the time we were finally seated. What really aggravated me was that there were several available 4-tops throughout the restaurant. A good manager/host/hostess would have suggested that we break up into groups that could fit the available seating, especially since we all didn't get to sit together in the end anyway. Even phenomenal food would probably not have been enough to overcome the extreme discomfort during the wait, and I thought the food was just OK. Frankly the mac and cheese on the lunch buffet at the hotel was better than what came with the pork chop small plate. The waiter was very nice, though, which is why I gave 2 stars instead of 1.
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