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I was quite excited to try Little Fish restaurant for the first time this Wednesday, to celebrate my boyfriend's birthday. We have been hearing recommendations from friends and acquaintances for years, but never made it there to try for ourselves.
When we arrived a little before 8 pm, we were glad to see a number of tables unoccupied (and no one waiting to be seated) as we had been expecting crowds. We walked in to request the open table outside, and after standing near the door for nearly 3 minutes, were not acknowledged (not even a nod/smile/brief word) by either the cooks, or the server, All of whom plainly saw us. When the waitress came over to us, she still did not speak--but I asked for the table outside, and was told "fine, just wait a minute for us to clear it."
We went back outside to wait. After 5 minutes of standing, we decided to sit down and wait, although the table had not yet been cleared. We continued to wait another 10+ minutes. During this time, the server walked past us perhaps 3 times, taking other customers orders, checking in on them, clearing dishes. She did stop to remove the dirty wine glass from our table but did not speak to us once (A simple "I'll be with you in just one moment." would have been sufficient.) How about a smile? No...more like a haughty glare.
After spending over 20 minutes at the completely un-crowded restaurant without acknowledgment, menus, or a little piece of bread or something to gnaw on, we gave up. Don't know whether the staff was having a bad night, whether it's their practice to provide a low level of service, or whether there was something else going on, but we weren't waiting around to find out more.
Needless to say, I'm no longer eagerly anticipating a trip to Little Fish, although I wish I had gotten to try some of the food. I've heard good things...but not good enough to be worth the poor treatment...especially in a city full of places where you can eat good food in the company of good people.
Pros: Heard good things about the food.
Cons: Service (so bad, we couldn't make it to the food)
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