- 整體 3
- 食物 2
- 服務 3
- 氛圍 4
Unfortunately, I did not have the best experience. It was not very busy, Saturday late afternoon for lunch. The ambience was very nice. Similar to the one in Chicago.
The service was Curt, not chatty, a bit aloof, with exception to the Spanish man who brought my drink. He’s really the only one with a smile on his face, and seemed invested in his position. My server and hostess did not seem as though they enjoyed their job at all.
I ordered the beet salad, and the halibut. I could tell the beet salad had been made previously at least one or two days before. The beets were mushy, and sitting on top of the smashed avocado, which was quite watery. Once again made several days in advance. The halibut came out and had a funky smell to it. I cut into it and immediately could tell that it was overdone. The edges were more than crispy, they were tough. After taking one bite, I set it to the side. About 10 minutes later my server finally came out, and she asked me how was I enjoying my halibut. I told her it was overdone and she asked me what I would like to do. I asked her to please take it back and prepare another one. She agreed to do so. Her words said we can prepare another one for you, but her demeanor meant why don’t you just eat it and stop bothering her. About 15 minutes later, my new halibut came out, and it as well as the vegetables and sauce were just barely warm. A food runner dropped it off, but once again did not see my server for about 15 minutes to mention the temperature. It was cooked perfectly this time with no funky smell. The vegetables accompanying the halibut were mostly onions, and the sauce was the correct consistency. There was no concession to me having to wait the extra 25 minutes, no offer for a dessert or coffee on the house. No apology, just a very curt demeanor that the server had been inconvenienced and had to take it back.
Overall, just a mediocre lunch, nowhere close to the quality I received at the Le colonial in Chicago.