KW
Kaliyah Washington
5 days ago
The food was honestly AMAZING, which makes this experience even more disappointing. Unfortunately, the service was absolutely horrible from start to finish.
We waited an hour and a half just for water, and then our food came out 30 minutes apart. Everyone’s food did not come out together, and some people never even received what they ordered. What made it even worse was that the restaurant ran out of wings but failed to tell us until after we had already been waiting. What is frustrating is that we were literally only the third table of the day, so there was absolutely no reason for the lack of communication.
Everyone’s food that did come out was modified correctly, but nobody really got the experience or meal they truly wanted because of all the issues. As a server myself, I understand that things happen. Restaurants get busy, mistakes happen, and sometimes things are out of your control. However, there are so many ways this situation could have been handled with better communication, professionalism, and simply showing the customers that you care.
What really disappointed me was how unapologetic everyone was. There was no sense of urgency and no real effort to make the situation right.
The manager eventually came over and said she would take some things off the bill because of the experience. However, when the bill came, only 10% was taken off. After waiting an hour and a half for water, having food come out 30 minutes apart, not receiving everything that was ordered, and not being informed that they had run out of wings, a 10% discount felt extremely dismissive.
To top it all off, an 18% gratuity was automatically included, despite the service being nowhere near the level that warranted it. I completely understand tipping for good service, but an automatic gratuity after an experience like this felt very unfair.
The food was genuinely good, but unfortunately, good food can only go so far when the service and communication are this poor. This could have been handled in so many different ways, and as someone who has worked as a server, I know firsthand that there were plenty of opportunities to communicate, apologize, and make things right. Instead, we were left waiting, confused, disappointed, and still expected to pay an 18% gratuity.
Great food, terrible service, and even worse communication. If this continues, this could be the downfall.