user: Problem: I'm not downgrading Negociants to 1 star (which, frankly, is what it deserves after my experience last night) because the revamped decor looks nice and it's still a decent place for a drink (despite the fact that the selection of beers on tap is a bit dire).  I had a shocking meal here last night.  Almost more than the poor quality of the food, it was the service that really appalled us.  It's really unfortunate, too, as they've got a new menu of later night "tapas" which sounded really tasty.  1 for \u00a35 and 5 for \u00a315, it sounded like a brilliant place to go for a few drinks and some tasty nibbles.  Unfortunately after my experience last night, I'll not be coming back to try this menu.  First of all, I think that there were quite a few members of staff working but I couldn't really tell as there was no similarity in their dress, and most of them spent the majority of their time hanging out in the front of the bar and not actually serving any tables.  The one girl whose main job seemed to be to wait tables was nice enough but spent the first 10 minutes I was there sitting down chatting with friends and completely ignoring my several attempts to flag her down.    We were *finally* able to order but right when one of our party was about to order a burger, a guy behind her sent his back.  Not a good sign.    When the guy's burger came back, I kid you not, I watched as the server brought him his food and dumped it in front of him without saying a word or even making eye contact.  Our food came and was mediocre at best.  My beloved nachos were huge and covered in sauces, accompanied by about 6 tiny pieces of chicken.  The guac was processed and bitter, and the cheese was sparse.    The Man's chicken sandwich was served on stale bread with dry chicken and poor quality chips, and our other friends' meals were equally dire.    All of this, for over \u00a310 for most of the meals was shocking.    I knew I would have to ask for the bill early so flagged down the waitress and explained that we were in a hurry and could we have the bill.  She proceeded to clean tables for non-existant customers before bringing us our bill.  Note to servers of the world - help customers who are actually IN the restaurant before those who haven't walked in the door yet.    All around a shocking experience that we won't be repeating.
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Problem: Service was horrible. Waiter was very rude. I ordered the Banh Xeo, and even before I tried ordering, the waiter was trying to persuade me not to get it because it takes 20 minutes to make. I still ordered it. Besides that, he also tried to make me feel bad for ordering it, claiming that I ordered the wrong thing, since the rest of my table had their food 8 minutes before me. Other than the extremely horrible service, the food was okay. The crepe was a bit too hard on the bottom, with not enough sprouts. Oh yeah, i forgot to mention that it only came with 2 lettuce leafs. If it sounds like I'm hating, I sure am. I now hate this place. Their fish sauce is weak too. Save your money and do not go to this place!
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Problem: Growing up, we lived maybe 5-10min from this place, and every Friday my parents would order Mineos, take it home and we'd have our little pizza day.  Pizza Day, opposite as the Aquabats would lead you to believe, became the worst day of the week.  As a child, I guess I couldn't stand this thick thick cheese and greesey floppy crust. I thought my parents were dinosaurs for using forks and knives to eat this thing. I'd wind up eating one slice and being "full" just because I didn't want to eat any more of this stuff.  Now, I've heard everything under the sun defending Mineos honor whenever I speak these critiques. Most notably "Oh, well you need to eat it THERE". Well, unless Mineos pizza changes quality in the first FIVE MINUTES it's served, then it's official:  Mineos Pizza tastes like a foot.   Never bought it in my adult life. Very happy I didnt after hearing people say how expensive it is, here.
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Problem: Great lunch specials! Good food and friendly staff! Give them a try. I had tuna salad with coleslaw and a pickle, I will return.  Everything was very good.   Place is clean too.
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assistant: positive