Went to Pastis in January and was terribly disappointed. The service was awful; the waitress could not answer any questions about the menu. She took our drink order (waters and beer). She brought our water and another couple came in(grand total of 3 couples in the restaurant). The waitress then proceeded to take their order and spent 15 minutes with them bringing them different samples of beer. After that she delivered our drinks and finally took our order. When she initially took our drink orders (not our food order)she told us that certain appetizers were 1/2 price. When we received our bill the appetizers were not 1/2 prize. When we asked she told us the appetizers had to be ordered befor 7pm and we didn't order until after 7pm. Of course we didn't order before 7 pm as she had spent 15/20 minutes with the other couple letting them sample beer while we waited to place our order. The food was barely passable. I asked the cook/chef LOL about the crab cakes and he assured me that everyone loved them and they were made in house. Turns out the crab cakes were the 2nd worse I have ever had. Either they were terribly made or they came out of a box frozen. Also found out almost all the desserts other than the crepes are not made at the restaurant but are bought from somewhere else. As bad as the crepes were, they probably should have been bought somewhere else too.

negative

Went here recently after work with a colleague and was immediately impressed with the place. Nice open, modern design and layout which is inviting and comfortable. We tried some of the sliders which were excellent. Wings were tasty and quite spicy though they have other options if you can't take the heat. Good selection of beers. I didn't get a chance to try their mixed drinks and look forward to next time I go. The owner was there and was quite friendly.

positive

As a Lux devotee, it took me a long time to check this place out, but I went in with an open mind. My drink was so bad (iced soy latte) that I'm going to be real generous here and assume that Something Was Amiss or the barista was new or something. I ended up having to toss it. How did they mess up something so basic? HOW. The girl at the register was not friendly. At all. The wait for the drink seemed absurdly long considering I was the only person there (again with the new barista theory). I expected a lot more from the interior. It was all right, quite airy, but basically bland and boring. Microscopically cheaper than Lux, but I regret wasting my money there and won't be back.

negative

Having just moved to Matthews, I wanted to find a great place to have a beer and watch sports. Kristopher's is just that. They have a good local craft selection and a nice hometown feel. I'll be back.
positive