Problem: I have been here several times in the last year, usually for b-days. This time the food was awful! Service was good as usual, atmosphere was good, but the lighting attributed to the cause of my food poisoning later in the night. When the food arrived at the table, about 5 minutes had passed since they turned the lighting down further (which was already dim). I am not generally the type of person to send food back, no matter how bad, but I decided that even though it was tasting funny, I wouldn't say anything in this case as not to spoil the celebration. My (lamb) souvalki was chewy & seemed strange with not a very good affect on my tummy. I verified later, by way of my leftovers, it was a grey-purple color with a wretching texture. It seems, not only was the meat undercooked (very rare when I ordered medium), but the meat was already making "the turn" when they prepared it. On top of that, the main reason I like the place besides the positives I've already made mention of is the cheap price for a heavy helping of food. Although my plate was full, my boyfriends portion of fish was small. Out of my group, at least 3 people felt sick after eating 3 different dinners/types of meat(fish, lamb & beef). I loved this place til now, but it'll take a lot to earn back my favor.
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Problem: My wife and I visited The Vine for the first time on Saturday. The decor was nice and relaxing. The food was average at best for the price. The menu selections were very basic and not what I was expecting. The menu is basically flatbreads, burgers, sandwiches and two fish dishes. We had the fried green tomatoes for our appetizer. The breading on the tomatoes was too thick and under seasoned. I ordered the flounder and I asked for no mushrooms and it promptly arrived with tons of mushrooms. The fish was warm and soggy. When our waitress came over to check on us and saw me removing the unwanted item she couldn't leave the table quick enough. My wife had the crake cakes which were very good but they were like a crab imperial. The dessert was key lime pie, which was good. The pie had a cream cheese topping as well as whipped cream, but our waitress told us it was only whipped cream. She was very wrong. Overall it was below average, probably won't go back when we could spend that money at Aria, Upstream, Osso, etc. If I wanted 521 type dinner, I would stay closer to the house.
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Problem: Family illness caused us to seek out pick up holiday meals. We chose AJs for Thanksgiving. The meal was around $200 for 6 people. The servings were generous. However, the meal was absolutely tasteless. The sides were like a brides first meal. Hunks of sweet potato, mashed potatoes, and large, seemingly fresh green beans with less taste than canned. The turkey had absolutely no taste at all. All of this was served with rolls which bore no resemblance to the marvelous bread available in AJs bakery, but were a version of those mass produced wonder bread rolls. The pie for desert was okay. The one bright spot was the cranberry sauce. It was crunchy (raw ?) and flavored with orange. The dressing was chunks of multicolored bread with little else. Again no taste. A glutton for punishment, we ordered the prime rib for Christmas. Again the portions were generous. The meat was great. It had been partially cooked, so preparation was quick. However, the scalloped potatoes didn't heat through, although we followed instructions. Guests said the best part of the meal was the shrimp cocktail we added. We ordered cranberry sauce, but it wasn't delivered. Next time we'll order the prime rib ( they do have the best meat in the area) and add baked potatoes and our own sides. Do get a cake or pie from the bakery...they are delicious.
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Problem: So, I've always liked Chelsea's Kitchen...I like all the LGO places. The decor is beautiful, the food is always good. And it was the same last night except for the one thing I can't get around - the horrible service. I usually feel that food trumps service, and as long as the place is nice and the food is good, I can deal. But the service last night prompted this review. We walked in and clearly there were tables, but we were told it would be a 15-20 minute wait. Fine..they text you when your table is ready. But once seated, we had one waitress come to our table, we weren't ready to order drinks, so she put a folded piece of paper on the table mysteriously and walked away. Then a whole new waitress came over, no explanation. She seemed disappointed we decided not to have drinks. Appetizer came out with bacon on it, when we asked for it without. Then was somewhat rude when answering specific questions about entrees. Took away the plates without asking if we were done with our food, and then dropped the bill on the table without asking if we wanted dessert. Asked for some condiments - took forever getting to us. It seemed like she had made up her mind about us and then decided to not care about our table. Reaaaaallly disappointing. The food was good as always (entrees - 2 taco platters, one Del Mar salad and a Ahi tuna burger) and if we didn't have cocktails for that one time is that a reason to be rude and disappear? Not cool.
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