input: Write a positive yelp review.
output: The best things- *sitting outside on the strip *the gluten free bread/ menu and free olives *$5.50 drink special that was a Frangia *the chocolate mousse The average things- *the frites *the croque monsuierre sandwich *the service *prices are pretty darn decent for the strip The not so great things- *that having a reservation didn't get us a quality table. Was given one right in the sun with no umbrella up and then moved to the far corner. *the macaroni and cheese was peppery and really not that good. (You want a good mac & cheese then you MUST go to Nine Fine Irishmen at NYNY *minimal vegetarian options on the lunch menu
input: Write a negative yelp review.
output: I was really, really looking forward to Sunday brunch at the Herb Box, as I have heard rave reviews! I have also walked past it many times on the waterfront, and have enjoyed the live music I've heard, as well the chic look of the place. I'm a definite foodie, and the menu looked great, so I was stoked to try it! Well, I'm not sure if the restaurant was having an "off" day or what, but our experience at the Herb Box today was terrible, from beginning to end. :-( Maybe it's all part of some restaurant "rudeness" kitsch that I am unaware of, but I really hate to say that the service was pretty awful--the hostesses were snobby and unfriendly, and the wait staff was very inattentive. I accidentally spilled a glass of ice water on my lap as our server handed it to me, and he just left the table without a word, and without offering or bringing back any napkins. Lucky for us it was 90 degrees out and it all dried fast! :-) And then the food. Ugh. Really disappointing, especially for the price. I ordered a strawberry lassie to drink with a Market BLT, based on Yelp recommendations. The lassie was literally curdled and undrinkable, and the BLT had absolutely no bacon/pancetta on it. My husband ordered the Smoked Salmon Hash, which promised an impressive array of fresh ingredients and flavors, but in actuality looked and tasted like canned fish mixed with fried potato chunks. Awful, awful. I don't like to complain about food while sitting at a table, and I never send anything back. In this case, I really wish I had been able to, but we only saw our server twice--once when he took our order and again when he brought the check. He did not deliver our food and no one ever refilled our drinks. At that point, we just wanted to get out of there, so after 90 minutes of being basically ignored by the wait staff, we left with empty stomachs, out $50.00. Total waste, will probably never return. Bummer! :-(
input: Write a negative yelp review.
output:
I hadn't been to Olive Garden in years and was very excited to take my kids this past weekend as a treat for their great report cards. What a disappointment! I will start with the positive - we were seated within 5 min, despite the busy time for them. Our server was very kind. Now, the not-so-positive.... We were given a menu with a menu within. I wondered why 2, as it seemed the smaller menu had similar items, except for they were priced in half. Then I realized the smaller menu was their lunch menu and since it was 12:30 pm, I set the bigger (dinner) menu aside. It seemed like it took a really long time for our food to arrive, but again, they were pretty busy so I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. The problem is that it is hard not to fill up on salad and bread sticks. I found Iceberg lettuce to be a rather cheap choice. My meal was ok but nothing impressive. Such was the opinion of the other 3 people at the table. One of my daughters ordered chicken Alfredo (or so I thought) but got Alfredo noodles with no chicken. I thought perhaps she did not speak clearly enough when she ordered and since she had already filled up on breadsticks and salad, I decided to not say anything. The really sad part began after we got the bill. I usually don't pay attention to the details on my restaurant bills and I don't know what prompted me to do it this time. First thing I noticed was a charge of $2.50 for chicken with the kid's Alfredo noodles. I told our server that the meal actually did not have chicken. After apologizing, he said he will have his manager remove the extra charge as well as remove the 2 sundae charges for us as a courtesy. I thought that was very nice of him. A few minutes later, he came back embarrassed, to say that his manager removed the chicken charge but not the desserts. I did not find this to be a problem since my kids consumed the desserts anyway. After he brought the credit card slip to sign, I took a closer look at the bill and realized both adult meals were at twice the listed price. Then I remembered the 2 menus. On our way out, I asked the hostess what the difference between the two menus was and after she told me the smaller menu was for lunch, I asked what was needed to order lunch items next time. She replied: "We serve lunch until 4pm". Then I looked at the clock (close to 2 pm) and asked why we were charged dinner prices. Her reply was: "let me get my manager". More than 5 min later, when no one came, I asked her if I should continue to wait. She said: "let me check" and ran back inside. After a few more minutes the manager came. I shook his hand and introduced myself. His reply was: "Hi, how can I help you"? I had to ask him for his name. After he introduced himself, I shared with him my confusion about their "lunch and dinner menus/prices" and that since we had come in at noon, we thought we were getting the lunch option but were charged for dinner". He replied that on weekends, they "expect people to eat more"(?!?!?!), therefore, hand out dinner menus (not true!). He also stated that lunch can be ordered at any time of the day, "even at 10 pm" (which contradicted the waitress), but you had to specifically tell yours server you wanted the lunch item. Then, before I even had the chance to respond, he said: "Hold on, I'll be back". He ran in the back and after some time came back and handed me a gift card, saying: "Sorry about the confusion, this should help with your next visit". I thanked him and walked out where my boyfriend and kids who were getting pretty impatient, as they had been waiting for more than 10 min. Once we got in the car and I looked at the gift card, I just about screamed - a $5 gift card. I found that to be extremely insulting and pathetic and promised NEVER to go back there again! There are plenty of local businesses striving for service that is truly oriented towards serving quality real food and customer satisfaction.