Problem: Write a negative (OPTIONS:
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A: I went to Tex Tubb's with a larger sized group -- about 8 -- for a small birthday celebration a little while back. Despite my review of two stars, let me start off by saying I think I was there on a bad day for service and they deserve a second chance. Our meal was an assortment of errors and mistakes, but despite that the food was good and portions were good. I think on a different night, we'd see something different. I had the tamale special, which was tasty. However, I had ordered chicken and not pork. Not cool, but no big thing for me. The birthday girl's drink order went in and disappeared into a void. The time for food to come out of the kitchen was inordinately long. Personally, I thought our waitress was great and totally on top of things and the kitchen was just lost in the sauce that evening. There were other errors, but most of them were not major...just a cluster of minors. The food was still good and I'll be back for a second visit. Hopefully they'll be better sorted by then.
Q: negative

A: After living in Vegas for about a year, this is easily the most disappointing high end meal I've had. I'd give the food a 4/5 but the service was probably a 1/5. Service The first disappointment was waiting. We had a reservation and even so I can understand waiting by the bar for a few minutes. However, we wanted far more than a few minutes. Our "leader" went up to the front to inquire and they said on someone will be by shortly to seat you. That didn't happen so we had to check back again and someone gave us the apology of "oh, I'm sorry I thought they came and got you." Maybe a miscommunication, but certainly something that could be excused. However, things didn't get better from there. It seems like about 10 minutes from when we seated until we even got drink menus, then another 10-15 before the drinks arrive. Easily 15 minutes before bread arrived at the table. It just felt like everything was so slow. After the first round of drinks came our waitress or waitresses seemingly disappeared. I mean when you have a table of 10 people ordering rounds of $15 cocktails or better you'd figure service would be fast. I think they easily missed out on at least 1 extra round due to the slow service. If you look at the prices at Mastro's and compare it to other places across town, you would expect to have a waiter or waitress that knows the menu back and forth and can describe all of the stars. We got none of that. I would say our service was at the level of an average chain restaurant. You aren't adding any value when you ask about menu items and the waitress just lists 3 things that are "good". We asked how the steaks come and the reply was something like "what do you mean"? I mean are they seasoned, sauced, dry aged? There is no explanation on the menu or listing of sauces or accompaniments for the steaks...."oh yeah, they are seasoned and broiled"....thanks. This was followed up with no description or explanation of any sides. During the meal we couldn't even locate the waitresses and people were still anxious to get more drinks. I will say that the food was good. The steak was unique in the regard it was so warm when it came out. Usually food has somewhat cooled but their steak still had a sizzle and was warm for the first few bites, pretty good. The asparagus was nothing special. The lobster mashed potatoes were good but at $40 can be steep for a side dish. Crab gnocchi was good, but I'm not crazy about gnocchi so I'm not an expert. The problem in Vegas is that you can find a place equal to Mastro's food wise with probably lower prices so suffering through bad service can be a deal breaker. Needless to say, nobody ordered dessert or drinks after dinner. With so many other options in town for steak I probably wouldn't come back for that. I will say I tried the ahi tuna sashimi which seemed great for under $40. I didn't try it but the swordfish looked the same. I would come back if I was in the mood for seafood but would be nervous about the service, maybe with a smaller party and a better table things would be better.
Problem: What would be an example of an negative (OPTIONS:
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Answer: Can I rate them 0 out of 5?? HORRIBLE SERVICE FOR A COMPANY USING LIVING SOCIAL AS A WAY TO GET BUSINESS!!! I never write reviews, but I have to warn people that may have a Living Social coupon... I'd just request a refund and not WASTE YOUR TIME!! I had an appointment for one Saturday, and when I CALLED to confirm the day before, Carol told me she sent me an email a week ago stating the person I chose didn't cross the I15 (wtf??) and that I would have to chose someone else.. (I never got an email). So I booked the next Saturday and when nobody showed up 30 mins after the appointment I called and texted her, she gave me a lame excuse via text 15 mins later and said she would have 2 other people with her, so instead it would take them 1 hr instead of 3hrs for one person. Said they would be here in 45 mins...about 1 1/2 hrs later they showed up. No apology. Whatever. As far as the cleaning, they didn't even TOUCH one bedroom and bathroom, one of my kitchen counters still had crumbs on it, vacuumed HALF of the house (another wtf), didn't even take out the trash, and were pulling off when I came back home after a trip to the store...and it probably wasn't even an hour later. Left me a card stating how much standard cleaning would be (yeah right!! hahaha). I wish I had read the reviews first and had just requested a refund, and not wasted my time. So I am up this morning finishing cleaning my house. What a way to get the word out Vegas Sparkles (should be called Vegas Tarnish). Thanks for wasting my money and day!!
Input: OPTIONS:
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Generate a negative review for a place
Output: Food is ok. Service is slow at best. Saving grace is great views of the LV strip. Would not repeat for dinner.
input: Write a negative yelp review (OPTIONS:
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- positive).
output: As a bar = good. As a restaurant = not so good. This review is based on my "dining" experience... Love that this place opened in the neighborhood, but based on my experience, I will only go for drinks from now on. Yes - it is very cool inside, and love the balcony looking over the city. The menu looks great on paper but the execution and service needs to have some kinks worked out. Hoping it is just the newness factor. The staff kept bringing us the wrong table's food. Most times we knew it - except the one time.... We ordered "spicy tuna" rolls - It looked like a mess when it came out (like I would have rolled it.) but had some avocado and extras in it.... After my date and I finished it, the waiter brought out the "spicy tuna rolls" and we realized we just finished the people next to us rolls. The other stuff we ordered (grilled cheese panini, fries) tasted good - but how could you screw that up? You can tell that the waitress was working hard and was still friendly to us, but it just seems like there was some execution issues going on. Hope they get things worked out.
Problem: What would be an example of an positive (OPTIONS:
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- positive) review?

Answer:
Got the groupon. $40 worth of food for only $20. I thought I like tapas. I like Asian and Hawaiian cuisines. I might as well give this place a try. The garlic chicken is delicious. First place that I can recall that uses chicken thighs, but that just adds more flavor. The fish tacos are excellent despite being topped with cilantro, and the short ribs? In the words of George Takei, "oh my!" The restaurant lost a star because twice they forgot to place my requests for menu items, but I will be back.