I was excited to try this restaurant because of the top chef association, but not good. We arrived early and were greeted nicely and offered drinks. The service issues started when I ordered a sangria and it was really sweet. I went to the bar to get some soda water added and literally sat there for 5 minutes while the bartender chatted with two men at the bar. The bar had 4 people total sitting, so it wasn't busy. Literally, the bartender would not turn around. I went over to the other side of the bar, interupted his conversation, and said the drink was really sweet and he helped me out. He did not offer me another drink, but added the water. We were seated at a really awkward bar table and we were a party of 15 - very strange when a regular table was available. Maybe they were trying to make the bar look full. The chairs were high, had no backs and everyone was uncomfortable. We received appetizers and they were ok, not great. One pet peeve, they brought appetizers and served bread slices and they only included enough bread for one slice per person, when there was a much larger quantity of the cheese and dip to eat. Then they pulled away the appetizers before people were finished. I was not really impressed with any of the food, the entree was dry and uninspired. The desserts were served family style on a big slab of wood, again awkward. Oh and the strangest thing, the bathroom smelled like a sewer, don't know what's wrong there, but not good at a nice restaurant.
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