Problem: Write a negative (OPTIONS:
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A: i was recently married here.9/14/2013.. im going to be brutally honest.. this was a disaster from day 1. we were one of the last if not LAST people to be able to be married in the Wine Bar area. I felt like i was second best to the "big barn bride" i was made to feel my $5000 was below them. I was given 3 different coordinators from Feb 13 to Aug 13, because they all quit working there. Now... i understand that maybe this is out of their hands.. but it made every step tough, emails were lost, (i saved mine) agreements were not kept. I had to be very flexible to accommodate the big barn bride at all times. I wasn't allowed to have photos taken by certain things, i wasn't able to just walk out of a the bridal cottage because "we don't want to inconvenience the big barn bride who wasn't in there, and her things that were. she rented the cottage, its hers so you are not able to step out of the door" so i was taken from my bridal room, to the back of the bridal cottage (the office) to stand and wait in the heat.. but because the big barn bride was taking photographs.. i had to be taken back to the bridal room so she didn't see me... then not even 5 min later.. i was walked back over to the office area because she was done with her pictures. Mind you during this entire time my guests have arrived, they all have seen me at this point.. to include my fiance.. so the first look walking down the aisle was gone.. the one thing he asked for .. i dont want to see her before the wedding.. that was the ONLY tradition we wanted. During the ceremony..the groom, grooms men and my girls were not in the right order, the bridesmaids were not handed their flowers. I was told upon asking.."where are their bouquets?" the answer was..."oh well i guess they forgot to grab them".. Isn't that what your there for? to line everyone up in order, make sure they are on time, maybe see they don't have the bouquets. and hand them to them.. if its not .. then wouldn't you do it out of sheer courtesy? once the main manager (Katie) saw the girls didn't have bouquets.. her jaw dropped and my coordinator was dismissed.. i didn't see her the rest of the night, until i started packing up decorations and she handed me a bottle of wine.. to top it off.. nobody did anything about the cock fight that was happening in the drive way... it wasnt until in the middle of my ceremony when i said.. someone kill that turkey! and a laugh.. (movie quote) then out of the corner of my eye.. i see the owner running over to sho them away.. (thank you sir.. you saved the last 5 minutes of my wedding video) at two months before the wedding they literally told me if i didn't want to get married at the time of day they picked out (because any earlier time would have interfered with the big barn bride) i could take my money elsewhere. I was in tears the entire time i had to speak to them, i was nervous opening up emails from them because i was so worried they were going to cancel on me.. i wasn't asking for things to be above and beyond i was just asking for courtesy. i would have done anything for the other bride to have her day be special too.. when i found the booth at the January phoenix bridal show i knew this is where i wanted to be married.. it was and is an absolutely beautiful location..i should have listened to a few people who used to work there (a manager, photographer and a cake decorator) say i shouldn't.. now i know why.. maybe for 2 thousand more ($7000 is the price for the big barn) dollars i would have been treated better.. but i didn't want that large of a wedding.. i just wanted something small. intimate, and quaint.. closest friends and family.. i could have filled the big barn to the brim with people but it wasn't what i wanted. but i did and still do feel like i was second best and that i was a burden on them. but on that note...there are certain people i want to give a 5 star rating to. The bar staff.. the bar staff was an absolute joy! they helped with clean up because they saw me doing it. (cleaning the dishes from the table) Specifically would like to say thank you to Chris specifically.. You made my sister in law feel so special when you helped her carry water bottles! The DJ. DJ Ramsey Saba, you got everyone out of your seat.. I LOVED the music you put together! and thank you thank you for making us a wedding copy.. now we will have the music every anniversary to come. the Caterer: 5 star catering and Chef Le.. the food was amazing.. The bakery Lesley's cakes.. Absolutely fantastic! Cant wait to share the word.. i will also be coming back in a year to get a remake! :) Sarah's garden: as i said to you. i loved them.. the boquets were lovely. just wish they would have made it into the ceremony.. and after..
Q: negative

A: Average food. Poor service. We were visiting our son at ASU and this place was recommended by my brother-in-law who lives in the area. I would call it a "trendy" place in an old house (registered historic site) just outside of the downtown core in Phoenix. Parking is on the street. Lock your car. We went for Sunday brunch. The food was ok to good. My son and I had a marinated steak sandwich which was moderately spicy/flavorful. My daughter had a Caeser Salad which was good. My wife had a brunch type sandwich with eggs that she described as "uh, ok". I'd have given the place 3 stars but the service really disappointed. While everyone was pleasant, we were ignored on several occasions. At one point I thought we must have been invisible. The busser brought us water right away and then we sat...and sat...and sat. Finally we asked the hostess if there was someone assigned to our table. She went off to check and came back and told us the waitress didn't know we were there. Nice. The waitress finally arrived and didn't apologize for making us wait. That would have been nice to do. She then took our order and after a short wait, the food arrived. My wife had asked for some ranch dressing. It didn't show. We waited a few minutes. Finally, we flagged down another waitress (as ours was nowhere to be seen) and asked her if she could bring us some ranch dressing. After staring at me like I was asking for gold or a unicorn she said "sure". We never saw her or the ranch dressing again. Finally, our waitress came back when we were about 90% done eating and asked if everything was ok. I asked my wife if she still wanted the ranch dressing. Too late. "Oh, I forgot" was the reply from the waitress. If you want to feel like you're in a trendy spot, this is perhaps the place. But, based on our experience, we'll not go back when were in the area again. The place seems to be more full of itself and focused on being trendy than paying attention to its customers.
Q: negative

A:
Sorry, but something must have happened to this place since Ellen J. and Monica B. wrote their reviews. My girlfriend and I went there tonight for our monthly sushi fix and to catch up. It was nice to have it so quiet - we were the only ones in the restaurant for an hour - but we understand why. The service was attentive but the food was poor. The portions are small - you get twice as much at most other places for the same price - the happy hour offered nothing of interest - and they do not have a full bar as is listed - only beer and wine. Imitation crabmeat? Sorry - that's just not authentic fare and definitely not serious sushi. We were very disappointed. Fortunately the conversation was good! But we won't be back here again.