Q: Talk about world problems. It's tough to write a negative review for a restaurant experience during which you actually enjoyed your meal. HOWEVER, after three times trying NOLA it's time for an official 2-star review. In my past experience here, the service has been very slow. Fine, really - as long as you have the time to spare. Yesterday's visit was no exception. Our party of 6 arrived to a mostly-empty restaurant between 12:30 and 12:45 for NOLA's brunch. Three members of our group ordered the special of the day: Banana Bread French Toast. Sounds amazing, right?! Well, it was, but I'll get to that. The food took a while to get to our table and when it did, it was mostly...wrong. The three who had ordered the special were served the regular French toast instead; which was a big departure from the advertised special. The server was very apologetic and explained that due to a glitch in the system, the regular French toast was ordered instead of the special, but that the situation would be remedied. And each of them did finally receive the amazing banana bread French toast eventually; but not after eating pretty much all of the original French toast since the replacement order was slow to arrive. In the meantime, another friend leaned in and, very innocently asked, "Is Eggs Benedict supposed to be cold?" Alas friend, it is not supposed to be cold. She sheepishly mentioned this to our server, who really was quite upset at the entire spectacle on our behalf, and he took it to the kitchen immediately. What returned a few minutes later was Eggs Benedict. Her previous order of Eggs Benedict, to be exact. The same bit was taken out of the one muffin and the previously beautifully poached eggs, were now a yellow mess of luke-warm goo on top of each muffin. The good news is, the company was stellar and we mostly laughed through the entire visit. We also felt bad for our server and knew full-well that most of this was likely not his fault. He mentioned that he would be speaking to the manager since the situation was "unacceptable." The manager did stop by our table to ask how everything was going. We mentioned that there were a few "glitches" and left it at that. He asked if the only issues of the day were with the French toast. We explained that another dish arrived cold and appeared to have just been reheated in the microwave, to wish he replied "we don't own a microwave." Meooow. No one pursued the issue and all of us were given 50% off our respective bills - even those two of us (myself included) who were served their food without issue (Shrimp Clemenceu and another who ordered Fried Chicken & Waffles). Soooo, NOLA. What do to? The food is pretty good. The service is pretty slow. And, up until the aforementioned manager paid us an odd visit, I might've given it another go. But that was just...well...weird. OPTIONS:
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A: negative

Q: Just had to throw in my 5 stars. Just go already. OPTIONS:
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A: positive

Q: Let me start with a positive: the Cupcakery's red velvet cupcakes are phenomenal--moist and flavorful, and the frosting makes a perfect complement. A friend gave me one and I was excited to share this place with my boyfriend. Unfortunately, their other cupcakes were kind of a disappointment, especially for the price. For $3.75, I expect something pretty good, and a lot of it. Unfortunately, the cupcakes we bought were about the size and quality of the kind of cupcake you'd get at a grocery store--very dry, not much flavor, and the cream cheese frosting? Not as good on a coconut cupcake as the red velvet. The shop looked nice enough, and they were decorated fine, but not spectacularly--I think I could have done better, even with my meager decorating skills. If you happen to be passing by and really need a sugar fix, I say go for it, but otherwise not worth it. OPTIONS:
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A: negative

Q: I really wanted to check this place out. Excited to look around and sign up. The guy in the reception area couldn't be less interested. Since I wasn't feeling like he was going to help me I asked for a brochure. He looked for about 5 seconds and said they were all out. He said I could look online. Bad customer service. Where is the tour they advertise? Very disappointed OPTIONS:
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negative