While the food was good, the service was so desultory and inefficient — and rude, I've never been back. It's off my list. If I'm going to pay a lot of money for a dining experience, I expect good food and exemplary service. The waiter argued with me regarding my order; my companion confirmed my order for him, but he argued with her too.

He dropped items on the table and never checked in to see if we wanted something else — more water, bread…nothing. And he loitered in the back, but within view — the restaurant was almost empty, as it was a late lunch. There were two servers for 6 or 8 tables of 2 to 4. Not a busy service time.

I complained to the hostess about the service, making clear that the food was not the issue, on the way out, and while she seemed sympathetic, I had no indication that she would feel compelled to report the issue to the managers.

Until I have confirmation that the service has improved, I most certainly won't return, either downstairs, where I had also received fairly poor and disinterested and almost unfriendly service, and certainly not upstairs, where I don't intend to pay high prices for such poor service. Maybe it's changed, but until I know it has, my dollars will go elsewhere. The front of the house surely needed improvement on my visit; sounds like they haven't quite fixed that.