Restaurant Information:
143 Roebling St
Brooklyn, NY 11211-3365
(718) 963-0760
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Service 10/20 or 50%
- Hostess(1/5 points)
I was baffled at how bad this hostess actually was. She would wait for people to come in and put their name on a list then walk away completely. She’d then return and tell them their wait time. Once she thought she had a table for you she would then wander off again to figure out which table to place you. I really think she had no concept of how to do her job.
- Promptness(2/5 points)
Once we were seated we were instantly approached by our waitress. We were left to ponder the menus for mere moments before she was back asking for our order. My friend scrambled to order something she had no idea what it was.
- Alertness(4/5 points)
I will say our drinks were refilled with out a heart beat being missed and I wouldn’t have noticed her if it weren’t for the giant bottle of water plopped down on our table.
- Friendliness(3/5 points)
I want to say they were friendly, but really I think everyone that works in the waitstaff was just trying to act friendly but really trying to appear like they just don’t care.
Food and Drink 8/20 or 40%
- Price(1/5 points)
This place was so ridiculously overpriced for what you got that I was kind of insulted. I felt like my meal probably could have cost 3-4$ less than it did as could have my friends.
- Quality of Food(3/5 points)
My chicken fried steak was delicious but the steak definitely wasn’t cooked all the way through and I could have done with a bit more of the gravy. My friend’s dish was basically glorified mixed vegetables with scrambled eggs and bland as bland can be.
- Quality of Beverage(2/5 points)
My friend said the coffee was nothing to write home about but they did have an extensive listing of teas. I stuck to water which was served to us in an used wine or champagne bottle. I was completely unsurprised that the waitress plopped a bottle down on our table, but it seemed like a pain to her to do it in the first place. This is exactly why I hate The Water Bottle Problem, it turns the simple task of serving water into something that annoys you.
- Presentation(2/5 points)
If they put effort into the presentation, it wasn’t on the two dishes we ordered. Everything just looked kind of slapdash.
Decor and Space 15/20 or 75%
- Cleanliness(3/5 points)
The plates, glasses, and flatware looked about as clean as I would expect, but nothing remarkable.
- Theme(5/5 points)
I LOVE LOVE LOVE the decor. This place would be amazing if the waitstaff, price, and food selection didn’t blow. Personally, I really want to take my camera and do a photo shoot in the restaurant. The wood tables and patterned wall paper comfort you and the lighting from the large windows make everything feel much warmer. I didn’t get a chance to sit outside as it was raining, but that option is available if you want it.
- Adequate Seating(4/5 points)
This I had a hard time grading, I’m not going to lie. I think this place is actually perfectly designed seating wise, but because of the hostess’ incompetence interjects an unnecessary delay which in turn creates the illusion that there is inadequate seating when really she could split a four top in to two two tops or the other way around and be fine. I don’t think though she had the capacity to figure that out on her own though and thus the place looked far more packed than it should.
- Location(3/5 points)
The restaurant is just a short walk from the Bedford L stop or a bit further of a walk from the Lorimer L stop. The wide open sidewalks make for a pleasant post brunch stroll. The restaurant is just far enough away from the hipsters that you don’t run into a ton of them, but enough of them gather at the restaurant for it to be annoying and that comes with the Williamsburg location.
Bonus(5 points)
If I could give negative bonus points, I would.
Overall score 33/60 or 55%
