not gourmet, not impressive. we wanted to try a different restaurant this week so we went to the artful gourmet at 630pm on thursday. the ambience is pleasant not particularly creative. the clientele was mostly older caucasians with a flair for the pretentious.
we spent a lot of time waiting while at the table. the waitress did take our order after about 10 minutes. (the da vinci, which is baked chicken, and the lettuce wraps). we waited for probably 30 minutes for our meals, i didnt keep exact time. they also did not bring the bread out to our table and i had to ask for it.
the staff is basically courteous and the bussers kept our water glasses full which i appreciated. but the food was lackluster at best and between all the waiting and the boring, canned food (mychickenfor the wrap was almost definitely pre cooked, pre cut frozen chicken; i am willing to bet the vegetable sauce on my husbandschickenwas canned) there is just no way i will be going back. the prices are extremely bloated for food product that is no better than a morrisons cafeteria.
if you are over 55 without discerning taste buds and have plenty of time to kill, this is the place for you.