wow. i don't usually write reviews but this was so bad i had to do it.. went to atomic omlette forbreakfastthis morning, a group of 8 of us. this same group gets together once a month for breakfast, and we have been several places, thought we would give this one a try.
it was a horrible experience. when we arrived, the restaurant was not busy. there was another group of 8 who were just finishing their breakfast, and we were told that as soon as they were done we could have that table. a bit of a wait, but that was no problem, we usually have to wait wherever we go. but it all went downhill from there.
you have to order and pay up front at the counter, which again we didn't think was any problem. have to get your own coffee and/or soda, again not a problem. but. about 5-10 minutes after we were seated, the first couple got their breakfast. they tried to be polite and wait for the rest of the meals, which we assumed were right behind them, but no. everyone concurred they should go ahead and eat. 10 or so minutes later, another couple's meals arrived. still four of us sitting there with nothing. 5-10 minutes later one more person got their meal (and i have to mention again that it was not busy. there were maybe 5 other two tops there, at least five wait staff, a manager, and at least five kitchen staff. and it's a small place.) another 5-10 minutes, another meal was served. at this point my partner and myself still did not have food and the first couple was done. in the interim, a waiter came with coffee but only offered it to the couple on the end, closest to him.
finally we flagged down the waitress and told her we still had not gotten served. she looked at us like we were either crazy or lying, and said in a very snippy tone "well, which number are you" i said "number 9. you took the number off of the table when you served the last person." she proceeded to get flustered and called the manager over. we told him the situation. there was no "i'm sorry", no nothing, in fact i'm not sure he even spoke at all. we told him that if the entire table was done before we had even been served, he could keep the food and give us our money back. oh - one more point, we were watching the kitchen and wait staff and one of our friend's food sat at the pass for at least 5 minutes, maybe more. again, not busy at all.
at that point, one of our friends who had already finished their meal said "it's not as if it's worth the wait" which led us to a discussion about the actual food. it was ok, but barely that, and at $20 per couple for an omlette and coffee it was soooooooo not worth it. one person's eggs were over cooked, one undercooked. fruit (cantaloupe) was not ripe. we finally got our meals, which were both also overcooked (mine served with white toast instead of the biscuit i ordered.) we didn't even want them by that point anyway, since the rest of the table had finished.
bottom line, sub-par food, way overpriced, and horrible service - even though the only thing required of the wait staff is to bring the food since we did the initial order and payment ourselves. won't be going back.