cafe capricho

this is our 4th time here. this time we shared butternut squash and poblano chile quesadillas and they were great! theservicewas great and the ambiance is relaxing.

worstserviceever. i ate at cafe capricho two weeks ago- the food was good, not great, but good. while we were eating i moved my chair closer to my friend's side of the table so i could see her computer (we were having a working lunch) and a busboy told me to move my chair back, that i was blocking the aisle. that was fine, but what was shocking was that after my friend and i ate the owner's wife came by and took our basket of chips (still had chips in it) and asked us how much longer we would be staying in the restaurant. she then came back and said that i had not moved my chair back enough to my side of the table, and angrily told us that we needed to leave the restaurant. my friend and i were shocked, we quickly left and will never return to cafe capricho. from the reviews on yelp, there have been many other patrons who have received equally bad or worse treatment. beware!!!!!

review. we ate there on thursday, october 11, 2011 due to the great write ups in the sac. bee.

food was very good, especially the stew and people were frienldy. however, while we rate the food a 4 out of 5, theservicewas, at best, a -2 or even 1. they need a better way to take orders-one person with a line for over 20 minutes is beyond patience. if you want another beverage, no one seems to be able to respond other than to suggest you wait in line another 20 or more minutes. finally, the dinner took close to 45 minutes to arrive at our table.

although we want to support our neighborhood restaurants and enjoyed the food, we will not go back in the near future. too many other places, such as sellands, offer a convenient counter order service, but with prompt tableserviceand delivery of plates. they also offer a separate bevereage order service, which is desperately needed at cafe caprichos.

good food, but very slow. i really like the food here. great vegetarian and vegan options. theirserviceis, however, painfully and unneccesarily slow, even if there are no other customers in the restaurant. if you are with a group of people, do not count on getting your food at the same time. others in your party may be done eating by the time your order arrives. so, as long as you are in no hurry whatsoever, this is a great place to eat.