30 minutes for 2 sundaes? are you kidding me?!!?. if it was possible to give negative stars for a dining experience, this would be the first time i would do so.
this evening, 6 of us went to the farmer's market on broadway, followed by dinner @ hinterland. let me just say, in the interest of full disclosure, that 2 of the 6 were children.
in a reader's digest condensed version, here's the experience:
seated in the patio. 3 of 8 tables open after we're seated (that becomes important later) - all 2 tops and 4 tops.
excrutiatingly slow service. 15+ minutes to get drink orders in, 25 more to get the appetiizers to the table, another 30, after the appetizers are cleared, to get the entrees, which come in 3 waves for the 4 adults.
exceedingly bad service. had to go to the bar to get another round of drinks. not only no water refills, but my glass, when it was empty, was bussed off the table. this was between appetizers and entrees.
the coup de grace. when entress were finally served, ordered 2 sundaes to keep the 2 kids occupied. 30 minutes later (i kid you not), entress are finished. no sundaes. table is bussed. no sundaes. check is delivered (seriously, what restaurant delivers the check without 1) asking if you want: a)dessert; b)coffee; or c)after dinner drinks; and 2) brings the check before all the mealserviceis concluded! still, no sundaes.
it took, no joke, 30 minutes for them to plate 4 scoops of vanilla ice cream into 2 bowls and drizzle some hershey's chocolate syrup over the top. seriously? 30 minutes to do that? on a wednesday night at 8:30 pm?
coup de grace #2. their excuse? "oh, we're really busy tonight" really? when we were seated, there were 3 open table in our section alone, our section was never completely filled, and there were 4 open table when we left. and if they were sssooo busy, why didn't they make some attempt to turn this 6 top in less than 2 hours?
is the food good? yes, it is. is it worth the prices you're going to pay? imho, no. i have had as good a meal, at similar pricing, in dallas, chicago, nyc, even europe. but part of that experience, and part of what you're paying for, is superior service. you're simply not going to get that at this establishment.