a disappointing birthday. i decided i wanted to check out harvest for my birthday dinner. my sistermadethe reservation on opentable and put in a specific note that it was my birthday. not only did our waiter never even acknowledge my birthday in any way, he also was not personable at all. can't remember the name for sure, but i think it was dan.
anyway, just as we were finishing our appetizer (a delicious goat cheese and honey platter), my sister found a hair in the food. the size and texture of the hairmadeit very clear that it was neither from my sister's or my head.
so, ok, accidents happen -- that wouldn't be a deal-breaker in and of itself. we flagged down the waiter and explained what had happened. his response was, i quote, "yeah, ok," and took the plate away swiftly. i guess that was his way of dealing with it promptly and deferring to the manager, but he did not indicate that he was doing so, nor did he even say sorry.
several minutes later, the manager came over and apologized to us, but his tonemadeit all feel a little bit awkward. they comped us for the appetizer and offered another one, but we declined since we had been almost done with the first one anyway.
it seemed like the waiter paid us even less attention after all that. i had ordered a glass of wine originally, and my glass sat empty for a long time, but he never asked if i wanted some more. (i didn't, but wouldn't you at least ask? it's a wine bar!) as he was clearing our plates, he took away my wine glass without ever once offering to refill it. very strange.
maybe it would just depend on the server you get, because we overheard a waitress at the next table and she seemed very friendly. i will say that the food was very good, and the atmosphere is excellent. but it's highly unlikely i will ever go back to this place.