should have stayed home.... my boyfriend and i are locals, early 30's and we both work in food/beverage. so, we know what is to be expected of such a restaurant. to be honest, i felt like i was at california pizza kitchen. our waiter, he didn't actually ever tell us his name, treated us like we were 18 year olds, with no money, who were wasting his time. he literally came to the table and said "hey, you want something to drink?' really???! my boyfriend had been out of the country for some time and i was looking forward to a lovely, professional, romantic atmosphere and i get a waiter who already has one foot out the door? we asked for sparkling water. it took him so long, that tap water and a wine list was brought to us before he returned. then, after stumbling through the specials, no one returned to the table to get a wine order for 15 minutes! fyi, the restaurant was almost empty and it was only 9pm. once the wine was ordered, our appetizers were brought to the table before the wine made it. and of course, only one appetizer was bought because speedy gonzalez either forgot to order mine, or ordered it incorrectly...i have a food allergy. once my app arrived, of course, the food i'm allergic to was present in the app. so i had to wait longer. oh did i mention, when he poured the wine, he wiped what was wet from the opened bottle with his hands!!!??? how unsanitary and unprofessional! where was the white cloth? as we finished the apps, they had the nerve to bring out our entrees before removing the app plates and then left mine on the corner of the table with the remains of the wet cloth from our apps. we literally had two people reaching and taking and pouring...it was ridiculous. he didn't refill our wine at a timely manner and was speaking to us before he actually reached the table. overall, the service was horrible and unprofessional. and the worst part is, this place is a gem and the food was delicious! but in my book, service creates the atmosphere and this guy ruined it for me. funny enough, he thought we weren't going to be good tippers (at least that's how he was treating us) and my guy is the kind who over tips. when he only left 20%, i knew he wasn't impressed with the service. way to go! we won't be returning.