i was in greenville on business and we happened upon pomegranate by accident, and it turned out to be a fortunate accident, indeed. we were greeted by a lovely and polite young lady who escorted us to our table. as we were sitting down, she immediately picked up the white napkins from our table and replaced them with black napkins. we were perplexed by this. we looked around and everyone in the restaurant had white napkins but us. i pinched myself to see if i had lapsed into some sort of twilight zone stupor, or if i was simply dreaming a goofy dream about being singled out for black napkins, or what. after a few minutes, my business partner and i resigned ourselves to the fact that we were destined to have black napkins that evening, and we perused the menu.
we were both impressed by the menu's layout, and the variety of items it offered. our waiter was friendly and helpful in assisting us with making our choices. he answered our questions as if he truly took pride in the offerings, and it was clear that he knew the menu inside and out. we chose three of the appetizers and all were outstanding. for entrees, i chose the lamb shank, and my partner chose the salmon. both were thoughtfully prepared and cooked to absolute perfection and ranked as some of the best we had ever had anywhere. simply amazing.
as we were finishing up our meal, the owner of pomegranate, a very personable and pleasant older gentleman, came to our table to see how we liked our meal. we were happy to tell him how much we enjoyed it. he was a delightful gentleman, and his stopping by to chat was a much-appreciated touch.
on the way out, i got the hostess's attention and asked her why the black napkins. "you gentleman are wearing dark suits and we did not want our white napkins to leave lint on them." that was one of the most thoughtful gestures i had ever received in a restaurant. i was truly impressed by pomegranate in so many ways. it was the highlight of my trip to greenville.