sea pearl restaurant

great experience at sea pearl. i just wanted to comment in response to the previous poster. my family put together a dinner at sea pearl recently, we were a party of 48 for a birthday celebration and we had no problems whatsoever. everything was excellent - great food and great service. we heard about this place through a few friends who also took large parties there and they also had wonderful experiences. i definitely do not agree that they "can not handle complex parties." if anything, they're really good at them.

you said that the order had change numerous times and a lot of last minute changes? well, perhaps, then, it was not sea pearl's fault that you did not have a good experience. no offense, but sounds like your party was being difficult. i've worked in the hospitality business years ago, and from what you described, it sounds like you were not easy to accomodate.

however, i'd like to know - why were youchargedfor 24 people if you only had 21 people in your party? was 24 the original number? if so, then that explains why you werechargedfor the extra 3. pretty much every restaurant that organizes large parties like that will go by what the number was originally which is perfectly fair. if not, then i can understand your frustration. i would definitely call back again and see if that's the reason why though.

in closing, i have nothing but great things to say about sea pearl. oh, and i love four sisters, too!

nice, but..... okay in their defense, the order changed a signifcant number of times and many things were last minute. but ultimately, i waschargedfor 3 meals that weren't served. i told the owner when she went over the bill, that i would pay her, but would review the bill in detail when i got home because i wasn't sure about the numbers. in short 21 people ate, we werechargedfor 24... i called her 30 minutes after leaving the restaurant just like i said i would. she denies everything... the food was good. the service was decent. one particular server was awful. she didn't want to provide the party with a pitcher of water... the hors d'oeuvre hour had two other parties hanging out while my party was gathering... overall a decent experience except for the $150 over charge! hummm... probably won't go there again with a large party... really don't think they handle complex groups. they wanted me to keep track of the orders... would have been better if they had just refunded the money... i would use them again. there are too many restaurants in dmv to take a party.