stefano's


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morgantown-eater
12 yıl önce
morgantown
bad service. i went to stephano's on a whim with my wife the other night. we didn't have a reservation, but heard good things about the restaurant, and stopped by. when we got there there were about 10 people in the bar 2 large (6 persons) parties and 1 small party. the 2 large parties were leaving, and the waiters were clearing the tables.

we stood at the hostess stand for about 10 minutes, waiting for to be acknowledged. several of the waiters looked at me, nodded and then ignored me. after 10 minutes, i went to one of the waiters and asked if there was a host/hostess. he replied that he would get someone, and after another coupleminutesanother waiter came over and couldn't find the hostess. this waitress told me that there was a table available and as soon as the hostess got back i could be seated.

after another coupleminutesthe hostess came back along with (what is believe was) a manager. the waitress told the manager that we didn't have a reservation and that she was going to seat us at an open table (by this time, all but one of the tables in the restaurant were empty). the manager took the menu's from the waitress and said that they were very busy at that time, and we would have to wait at the bar for 15minutesfor a table to open.

needless to say we left and went to have a lovely dinner at oliverio's at the wharf.

i don't care how good the food is, if the service bad, the restaurant is bad.
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cheffie
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15 yıl önce
morgantown
customer service?. i must say that a sour experience left me livid and telling anyone who would listen not to waste their time and money. we tried stefano's because we needed a quiet place for two physicians to discuss a potential business venture. the server was very attentive and the food itself was perfection. we did not order from the bar. the prices are what i would expect for a fine dining experience. the decor is contemporary and lovely. live piano music was being played but could not cover the very loud thuds coming from the bowling alley just above. even the noise did not keep us from being able to quietly and privately discuss business. we made a reservation but i began to feel as though we were being rushed through our meal. then, after dessert was served (90minutesafter being seated), we were informed that there was another reservation for the table in 30 minutes. we finished our meal and attempted to wrap up business negotiations quickly; however, our waiter came over a second time and insisted that we leave so the table could be reset. i found this to be absurd. there were multiple other empty tables in the restaurant at the time and we could see noone waiting in the small foyer/lobby. we moved our conversation outside in freezing temperatures in spite of the fact that one physician's spouse was obviously pregnant. we talked for another 15-20minutesand noone entered the restaurant (a full 15minutesafter the supposed next reservation for our table). i have worked in the food industry in front and back of the house operations. i am a self proclaimed food snob. i have dined in fine dining establishments around the country (boston, new york, chicago, washington d.c., new orleans, san diego, san francisco, etc.). on average, a meal in a fine dining setting lasts at least two hours, usually longer. i have never before been asked to leave when i made a reservation and have barely finished my meal. i can not recommend this restaurant for this gross oversight in customer service. additionally, for a dinner service for only two couples on one check, they put a gratuity of 17% on the check even though they did not inform us of the policy ahead of time and it was not noted on the menu. typically, a gratuity is only automatically added to a check for larger groups (six or more depending on the restaurant). my tipping standard is 20% but i bristle at the idea of them tacking it on since it is supposed to be at the patrons' discretion based on their perception of the quality of service. if you want an exceptional fine dining experience in morgantown, i have always had great experiences at cafe bacchus and, my personal favorite, the glasshouse grille. try one of those instead.
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