the perch

an i in an alternate universe?. i love crepes, so i was really excited about the perch. i arrived during a pretty busy time so i understand it taking a bit longer, but it kinda got ridiculous. i ordered a banana crepe and some shrimp and grits. after waiting 45 minutes, the server brought over my crepe with no grits. i told her i had ordered also shrimp and grits and she walked off only to return and tell me she forgot to charge me so she would need my credit card. now, i'm already going to have to wait another 40minutesfor them because of her error, but i have to pay for them too? so i pay and wait, and wait, and wait. finally i went back over and asked them to put the grits in a to go container because at this point i had been at the perch for an hour and a half and i had other things i needed to do with the day. some long time later, i exasperatedly walked up to the front with my purse in hand and hovered until they were done. now, the food was good, but no food is worth waiting a total of 90minutesfor. it really was lacking in the customer service department.

not a true crepe like you get in paris. got there sunday morning at 8:58 and there were 10 in front and had to wait 20minutesto order and 40minutesto get crepe after ordered. not an hour long quality breakfast! the ambience was nice but cashier was snotty. skip it. oh yeah coffee average.

a way to go. we waited for the breaking-in period to pass after hearing some questionable reviews. even after this, there is some work to do. it is a very slow process--15-20 min. wait for the crepes, and the fillings were lacking--more crepe than filling. it could be a faster operation (the staff could help a bit more to facilitate orders going to tables and i had to wait 10minutesfor someone else to get back to make my latte (which was pretty good i must say). so coffee great, crepes a bit heavy and gluey. i have hopes it will get better. definitely a market for this!

great food. i really love the perch but don't go there in the morning if you are trying to make a meeting, the service is very, very, very slow. expect to wait a good 20-30minutesbefore you receive your food and can be out the door. this is a place you need to go when you have time to burn. the system of ordering, waiting in line and the food being brought to you is not very effective. hopefully they can work out the kinks in the new green hills location.

i discovered the perch a few years ago. there are not many restaurants that has crepes this good. however to get one will take you at least 25minutesor longer with a moderate crowd. when there is a heavy crowd, the wait is much longer. owners are great. maybe they need more crepe makers.