点评:My family and I had a very disappointing experience at Davenport's last night. I'll start by saying this is my father's favorite restaurant and he asks to go to Davenport's every year on his birthday, as well as other times during the year. He and my mother have been regular patrons for as long as I can remember. Last night we were celebrating his 87th birthday and he specifically asked for the wine room because he is has significant loss of hearing and told me it was always very quiet. Not anymore!
Atmosphere:
There was a party of 15+ people who were uncomfortably loud. This made other people at other tables speak louder as well. There was an caustic laugher every few minutes at one table and so on. I had to physically plug my ears during the entire dinner and even then I could clearly hear full conversations from every other table. I have terrible tinnitus and can't be exposed to high decibels or it gets worse. Once it's worse, it never gets better and sounds like a high pitched drill in my ear 24/7. Today, even through ear plugging for 2 hours, my tinnitus is significantly worse and my ear aches. I explained this to the wait staff who apologized but offered no solution. Even the owner looked at me quizzically but didn't check in or offer a solution. My decibel meter recorded the sound jumping between 90 and 100 decibels, just 10 decibels shy of a rock concert and 15 decibels over hearing damage (which is above 85).
The Food:
The food was incredibly disappointing. I have been to Davenports several times before and the food was quite good, however this was my first time as a vegan. Almost every high-end restaurant I have been to as a vegan has had amazing options, not Davenports. They had one vegan option on the menu and it was just okay. Pasta with red sauce and impossible burger meat for almost $40. I really expected more, from the options and the dish itself. My mother couldn't even finish her lobster roll (without the roll) because she didn't like it and she's not a picky eater. For a meal that costs several hundred dollars for 3 people, I expect better.
And to top off the night, we had to leave early because of the excessive noise, and they didn't bring his birthday cake. We would have left even earlier but I had a very hard time getting a staff person's attention.
I wish I didn't have to write this negative review but it's important for anyone with hearing sensitivity, or tinnitus as well as vegans and vegetarians to know what they will and won't find at Davenports. I gave them 2 stars instead of 1 because my father liked his short ribs and the staff and servers were extremely nice and incredibly hard workers.
翻译:我和我的家人在达文波特的昨晚经历了非常令人失望的经历。首先我要说的是,这是我父亲最喜欢的餐厅,他每年都会在生日那天以及一年中的其他时间去达文波特餐厅。从我记事起,他和我母亲就一直是这里的常客。昨晚我们庆祝他 87 岁生日,他特意要求入住酒室,因为他听力严重受损,并告诉我酒室总是很安静。不再!
气氛:
有一个超过 15 人的聚会,声音太大,令人不舒服。这使得其他桌子上的其他人也大声说话。每隔几分钟,一张桌子上就会传来一阵尖刻的笑声等等。整个晚餐过程中我都必须捂住耳朵,即使这样我也能清楚地听到其他桌子上的完整对话。我有严重的耳鸣,不能暴露在高分贝的环境中,否则情况会变得更糟。一旦情况变得更糟,就永远不会好转,听起来就像是 24/7 在我耳边高音钻。今天,即使堵了两个小时,我的耳鸣也明显加重了,耳朵也疼。我向服务员解释了这一点,他们道歉但没有提供解决方案。就连业主也疑惑地看着我,但没有入住或提供解决方案。我的分贝计记录到声音在 90 到 100 分贝之间跳跃,仅比摇滚音乐会低 10 分贝,比听力损伤(高于 85)低 15 分贝。
食物:
食物非常令人失望。我之前去过达文波特好几次,食物非常好,但这是我第一次成为素食主义者。作为一名素食主义者,我去过的几乎每一家高端餐厅都有令人惊叹的选择,但达文波特却没有。他们的菜单上有一种素食选项,还可以。红酱意大利面和不可思议的汉堡肉,价格近 40 美元。我真的对选项和菜肴本身期待更多。我妈妈甚至无法完成她的龙虾卷(没有龙虾卷),因为她不喜欢它而且她不挑食。对于3个人要花几百美元的一顿饭,我期望更好。
最糟糕的是,由于噪音太大,我们不得不提前离开,而且他们没有带他的生日蛋糕。我们本来可以更早离开,但我很难引起工作人员的注意。
我希望我不必写这篇负面评论,但对于任何有听力敏感或耳鸣的人以及素食主义者和素食主义者来说,了解他们在达文波特会找到什么和不会找到什么很重要。我给了他们 2 颗星而不是 1 颗星,因为我父亲喜欢他的小排骨,工作人员和服务员都非常友善,工作非常努力。