点评:I would like to give The Cottonwood a good review but it's hard to do so. Although we made a reservation a month in advance for a milestone birthday, we waited 40 minutes for our table. We were told that the group in "our table" had paid so it should not be long. When inquiring 15 minutes later, we were told that the host was not comfortable asking them to give up the table. While we understood, our take away was that it was okay to make us wait 40 minutes. While these things happen, the host was remiss by not offering us a round of drinks, a bottle of wine once seated, an appetizer to share, free bread (instead of the $5 they charge for bread). Any small gesture would have gone a long way with us.
The food was very good, but the menu is limited and the short ribs, although listed on their website, are no longer offered. And, on there were no specials. Our wait staff was nice and efficient, but there was no fresh ground pepper for our caesar salad (signature dish to share!) instead we were just provided with a coffee shop pepper shaker for the table.
After the wait, difficulty finding an entree, no accommodation for the 40-minute wait, the last slam was that this restaurant tacked on a 3% Employee Health Surcharge. For a $500 bill, plus $40 in tax, this added insult to injury. We were not notified of the charge and it is not shown on their website although customers are required to be notified if a restaurant intends to pass on the cost of health insurance for their employees to the customer.
Can't beat the beautiful view from this hilltop restaurant. However, it will be awhile before we return to the restaurant or recommend it. Being locals, that makes me sad.
翻译:我想给The Cottonwood餐厅一个好评,但很难做到。虽然我们提前一个月预订了座位,庆祝一个重要的生日,但我们还是等了40分钟才等到我们的座位。服务员告诉我们,“我们那一桌”的人已经付了钱,所以应该不会等太久。15分钟后我们询问,服务员说他们不太方便让他们让出座位。虽然我们理解,但我们的感受是,让我们等40分钟也无可厚非。虽然这种情况时有发生,但服务员没有给我们一轮饮料、一瓶葡萄酒(入座后),一份开胃菜和免费面包(而不是他们收的5美元面包),这实在是太失礼了。任何一点小举动都会对我们产生很大的影响。
食物很好吃,但菜单上的菜品有限,牛小排虽然在他们的网站上有列出,但现在不再供应了。而且,那里也没有特价菜。我们的服务员很友好,效率也很高,但是没有给我们的凯撒沙拉(招牌菜,可以分享!)配上新鲜的胡椒粉,只给我们提供了一个咖啡店的胡椒瓶。
等了很久之后,我们很难找到主菜,40分钟的等待时间也无处可去,最后最让人不满的是这家餐厅竟然加收了3%的员工健康附加费。500美元的账单,加上40美元的税,简直雪上加霜。我们没有收到这笔费用的通知,网站上也没有显示,但如果餐厅打算将员工的健康保险费用转嫁给顾客,顾客是需要事先通知的。
这家山顶餐厅的美景无与伦比。不过,我们得过一段时间才会再来这家餐厅,或者推荐它。作为当地人,这让我很伤心。