点评:We did not feel comfortable at this restaurant as African Americans. We were initially told we could only sit outside or at the bar which was understandable as we did not have a reservation. However, when my husband came in after me he was told rudely by the owner to “Go outside. They’re outside”.
After sitting outside, there were so many flies it was hard to enjoy the meal. I went to the hostess and asked if any tables had opened up and she said yes which was confirmed by another hostess. However, the owner rudely came over and said no we could not move. We had to sit outside. It was very clear that there was a table open, but for some reason we were not allowed to sit inside. Perhaps it was because of the color of our skin. The tell for me was when the staff apologized and appeared embarrassed for the owners behavior. Patrons that sat down near us also seemed embarrassed stating this is “how she is”.
The appetizers we had were not even good. The beef tips tasted like old meat. I could only stomach one bite. The “bruschetta” was interesting…not sure I would call it good or even bruschetta, and it only included one piece of soggy bread. The lemonade, which is hard to mess up, was horrible. It had that weird aftertaste of lemon juice and seemed to have no sugar at all.
Clearly, we won’t be back, but I’m pretty sure that was the owner’s intent.
翻译:作为非裔美国人,我们在这家餐厅感觉不舒服。我们最初被告知只能坐在外面或酒吧,这可以理解,因为我们没有预订。然而,当我丈夫在我之后进来时,店主粗鲁地告诉他“去外面吧。他们在外面”。
坐在外面后,苍蝇太多了,很难享受这顿饭。我去找女主人,问她有没有空桌子,她说有,另一位女主人也证实了这一点。然而,店主粗鲁地走过来,说不,我们不能移动。我们不得不坐在外面。很明显有一张空桌子,但出于某种原因,我们不允许坐在里面。也许是因为我们的肤色。对我来说,当工作人员道歉并对店主的行为感到尴尬时,我明白了。坐在我们附近的顾客也似乎很尴尬,说这就是“她”的本性。
我们吃的开胃菜甚至都不好吃。牛肉尖尝起来像陈肉。我只能吃一口。“意式烤面包”很有趣……我不确定我会不会称它为好,甚至意式烤面包,而且它只包括一片湿面包。柠檬水很难弄糟,但却很糟糕。它有柠檬汁的奇怪余味,似乎一点糖都没有。
显然,我们不会再来了,但我很确定这是店主的意图。