点评:We’ve been going to Root & Vine for years and always enjoyed it. We’ve introduced many friends to the place by taking them with us. We drive around an hour round-trip to go there. We especially enjoyed the patio in summer because it was mostly shady and plenty of room between tables. We arrived last visit to see a sign they had moved. Went to the new building and asked for the patio. It was maybe a third of the former patio with even more tables crammed together. We were so close to other people we could follow every word of their conversation and altogether the diner’s created a somewhat loud buzz, similar to a cramped bar. This was not just a table to near, but tables in every direction that were extremely close. We told ourselves it’s the food we came for and ordered.
Every single visit the last few years I ordered the fresh fish special, but had them hold the sauces and other things listed on the menu as we like fish, naked simple fish. I was immediately informed by the waitress “the chef doesn’t allow any changes to this item, because it takes time to customize it for each patron!” I was incredulous and asked the waitress to ask the chef since I didn’t ask for any special fixings, just to leave off the toppings. She came back and informed us the chef wouldn’t allow that. Unbelievable!
We should have walked right then but ordered something else we didn’t really want or enjoy. We won’t be back unless we hear they’ve come to their senses and care enough about their customers to make minor changes to a dinner item, especially at their price point.
翻译:我们已经去 Root & Vine 很多年了,一直都很喜欢。我们带了很多朋友来这里。我们开车往返大约一个小时。我们特别喜欢夏天的露台,因为那里大部分时间都很阴凉,桌子之间有足够的空间。我们上次来的时候看到他们搬家了的标志。我们去了新建筑,要了露台。露台可能只有以前露台的三分之一,甚至更多的桌子挤在一起。我们离其他人很近,可以听清他们谈话的每一个字,总的来说,餐厅的喧闹声有点大,就像一个狭窄的酒吧。这不仅是一张桌子太近了,而且每个方向的桌子都非常近。我们告诉自己,我们来这里就是为了吃东西,然后点了菜。
过去几年,每次来我都点了鲜鱼特餐,但让他们不要放菜单上列出的酱汁和其他东西,因为我们喜欢鱼,裸鱼。女服务员立即告诉我“厨师不允许对这道菜进行任何更改,因为需要花时间为每位顾客定制!”我难以置信,并要求女服务员询问厨师,因为我没有要求任何特殊配料,只是省去了配料。她回来告诉我们厨师不允许这样做。难以置信!
我们应该马上走,但我们点了其他我们并不真正想要或喜欢的东西。除非我们听说他们已经恢复理智并足够关心他们的顾客,对晚餐菜品进行微小更改,尤其是在他们的价位上,否则我们不会再来。