We have had mixed experiences here. Two years in ...

We have had mixed experiences here. Two years in a row we went for the December carolers' brunch. (It was the caroling that brought us to this restaurant in the first place -- and the first two years they were great, as was everything else!) We had a great time, and everyone enjoyed it (caroling, food and service!). In fact, we enjoyed it so much that this year my daughter requested that she celebrate her 12-year-old birthday at the Lamb's Club during December when the Christmas carolers were going to be present. (Last year the carolers did a stirring rendition of Good King Wenceslas!) The food (and service) were also excellent. This year I waited for the announcement that they would be taking reservation for the brunch and booked as soon as I could (for a table for 8 -- for my daughter and her friends). Since I booked so early, I figured we would be assured a good table. Wrong assumption! They stuck my daughter (a party of 8) in the front corner of the restaurant where they couldn't even see the carolers -- they were on the side and even behind them. When I expressed my disappointment, I was told, "The carolers travel around." Since this was our third time going, I knew that they traveled around, but I also knew that their time at each table was very limited. So I went out to the front desk and kindly asked the manager if he would get the carolers to sing a few songs for my daughters' birthday (and I gave him $60, which I asked him to give to the carolers). For that request, the carolers came over and sang "Happy Birthday" and one cheesy Christmas carol (so instead of one minutes, they got about 2 whole minutes of singing). Later on, when we asked for the check, the waiter said they were going to bring out some dessert to celebrate my daughter's birthday (nice, but the kids were full so that was really unnecessary and we had a cake at home anyhow). So I told him, "You know what my daughter would probably really like is for the carolers to sing some songs." OK, my hopes were up, only to be completely dashed when they came out and sang happy birthday again (not what we wanted), while serving my daughter some orange dessert that she didn't even like. One other thing -- the table where they seated my daughter's party was meant for 7 people and we had a party of 8. As an aside, in the past, the carolers have always gone around the room several times seeking requests, but we didn't experience that this time around. For what we felt had been such a classy restaurant, this was a disappointing performance, though admittedly the food was still delicious, as always.