Dawn McIntosh Review of Melbas
The food is great as always...that's ALL that keep...
The food is great as always...that's ALL that keeps me going back (when I do on average once a year). The service (staff) seem quite disinterested in providing decent service...its like they actually make it their mission to let you know that to ever expect "accommodating" or "attention to detail" or even "friendly" is a crime in Harlem. My son and I felt like we were inconveniencing THEM by coming in for Sunday brunch!
Also, in reference to paying attention to detail, the staff is not cognizent of seating order of customers and serving them in that order. A couple that was seated right next us about 10 minutes AFTER we arrived was given water and had their orders taken. Was it because we were simply sitting up against the wall, therefore unreachable in some way? My son (who is 19 yrs old) brought up the idea that it was because they were "mixed race" (a white male and a mixed race female)..however I am inclined to assume that it was more of an honest negligence..I will leave that be.
Even after we eventually received our orders slid in front of us, we never saw our waitress again (no checking in to see if stuff was OK etc.)...then I had to "street call" someone to give me my check so that we could leave as soon as possible.
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