Love your restaurant so much, started going after it was first opened years ago, when the A/C didnt work so well..... I had just gotten back from a trip to Greece/Turkey, Arrarat's is the only place in town that even comes close to that region's food. So good. However, my last visit there was just sad.\r
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I've notice the portions shrink down to practially nothing and what I finally received, after waiting an hour and a half was unedible. I got the chicken shishkabob, which was completely chared so badly it resembled a charchol brikette.\r
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The waiter came by and asked if everything was ok, I pointed to my plate and asked his opinon...he gasped and took the plate away. My date had gotten fish or something, it was to include shrimp...that was missing, we got that about 30 min later.\r
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RE: the shishkabob, they used to be cooked like a real shishkabob, on a skewer, with veggies placed in between the meat...now, they just grill it and cut it up and skewer it, so sad it's changed.\r
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You will lose clients when word starts to get out, and it will, but there's hope, here's what you can do to fix.\r
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1. Faster cooking times, 1.5 hrs is just too long, hire a good cook.\r
2. Larger portions, like the way it used to be. If you've got to charge more, do so, I will pay.\r
3. Music needs to be lower, i have to yell accross the table to my date to be heard over the EuroTechno music.\r
4. Dancers? We all loved the traditional dancer best, the ones you've got now look like they came from suicidegirls*com or Eores Bday. What happened to the one you used to have back in the day, she seemed like the real deal not a coed from UT.\r
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Thanks for many years of great and intersting dining, it takes me back to Greece/Turkey every time I eat there. Here's hoping for many more years in Austin. No need to reinvent the wheel here, just get back to basics.
Pros: Nice atmosphere sortof...music was way too loud for a restaurant.
Cons: horribly small portions, high price, completely burnt chicken, missing items in entree.
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