I used to really like cafe baraka - even recommended it to friends and co-workers, but after last night's experience, i'll never go there again. after waiting for some 45 minutes for a table, we were treated in the most unpleasant manner. the owner was clearly stressed out by the huge party that overwhelmed her tiny restaurant. for some reason or another she lashed out at them in front of all the other guests. she then proceeded to rant about them to the kitchen staff. luckily, i don't know french and didn't understand her. that made the rest of the evening quite unpleasant. she was entirely inattentive, spending time sitting around and gossiping with a visitor, not once asking us whether we liked our food or needed anything. oh, and on top of that, my food was completely wrong. i ordered the same thing as last time (melkha) - and it was terrible. but maybe my appetite had already been ruined by then.
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