cafe 817 hasn't been the same lately. i've been going there for about 5 years and the quality has certainly declined. lately the food and especially the coffee isn't up to par and you feel like you're being rushed out the door. but today was the coup de grâce. i'd just arrived and met a friend seated at one of the bench tables outside and had put my feet up on the chair opposite me underneath the table. a few moments later the owner or manager came by and yanked the chair out from under my feet and told me that they didn't allow people to put their feet on the chairs there. he immediately got bumped up to the top of my list of worst restaurant experiences i've ever had. unbelievable. i believe that in this day and in this area there's no reason to put up with such things. i won't be going back, my money will be going elsewhere.
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