In celebration of my girlfriends recent engagement, I booked a reservation at ixia. We arrived to a rather empty restaurant after being told that a dinner reservation would not be available until 9. Making ourselves "comfortable" (it was freezing--a draft strong enough to move the light fixtures) in the bar, we waited 15 minutes before being addressed. (There were 3 other people sitting at the bar, so perhaps the 2 bartenders were feeling overwhelmed.) Following our cocktail, we made our way to the hostess stand where we were immediately seated. There we sat. No water. No wine list, left with only menu's. We proceeded to make our starter and dinner selections. As the minutes ticked by, my friend casually mentioned that she has never seen restaurant staff out number the guests by half. At the conclusion of our 15 minute wait, we were approached by an unapologetic, rather awkward waiter. He proceeded to tell us that our starter selection was "no longer available due to the large party" (where?!) and that there were a few entree selections that had been modified. We asked for a moment to discuss and concluded that a $150 dinner, sans our preferred menu choices, unapologetic waiter and long wait time would not take place in ixia.
Pros: Pretty atmosphere
Cons: TERRIBLE service
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