Jimmy should hire a professional to run his restaurant, as his Bistro is a disorganized mess. As much as I wanted to like it, I will never return unless Gordon Ramsey comes in to fix it. \r
We had an 8:30 seating, but didn't get seated until more like 9. Having read reviews of the horrible service we decided to be proactve and order our apps, entrees, and wine simultaneously.\r
15 minutes later i notice our server, a balding male in his 40s, is standing behind the bar, mindlessly polishing glasses. We asked the other server to get our wine, which she did. Later the male server came over to apologize becuase he 'got tied up with some other stuff". \r
Apps were amazing, albeit they took a long time. One member of my party was so impressed that he ordered another course of the same appetizer he had just eaten.\r
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Entree course was 3 for 4. I ordered the pailla, which was completely inedible. Clearly it had been cooked much earlier in the day and then reheated (poorly) before being served. The rice was dry and tased like old seafood, the seafood was dry, cold, and horribly overcooked. \r
the following morniing I woke up the gargled to get the taste out of my mouth. Later I dry heaved. I can eat almost anything, but the pailla was foul. Nobody ever came around to ask how it was, nor inquire as to why i ate only 20% of my dinner.\r
I couldn't eat any more, and skipped desert and breakfast the next day. \r
The male waiter appeared to be high throughout the evening, probably pills combined with weed, but he gave me the creeps. When it came time to leave we asked if he took amex, and he stated that they preferred not to. I told him to answer yes or no and he just kept mumbling that they preferreed not to. We paid in cash, and he lost some of it, but later returned after my pregnant wife informed him that she was the only sober person there and she knew he lost some of it. He quickly recovered the missing $20 and we left. \r
The Decor is ok, but it's too small, I overheard most of the conversations at the tables near me, and I'm sure they heard us. \r
At the end of the day, if you open a restaurant 100 yards from 32 East and Tryst, you need to try harder.
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