This joint gets two out of five for the service. Very inconsistent. All i can alude to is the fact that we were never offered drinks until i asked for a glass of wine then, after the wine was poured, we never received wine service. Or water service for that matter - given the pricing of this place, I expect them to keep me thirst quaffed. I had to ask for my second glass of wine. It was strange that they wiped the table in between courses and failed in all other areas of service. Not once were we asked if there was anything else that we needed. The server asked us if we wanted a second bottle of wine when we were almost done with our meal.
Entree service. 4/5 entrees arrive with no explanation as to when the fifth shall arrive. This might have been understandable had an explanation been proffered. I and one other diner send our food back to be kept warm while the lonesome member's food is prepared. At this point the server returns to explain that our entree-less diner's plate had a mishap and needs to be redone. Several minutes later all entrees are served.
The ten-top next to us was obviously the focus of the kitchen as one of the chefs kept coming out to kiss one of the diners.
At nearly $50/diner, i expect more and chalk this up to not worthy of a return trip.
Community Table imbued a general sense of indifference. Bottom line, for the money, there are several places more worthy of your dough, starting with Docs, West Street Grill, Bantam Inn, Boulders, Hopkins Inn or RSVP.
The food? Considering that we passed this phase of farm to table about five years ago, I'm simply going to say it was average. Who am I to judge considering this guy has been written up as a runner up for best new restaurant and being most interesting new chef. Sorry, I just don't think that the creativity is all that spectacular. Food can be as fresh as you want but it is how it is dressed that matters, or not in some cases.
The Roasted paprika, smoked whiting, kale, tomato, celery soup with sliced green onions was fine. It simply and quite frankly lacked any coherence. There were too many ingredients that are all themselves "unique" to be mixed together to make it anything more than a warm tomato soup. You can make this at home by throwing some fresh veggies into a pot and simmering for a while.
Entrees, well, you've read the experience. My chicken leg was actually pretty good. Malheureusement, ce las ce n'a fait pas. With a nicely salted and peppered crispy skin the meat was tender and not dry. The asparagus was new and crisp. Other than that, the flounder was the winner while the deux steak frites were good.
Un peux de chocolate au maison est arrive au fin. Bien, mais trop tard. This is how i deal with a bad meal. Do my best to tolerate the place, leave a 20% tip, write it up on Yelp and don't return. Fine, maybe they were having a bad night but, the lack of attention to detail can be frustrating when you're paying top dollar. read more