Cursed with bad service

Last night we went out to dinner with Ed and Tiffany. I suggested a couple of different restaurants and form those they chose Groucho Grill (Brea). They had been there several times, but it was our first time there. I looked up the menu on their website and everything looked good. First problem – they never brought Ed and Tiffany’s salad. Okay, no big deal.

Second problem, the first 5 cuts of my steak was pure fat. Not cool. When I did finally get to some meat, it was almost raw. Now, I like my steak medium rare, but not raw. I didn’t want to, but they convinced me to call the waiter over. I was so disappointed, I sent the steak back and decided not to eat. I wasn’t in a bad mood, I was just disappointed and didn’t feel like eating anymore.

Third problem - Tiffany had to send her steak back to get reheated since it was so raw. Vanessa’s pork chop was undercooked too, but it was tolerable. When we were done, the waiter offered to wrap Vanessa’s meal to go, but never brought it back for her. After 15 minutes of waiting and after paying the bill (no deductions) I finally had to ask for he leftovers. By the waiter’s reaction, we could tell he forgot.

I ended up walking next door to Cold Stone and had ice cream for dinner. Is it just me or is restaurant service getting worse? I agree with the comment from yesterday. I am going to try and go to smaller restaurants.