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Maison Selby
Beautiful decor in an old mansion, decent food and adequate wine list, with a long list of "But"s.
The tables sitting 4 people are minuscule, making the whole setting feel slightly cramped.
For an O&B establishment, the service was highly disorganized with a succession of waiters coming and going, without taking the time to help us settle in. We still don't know who was the server assigned to our table.
I observed a table of 2 in front of me with a couple trying to decide on a white wine, first one server with 2 bottles on hand, discussing, then going back. A second server came around followed by a lady seemingly acting as sommelier, all unsuccessful. Finally, pony-tailed Brian (the only waiter ultimately giving us good vibes and good service) came to the rescue, spending 20 min helping them settle on a wine. That episode alone took a full hour.
I noticed all other waiters, before going to take orders, frantically tapping their tablet that often (always?) appeared unresponsive: WHY insisting in having waiters hold their tablet when taking orders is beyond me, we've done w/o them for centuries.
The food was good, I especially liked the small quail egg in its shell to mix in my steak tartare.
Ultimately, going back is a big ❓⁉️🤔
The tables sitting 4 people are minuscule, making the whole setting feel slightly cramped.
For an O&B establishment, the service was highly disorganized with a succession of waiters coming and going, without taking the time to help us settle in. We still don't know who was the server assigned to our table.
I observed a table of 2 in front of me with a couple trying to decide on a white wine, first one server with 2 bottles on hand, discussing, then going back. A second server came around followed by a lady seemingly acting as sommelier, all unsuccessful. Finally, pony-tailed Brian (the only waiter ultimately giving us good vibes and good service) came to the rescue, spending 20 min helping them settle on a wine. That episode alone took a full hour.
I noticed all other waiters, before going to take orders, frantically tapping their tablet that often (always?) appeared unresponsive: WHY insisting in having waiters hold their tablet when taking orders is beyond me, we've done w/o them for centuries.
The food was good, I especially liked the small quail egg in its shell to mix in my steak tartare.
Ultimately, going back is a big ❓⁉️🤔