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• Never Dining Here Again

I really wanted to like this restaurant bc they have fairly good food w/vegan options, but each time since the first has ranged from bad to terrible. I have come to believe that our party is being singled out. The first time the possibility occurred to me was when our party of 4 visited for brunch. We were seated then promptly became invisible. We waited 15 min till someone took our drink order & watched as the tables that came after us were served their food while our server continued to avoid eye contact as she passed by. My friend had to approach the counter to remind them to finally bring our drinks. An hour into our "dining experience," we sat watching the 3 tables that arrived after us all being served entrees, including made-to-order lasagna. No one bothered to even update us on the status of the apparently time consuming sandwiches & salads we had ordered. Feeling like the only table being singled out, we finally took the hint, left cash on the table for our drinks, and walked out--the only time I have walked out of a restaurant in all of my 27 years. Four months later, I was ready to let the past go. This time service wasn't the greatest, but our waiter was new and we were the only ones there the entire time so there was no comparison to make us feel as if we were being treated unequally. However, there was an issue with the check so the manager came over. When a friend at our table tried to tell him that she has had poor service repeatedly, he literally told her she could "find the door." Well, that escalated quickly, I thought to myself. We were the only table there on a Saturday evening. I don't see how a restaurant can afford to be so rude to customers, considering. Or maybe that is exactly why the manager could afford to be so rude: no witnesses. I have no idea why other friends report pleasant experiences here when we have consistently felt singled out. Two of my friends who have been with me each time suspect it's discrimination against them as a lesbian couple. I have no way of knowing if that's the case, but that's the way they have come to feel while seeing all the tables around them receive better service time after time. Honestly, that hurts my heart. Thankfully, Raleigh is a great city with a lot of other restaurants with vegan options.