Like elismom, we had dinner reservations at CRT one night, but because we had eaten a late lunch no one was ready for another meal. When we sat down, our server was extremely pleasant, and chatty and handed us the menus. We told him that because we were not ready for dinner we would just have dessert, and it was like a cold front swept through the restaurant.
From that point on his behavior bordered on rude - ignoring our table, speaking in short, clipped phrases, etc. Fortunately, I don't think the kids picked up on it, but my DH and I certainly did and the servers attitude really spoiled the experience for us.
Funny thing is, I worked as a waitress at a comedy club during college, so I KNOW how important tips are. I always overtip for good service, so he lost out on earning a decent tip for the short time we were there, if he would have just been polite.
Please understand that this was only our experience and I am in no way speaking for all of the servers at CRT, as I'm sure it is an honor to work there and they are all professionals. But we were certainly disappointed because we were made to feel like we didn't "belong" there if we weren't going to order a full dinner.
BTW, the desserts were wonderful!
I hope your experience is magical!!!
MsSpinShady
