This is my first ever review. Never before have I been sp moved by a restaurant's quality or lack there of that I am compelled to immortalize my reaction in print. Until now.
It is 21:20 and my girlfriend and I have just returned home from a Nola's Valentines, utterly disappointed and thoroughly not within the Valentines spirit. While the place seems nice and cozy enough, its' true beauty lies within the ineptitude of its' waiting staff that could only be described as Monty Pythonesque, for once having been seated we were only rediscovered by the waitress 20 minutes later which was followed by another 25 minutes before the starter came. The oyster hand cake was lukewarm but not too bad. We finished our starter and waited for the plates to be cleared, following which we were subjected to another 20 minute wait.
We then received our soups which were cold, and not that appetizing to start with. It was at this point we asked to cancel the rest of the menu and cut our losses. The waitresses seemed shocked and terrified, apologized repeatedly to which we agreed to wait it out. In response to this the next two courses arrived simultaneously. Neither were appetizing, though in Nola's defense my other half did enjoy the seafood course. Neither enjoyed the pate/rabbit thing.
The main course (pork shank) was delicious and the red wine risotto just as good, which is such a shame as it arrive in a huge bowl making the fact that it was a tiny portion even more evident. I would say about 1.5 handfuls. You may wonder why I use such a measurement, and the reason being that by this point the waitress had absconded with our utensils and forgotten to bring back new ones which meant my starving companion and I had to consider desperate measures in the interim. Fortunately the waitress escaped the rabbit hole long enough to bring us fresh set of implements and said measures were aborted.
It was at this point we decided to skip dessert and get ice cream before we died of old age.
Avoid, I know I will
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