"A diverse and relatively large menu including half and full portions for many entrees. The quality of the food was outstanding. Unfortunately a meal there on a Friday night made it difficult to verbally communicate with others at our table. More importantly, our waiter tried very hard almost to the point of intimidation to discourage us from ordering a half portion size of our entrees. We preferred the smaller size for several reasons. But the waiter's facial expression and hand gestures made it clear he felt a half portion was very small and may not be enough. Then he said that a half portion is the size of an appetizer. I am an intelligent adult and I know what a half portion means. To try to embarrass me into ordering a full size portion is not appropriate and makes me believe he simply wanted a larger check and related larger tip. Earlier, the same waiter discouraged us from ordering an appetizer after we said 2 of us planned to share it, saying it was quite small. We ordered it anyway and it was the perfect size for 2 people to share, much larger than he led us to believe!"
