"I guess the question is, Should a restaurant be as good today as it was pre-pandemic With all the difficulty in staffing and the supply chain, I can understand if we need to cut restaurants some slack First let me say the food was good. I my girlfriend (with food allergies) and I both enjoyed our meals. Also the service was attentive and prompt. Paula did a great job of taking care of us It was Friday night and the first issue was parking. The Oak I remembered had valet parking (part of the reason I chose it)... not now. Oak shares a parking lot with two other restaurants and we drove around the parking lot looking for a place to park. When we couldn't find a spot, I ran into the restaurant to let them know we were there for our reservation, but couldn't find a place to park. The Hostess' only suggestion was to park behind a building on the far side of the parking lot. We did, but were concerned about our safety and hoped our car didn't get broken into. Unfortunately, this put us both in a bad mood and was not a good start to our Oak experience Next, I ordered a drink and app. The drink came, followed by Paula minutes later letting me know that the Quail app was no longer available and asked if I wanted to make another choice. Disappointed, I made another choice and our date night proceeded. Strike two Since my girlfriend doesn't drink, I typically order wine by the glass. Unfortunately, I didn't recognize many of the wines by the glass and the descriptions were not very specific. In addition, the wine by the glass were incredibly expensive for what you were getting. Possibly, this is incentive to order a bottle? Paula poured me a small taste and the wine was ok, but tasted a bit old. When asked when the bottle was opened, the reply was two days ago, but the bartender thought it was fine. Really? In fairness Paula offered to have the bartender open a new bottle but I declined I guess I expected more when dropping on dinner."
