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Pier 95

Pier 95

95 Hudson Avenue Freeport, NY 11520-6204, United States

Seafood • American • Vegetarian • Continental


"I would only recommend this restaurant if your server is Jose. This was our 41st wedding anniversary and I was so looking forward to having dinner here. My husband and I have been here several times before for dinner and our server was always Jose. While they are known for slow service, Jose always checked with us if we needed anything or even to clean the crumbs off our table. The server we had on this particular occasion was awful! SHE delivered a pitcher of sangria with 2 glasses, which I did not ask for, I only wanted a glass of sangria. What happened was the person who seated us took our drink order and SHE may have misunderstood the order. Ok, so mistakes happen, however when I told her I only ordered a glass of sangria SHE walked away in a huff. It took her a good 5-6 minutes to return with my wine. Then we waited another 10 minutes for her to finally come back to take our meal order. SHE stands there with pen and pad in hand waiting, no What would you like? Or Good Evening, I am your server. And did not tell us the specials that were offered. I did not even know that there were specials until we finished our dinner and heard another server repeating the specials to the table next to us. SHE never checked to see if we needed anything, at any time during the meal, even though she passed us many times. So we decided to skip dessert, and pay the bill. Before leaving the restaurant, I did inquire if Jose still worked there which he does, it just happened to be his night off. Therefore, next time I will make a reservation requesting Jose as my server. By the way SHE was the only female server there."

Kings Contrivance

Kings Contrivance

10150 Shaker Dr, Columbia, MD 21046, United States

European • American • North American • Delivery Services


"The staff tried. The food was wedding food, and not oh wow that is great wedding food just eh I can eat some of this to survive. The Maitre D came at the end, when our card had already been taken, and asked about the meal. We were polite but let him know we were not satisfied. We told him we understood staffing trouble and he told us the troubles they were having. He said dessert was on him but then said bill had already been rung so he gave us a note for the next time? he took our plates of dinner which had barely been touched and when asked if we wanted a box and we quickly said no he didn?t once offer a refund or any compensation beyond the dessert. They are dreadfully understaffed so taking 30 minutes for a drink, having empty water glasses for another 30, an hour until apps are all understandable with the staff issue. My dirty martini wasn?t dirty. My husbands mint and cucumber mojito had no mint the second time. The only food that was what we would call in the range of good was escargot and the fried oysters. The Brie tasted as if it had turned. The seafood chowder was bland, the Cesar salad was soggy, the ribeye was COVERED in bland brown gravy, chicken piccata was flavorless and a bit chewy and all the vegetables seemed to be ready for purée they were steamed and no detectable seasoning. We actually asked an hour and a half in to cancel the entrees if not started, we just wanted to leave. The waiter said they were almost ready and being people who hate to waste or inconvenience we said okay we will wait. We shouldn?t of, the meal and tip was $200 and we still had to get another meal that night. It was our 10 year wedding anniversary and our original plan for 18 21st was canceled due to a flooded kitchen. This place was recommended as somewhere to dress up for and get great food. It would make for a romantic wedding venue and had we just gone for a drink we may have had a different view but the food, it just was not good if you like flavorful food, or .. fresh food. The picture of the steak is after he tried to scrape off the gravy."