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2012-07-30
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I was meeting my gf for dinner and she suggested we go try Oolaa Petite as we have both been to Oolaa many times. It was a Sunday night so rather quiet and we didn't have to wait for a table. They gave us the menu's when we sat down and I asked for the wine list and the server told me they didn't have their liquor license yet and told us we could go to Classified's to buy a bottle of wine and they wouldn't charge us corkage. So no big deal we went over and bought a bottle of wine. But I wish the
We started off with the pesto chicken salad. Which I must say was probably the best dish of the night, the chicken was nicely marinated in pesto. I thought the salad had a bit too much dressing but the taste was still good. Nice and light salad.
Next was the crab cakes.... This is probably the WORST crab cake I have ever tasted.... I took one bite and couldn't eat anymore it was so fishy and tasted really off. I asked my gf to try it and she agreed that it tasted really off. So we waved the server over and I told her that the crab cakes tasted fishy, she looks at me and says well you ordered crab cakes, yes i am aware at what I ordered. I tell her again that they taste funny, she looks at me irritated and says she will bring it back to the kitchen to check. About 10 mins later she comes back chewing something in her mouth and says the kitchen says it's fine... She was incredibly rude and said that's they way there crab cakes are supposed to taste... I replied you are telling me your crab cakes are supposed to taste like it has gone bad? She rolls her eyes at me and says they will take it off the bill if i want. Her attitude and service is appalling.. I asked to speak to the manager and she replies I am the supervisor. WOW is all i can say. I didn't want them to spit in my food if I kept complaining so I said yes please take it off our bill.
Since we gave back the crab cakes we ordered something else to replace it. We decided to try the pork lollipops. It tasted like Chinese style BBQ Pork with hoisin sauce. The pork was far too fatty for my liking, also would not recommend this dish.
We ordered 2 mains to share, first to arrive was the Wagyu spaghetti bolognese. I have had this dish before at Oolaa and thought it was pretty good. But this dish was no where near what I had previously had, the portion was rather small and the presentation was not nice. It came with a giant basil leaf on top and the basil leaf didn't look to fresh. The taste was soso... and the garlic bread that came with it was soggy.
Next up was the Glazed soy salmon I asked to have it cooked medium but it came out pretty raw, but at this point i didn't even wanna bother to send it back to the kitchen. The taste of the salmon is not bad would have been better if it was cooked to the temperature i had requested. My gf didn't eat much of it as her tummy is sensitive and she thought it was too raw. The mashed potatoes on the side was nice and creamy.
We sat at the table for awhile and no one came to clear the table, I had to wave down the server's many times and still no one came over to our table. There was one gentlemen standing by the computer screen I'm assuming was a manager he was just starring intently into it for most of the night, pressing on things and never once looking up to see if the customers were doing fine. After about 10 mins someone finally came to take clear our table and I asked for the dessert menu. We decided to end the meal off with their cheesecake. It came in a bowl and is kind of like a trifle more then a cheesecake, it's an interesting twist. Quite enjoyable but the crumbs were a bit too sweet. We did finish it though slowly nibbling on it while we finished our bottle of wine.
I realize they have just opened but i think the servers need a lot more training and the food also has a long way to go. The service at Oolaa is already mediocre but the service here was just HORRIBLE! I will not be returning here for a long time not even for drinks since they don't have a liquor license. Post
