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2007-03-07
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I had lunch at Craftsteak with 4 other ladies on a Saturday. At first, my friend booked a table at Soho Spice, but can you believe it? She sat down and saw a rat slowly walking by. Therefore, before I arrived, they decided to move to another restaurant in Soho. They chose Craftsteak, probably because of the comfortable seating and nice decor.I arrived at around 1:15 pm and the last one arrived at around 1:45 pm. We were told that it was time for last order at 2:30 pm. Fine, but the attitud
I arrived at around 1:15 pm and the last one arrived at around 1:45 pm. We were told that it was time for last order at 2:30 pm. Fine, but the attitude of the male waiter was rude and impolite. Regrettably, non-Chinese staff members were better, but we already had a bad impression. We were almost urged to leave at 3 pm sharp! What kind of service was that??? We had to pay $110 per head. I had lots of other choices in Central. Last time, when I had lunch with two other friends at Gingko House, staff members were very polite and said we could sit as long as we were enjoying the food and beverages. I will NEVER eat at Craftsteak again! Even though the seating was nice and comfortable, it could not compensate for the poor service and bad experience we had, let alone the just average food quality!
Back to the food. We chose different appetizers/soups and main courses to share. Portions were large and we couldn't finish two dishes (almost left untouched). For appetizers, we tried mixed green with ranch dressing, smoked salmon salad, bruchetta, and 2 different soups. Bruchetta was good and the salad was just OK. Soups looked creamy (clam chowder and mushroom soup) though I didn’t try. It’s a hot day and I ordered an iced tea instead. For main courses, Craftsteak boasted its open fire cooking and grilled meat / seafood were offered. We ordered grilled fish, chicken, pork loin, steak and a risotto. Risotto was very "wet", though the taste was OK. The grilled fish was very tough, almost left untouched. Grilled chicken and pork were also not tender. The carrot pieces served with the pork loin were sweet and juicy though.
When we ordered risotto, the impolite waiter questioned our knowledge about risotto. “It's hard inside…”WE KNOW OF COURSE, a perfect risotto should be just al dente, neither too hard nor too soft. Well-trained, helpful and friendly waiters at good Italian restaurants will explain to guests the texture and the difference between Chinese rice and risotto.
Since we're urged to leave, we paid the bill unhappily and went across to Starbucks for our coffee...
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