I really, really hate it when I have a great dish, talk it up with friends... but when I drag them there the restaurant lets me down with substandard production. Notch8 Signature Bread ($7) stout, comte cheese, mustard seed Somehow this didn't feel as fresh out of the oven as last time (was this sitting around for a while and heat lamped?) but still pretty tasty. Would definitely have been better hotter. Can my bread at least stand up straight? Losing marks for presentation here. Pull-apart chunks came free much better this time. Chunks are much more uniform. Snacks (free) Mid-way through our bread appy two generous free bowls of snacks were brought to our table. They didn't bother to start us with water until we ordered drinks and an appy. I hope this is not a sad new trend among restaurants. Neither my friend nor myself are drinkers so we went with mocktails. Sparkling Blackberry Limeade ($8) fresh lime, blackberry syrup, soda Tasted like limeade....
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