Although the premises have doubled in size, since I visited last before the renovations. We wanted to buy Bread it was a Sunday morning there was no bread and almost nothing available to buy fresh, other than 3 rolls this was about 6 weeks ago. We are visiting now and decided to treat my family for a light lunch, needles to say we were disappointed with the service very slow and once we ordered we did not see the waiter until it was time to pay. This was the second time we had lunch and have been disappointed but decided to give it a second chance. When he did arrive we showed him that the large salad we ordered that was bad we left the entire half we sifted through that was bad, his answer was I will let the Kitchen know. When he came with the bill he did not make any comments. We paid and left. I can't imagine it's that hard to let a customer know what the kitchen comment were.
Call me critical but I expect a lot more from a place like this, I WANT to come more often for lunch in the week and I see an enormous potential, just keep getting disappointed. On a positive note, the sourdough and focaccia, when available,...
Read moreThe trouble with this place is that, in terms of product availability, it is unreliable. If I want to make a charcuterie board on a weekday or get toppings for a pizza, I can't rely on this place for my ingredients. Although the premises have doubled or tripled in size vs. before the renovations, the fridges seem empty. One time we came by at 4:30pm on a Saturday after the renos, and there was no bread and almost nothing available to buy fresh. Another time for lunch on a weekday you could only choose between 3 types of sandwiches and pre-packaged meh-looking salads. I can't imagine it's that hard to keep more cold cuts on hand (they can be made/packaged in advance) or bake a few more loaves.
Call me critical but I expect a lot more from a place like this, I WANT to come more often for lunch in the week and I see an enormous potential, just keep getting disappointed. On a positive note, the sourdough and oat loaves, when available,...
Read moreI really wanted to like this place, I am not from the area but I’ve made a point to visit it twice, once during a weekend and once during a winter weekday late morning…. The store is nice, their bread is pretty good but the service (or lack of)… oh my… lower your expectations! And go lower! Last time I went there, there were 3 people behind the boulangerie counter and only one client before me, who had already paid but was still having a conversation with one of the 3 employees… that wouldn’t be a problem if the other 2 people would be willing to take my order. I stood there for a while before I had to ask if someone could help. The one talking with the client, told the client not to worry about it and kept going. At that point, one of the other employees, who was avoiding at all cost to make eye contact with me said “sure”. I already made a note so next time I pass by Hudson, I...
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