Cecilia’s Kitchen — Restaurant in Asheville

We arrived just before noon, only one other table ws occupied. We ordered right away, quietly chatting until we received our soup about 10 minutes later and then sat almost 45 mins waiting on crepes. Crepes take very little time to make. We didn't ask for anything special. Waitress never checked back with us at any time other than to pick up the empty soup bowl. No eye contact. She didn't ask us how we liked the soup or if we needed a coffee refill. It was as if we were invisible! Just swept up the soup bowl and walked away. While we waited the restaurant gradually filled up. When my husband told the waitress we were leaving she didn't say anything and just went up to the pickup counter with her back to us. No one tried to apologize or entice us to remain. No mention of our order. Needless to say we won't be back.

If you had to step out for an emergency your staff should have informed us so we as the customer could make a decision on waiting or leaving in a timely manner. You expected us to just wait around at your convenience? I am sorry about your emergency, but your staff did not handle it well. And maybe you could not get out from the kitchen fast enough to apologize but your waitress was standing right near the door. Really the best thing you could have done was just inform us as soon as you knew the meal would be delayed. That is the usual process in any business. I suggest you hire new people who care about...

Went to lunch on a Sunday and our waitress was very accommodating and her service was great. However, the food is not Argentinian food? Not sure what part of the menu is actually suppose to be Argentinian but the empanadas aren’t enough the classify it as stated. This was disheartening and made me wish I had gone to a different restaurant where I left happy with the dishes I ordered. I got the olive appetizer and while it did have everything as stated in the menu, serving kalamata olives that are already salty with over toasted, savory, crepe bread doesn't make for a good dish that also had no other color to it besides brown and purple. I got two empanadas for the rest of my meal and while the beef one was flavorful, the surrounding breading was too soft and doughy textured which also extended to the eggplant empanada. If the filling if soft, you want a crunchy texture to counter the filling but instead it was underdone and mushy which made it unappetizing to want to order again or finish eating. The best part of the meal was the little vinaigrette placed on a few leaves of arugula and spinach. I like to think maybe I got the wrong things on the menu but considering how my whole party of four was dissatisfied with our various meal options that included chicken empanadas and the tamales of chicken, it’s a bit sad. Wish I had read all the reviews instead of jumping the gun on this...

We love Cecilia’s. We have been coming since they opened, and prior to that, we had been frequenting their food truck. We were really hoping for something fabulous to come into the spot they now occupy, since it is so close to our home, and we were very happy to see Cecelia‘s not only arrive, but hoist a tent and be able to have outdoor dining to survive Covid. We have had many of the items on the menu, and especially love the mushroom crêpe, the French onion soup, and the tamales. We were there the other day, and really had a beautiful meal. See photos. My only complaint is that sometimes when we go, the food is excellent, and sometimes when we go, the crêpes don’t have as much stuffing. So it’s a little inconsistent. I love to take friends here, and tell them the crepes are wonderful, and bonus that they are gluten-free, and then sometimes the stuffing will not be particularly filling, and it’s a bit disappointing. But I’d say eight times out of 10, the food quality is excellent. Certainly a favorite lunch place of ours. My only suggestion would be to watch consistency, and make sure those crêpes are full and lovely, with lots of stuffing! Today’s visit was excellent! P.s. Don’t skip out on the French onion soup. It really is beautifully done!

UPDATE: Had the Popeye and it had a lot of...