Natural Oasis — Restaurant in City of Rochester

Okay. So this place was delicious. I am not mad at the food. The injera was probably the worse I've ever had tho.

This would've been a 3 star review had we not experienced price sticker shock. We were under the impression that we would control how much we had on our plate. The website lists 6.99 and the billboard in the shop says 5.99 per pound.

Great! Right? Well no, it's not a buffet. Probably was a buffet but as of this writing it is not. Here is your experience. You come in and wait because there's one cook and one guy doing everything else (it's a small place this is whatever) then he will sit you down and ask if you have had the lunch buffet. When you tell him no, he will not explain anything and just disappear into the back. He will come back with a little of everything. Great! So with our saying anything he will give you 3 lbs of food. A soup, and cut up pieces of super tangy injera. Which in itself is fine, but combined with the lack of transparency about this when you go to pay expecting maybe 5 or 10$ you get hit with 16.50$

The price isn't the issue. It's the lack of transparency. This place is not your traditional buffet. Make sure to clarify because they will not have the honor to clarify for your fresh experience. Had I known this wasn't a buffet, and the plate you're actually paying for is 16.50 I would've gone to zementa and getting a combo special.

What brought me in was the promise to control my portions for the price that's appropriate. What I got was a plate in front of me for a price I...

First time in, I was struck by the calm, eclectic atmosphere. It was clean and interesting without being pretentious. The host/waiter/cook was friendly, calm and quiet. As I sat down to eat, the food smelled great. The injira bread was nutty and tangy and held together well. The lentils were perfectly seasoned, and the collard greens were AMAZING! (and I usually dislike collards) there were other dishes offered, buffet style. There was water on hand to pour as one wished, which I thought refreshing instead of having someone come ti the table.

All in all, it was a very homey atmosphere, like going to a favorite relatives or friends house, knowing you could just help yourself.

The cost was really budget friendly and economical! I was very happy to pay their price as cost is usually prohibitive to eating out.

I loved my experience, and will do so...

I liked the food but found the portion sizes on the small side. I did not like how I was treated during my last visit. My wife really enjoyed their tea and you get 2 cups in an order. She asked for another order and the server said that he will check if they have any left since they were closing in about 20 minutes. He came back with 1 cup instead of 2 and told us that that was all that was left. But when I received the check I saw that I had been charged for two orders of tea even though we only got 1.5 orders. I joked that why not charge for 1.5 orders of and the answer I got was 'oh we cannot change for 1.5 orders' to which I replied 'why not charge for 1 order then?' but I didn't get any answer. The whole exchange left...