The Starboard

I'll start this off saying the food was great but also the only reason this place is getting 2 stars. Go back of house! I'm sure this was an off day, or just one particular server that isn't fit for the restaurant business. 0 out of 3 stars for service.

Upon walking on the deck of the restaurant,we were looking for outdoor seating. No host up front, so I ask a bartender who says I have to ask a host. We wait for 3 minutes before a busboy sees us up front and, distressed after looking around for the host, seats us. Our server, who never introduced herself not was wearing a name tag, short, young brunette, got us drinks and then we asked for just one more minutes to decide our order... 25 minutes later I finally asked another server to put our order in, she was reluctant enough to do so. Our server finally appears 5 minutes later to take our order. She simply says "Oh." and walks away when we tell her someone else already helped us.

This is when I started to notice all the employees were on their phones, laughing about, one guy even had headphones in. I watched our server go behind the bar 4 different times and coming out with no drinks, I assume they text back there.

I'm a pretty laid back person, I love talking with servers and poking fun at how crappy the job can be at times, I personally have over 2 years of experience in the food industry and I love trying new places out, especially when the online reviews are good. However, this is an experience that turned me off completely as a new customer. I will not be returning.