The Cazbah — Restaurant in Greenville

My Husband and I wanted a nice quiet romantic place to celebrate our ten year anniversary. So I called to book a reservation for 7:00 pm on Sunday May 31. We checked in at the front door and we were told to have a seat anywhere we wanted. So we went up stairs to be alone. My husband went to go to the restroom and come back. Be fore he got back to where we chose to sit a male waitron wearing glasses, thin build, beard, and brown hair asked me to move down stairs since the party was going on. I met up with my husband and stopped him from going back up stairs and explained what happened to me while he was in the restroom. So we immediately got with the check in waitress and explained what just happened. She asked us to pick a place down stairs. Problem was that there was not many places to sit and enjoy our time together. Also we picked places to sit and were asked to move. This happened 4 times. So we stayed trying to make the best of it. We finally landed a table near the bar but along the wall. Our wait staff kept changing so we didn't know who to place our order with. We finally asked a waitress to take our order. We started off with ordering the hum mace with black beans and so on in it. It tasted horrible. So we asked the waiter if we could get a to go box for our appetizer and we didn't mind paying for it just so nothing would come of it and order the chicken spinach appetizer. They said yes and that was good. We thought we were finally off to a good start. We ordered an entry and waited forever for our food to come out to our table. While waiting we decided to get some whiskey sours to relax us and dismiss the earlier happenstance. We couldn't hear what the other was saying so we decided to use sign language. We both are not deaf. but we could understand and communicate better. Low and freaking behold a customer at the bar and our waiter started talking trash about us. We over heard our waiter bashing us because of us being gay, using sign language, and talking about my lazy eyes. I was born that way, a birth defect, can't change it. He also made fun of me having a bald spot on the back of my head, yet another thing I can't change. My husband over heard it and we immediately decided that our waiter needed to bring us the check. Our waiter was over weight, balding, smelled awful, and giving us total attitude the whole time. We asked for the check so we could just get the hell out of there and go home and enjoy what was left of our day. I pay using my credit card and we leave. By this point we are on the street side walk going back to the car. Our waiter comes out on to the sidewalk and tells us to never come back again. I wasn't for sure if he was speaking to us or what so I walked up to him asking what the problem was and if he was speaking to us. He says yea I am talking to you. So trying to diffuse the situation I ask if there was a problem with payment? He says yes you didn't leave me a tip. I blatantly tell him that he didn't deserve it. He blows up at me and tells just to never come back ever. I quickly tell him that he is not the owner and he can't make that decision. I quickly tell him what he can do with his tip that he didn't get due to attitude that he has been displaying all night. I end up telling him to take his nasty ass back in his bar before it gets ugly. I then turn around and walk off knowing that nothing good is going to come of this. My husband and I were extremely pissed and fed up with the idea of ever going back to the Cazbah. The waiter needs to be fired and replaced. But who am I other than just a pissed X customer. We ended up spending 175.00 dollars there trying to have a good and memorable evening. I still can't understand how our bill came up to be that much. Oh well, Final thoughts... If you are gay, disabled, deaf, have deformity, or even balding this is NOT the place for you. You will be laughed at, pointed at, made fun of, and much more. Word to the wise, find another place to go by all...

Intimate atmosphere, pretty reasonable drink pricing, with excellent food & good portions. They offer great drink selections at different price points. You're not saddled with just $12-$15+ for any drink you choose. Great spot for a date night ,or a night out with friends &/or family. Well worth the money. We've gone to other places that are pricey, but their food didn't deliver the way The Cazbah did. The gentleman that waited on us was very attentative, friendly, & patient. He was very considerate when assisting with to-go as well. Rather than a plastic ramekin for my sauce, he got me a fresh sauce to go with my remaining steak. He took time to also help with the box & offered a bag. We even saw him take a photo for a couple to commemorate their evening. So sweet.

Our food: We had stuffed mushrooms, lobster cigars, braised short rib, ribeye with horseradish sauce & mashed potatoes, & their flourless chocolate cake. Their flavors were well balanced [flavorful & not going too far into one flavor profile, while offering a variety for a great experience] and not overly done. The mushrooms weren't my favorite, but they were still quite enjoyable. I don't typically care for marinera, but I found theirs to be delicious. The filling wasn't heavy and rich, as many places are, & had a lighter more herbacious taste. The lobster cigars were rich and creamy with a nice crunchy exterior. The seaweed salad, sesame noodles, & wasabi aoli really help to cut the richness and round out the appetizer. This also gave us a great opportunity to taste some other items they offer. The short rib was tender and came with a sweet sort of thai chili sauce. The grits on the side were also creamy & delicious. The ribeye is one of the most tender, juicy, & well marbled that I've had. Their horseradish sauce was delectable & not too intense at all. Their mashed potatoes were delicious & had a home style feel. The flourless chocolate cake was decadent & not overwhelmingly sweet.

Their food is flavorful & well executed. You can tell they put thought into their dishes. I will certainly be back &...

Normally I would give this place a five star rating. I visit Greenville once a year on my birthday and come to this restaurant because I love the food and the atmosphere. Out of six years, last night had to be...by far...the most disappointing and unpleasant experience I have had. The waiter was rude, impatient, and acted very snooty. When we mentioned the obvious change in the menu, he never offered to help guide us through any of it. I tried to order just a glass of zinfandel, and he hatefully said "that is by the bottle" and then said "I will be back". We almost left. However I did not drive an hour for nothing, and I had to give the food a try because let's face it, at this point; that's going to be this places only saving grace where I'm concerned. Once the waiter came back, I had to literally ask him question after question about the wine menu and when I asked him about a good sweet red, he sarcastically suggested "his favorite" which was probably one of the most expensive bottles on the list at $69. I think he did this because he thought we couldn't afford a bottle of wine that cost that much. So I did what I normally do in these types of situations and I toyed around with the idea of getting something cheaper, but then turned around and settled on the one he suggested. Then we ordered the food. Now, this is a Tapis style restaurant, mind you.... And we order a lot of food. The waiter was just dumbfounded. I guess it was just out of his level of class and understanding. In the past, we have never been made to feel awkward about what we wanted, and we definitely never had that difficult of a time. I think I will choose somewhere else with good food for next year. This is no longer my favorite place. And hopefully, they read this. Because I really do need for that waiter to know...the $15 tip my husband left you is a whole lot more than I would have, and a whole lot less than I have seen him tip a...