Woulibam Restaurant - Fine Haitian & Caribbean Cuisine

I want to start by saying this is definitely a unique restaurant that fills a gap in this industry in this area: fine Haitian dining. It is a step in the right direction. I called to make a reservation for 14 for a family dinner at 7p. I was asked to limit our stay for 2 hours. While that's unprecedented for me, I appreciated the fact that I could get home early after dinner. The food was overall delicious. For appetizer, I shared a serving of meatballs. They are drier than one might be used to because that's how it's made in the culture but well seasoned. I also had the pate Korde which was very delicious and a little spicy. For my entree, I had the conch with plaintains. The amount of conch seemed a little small but it was delicious with onions. $7 for a small side of plain white rice was a stretch! The reason for the not so positive experience was mainly service. The hostess Sue, though friendly, was also our waitress and bussing tables. Too much for 1 person. Our waters were not refilled unless we requested it. The food LITERALLY came out 1 at a time with 10-15 min gap between the delivery of each dish. She didn't always know which dishes belonged to which guest so we were constantly calling out the dish that arrived to the table. There were 1 or 2 dishes that arrived that we didn't order and Sue said she wrote everything down so I guess meant it was our fault. You could taste that the beans of the 3 bean sauces that were delivered to the table were burned. To make matters worse, when my mother told the owner, she said she was aware but they served it anyway. My mother asked Sue what took some of the food so long and she responded that the food wasn't taking long but she wanted all the food to come out at the same time. In what planet is the first person being fed at 8p and the last after 10p represent food coming out at the same time? My husband got his meal last after 10p and the bean sauce he received was cold and of course was burned. Despite all this, my Haitian mother was so happy that their a fine dining Haitian restaurant in the area, she spoke to the owner and told her what a great job she was doing. After paying the bill, my husband was told they forgot to put something on the bill. After 2 hours of waiting for food and a large table of guest --> large bill, the nerve! We left without any drama fortunately. This is a step in the right direction for Haitian restaurants in this area of NJ but there's so much more to improve for it to last. We left around 10:40p and there were people that just received their meals dining though the restaurant closed at 10p. I hope for the best with this restaurant. It would be a shame for that talent in the kitchen to go to waste.