Cray Taste — Restaurant in Philadelphia

I have been here multiple times because the food is actually really good when it’s hot, which is hit or miss. I want to support black business, but damn. Even with knowing this, I still try to support. But this will be the very LAST TIME I WILL EVER COME HERE. It took over a 1 1/2 to get appetizers. My appetizers was the only hot one at the table. And even as I write this at the table, we still have no entrees. Normally the owner is very good about coming to the table & talking with customers & always apologizing for the wait per usual, he still has yet to come to our table. This is the longest I’ve ever had to wait & it’s no where crowded at all. My God, what will a packed house look like, with the wait. If you order any drink (alcoholic or not) once it’s gone you gonna drink your spot because they don’t come & refill drinks or take additional drink orders. I’m just beyond disappointed. The two entrees that have did come to the table, the broccoli was either burnt or undercooked. I feel like if you looking for a mixy vibe to twerk, smoke hookah, get drunk & take flicks at the flower wall then this is the place for you because you won’t care to wait. But if you actually hungry, & expect reservations to be kept on time then it’s...

I brought my wife here to celebrate her birthday; it was our first time. We were properly greeted by the hostess, Kendra. She was very personable and lively. Our server, Bridgette gave us great service and offered some great suggestions; the food was phenomenal! I had the mumbo glazed salmon and my wife had the cray crab cakes.

Just a few suggestions: You should have a few physical menus on hand for those who aren’t technologically savvy. (Not us though)

The music created a great vibe for us, but there were a few songs the were uncensored which I saw the family behind us who had kids were kinda shocked. We were told it’s not normally like that during dinner. So just keep that in mind for future references.

There was a 20% gratuity automatically added. I’m not sure if I saw that on the menu. As a tipped employee myself, I don’t mind leaving a generous tip, but that should be disclosed upfront, but I can’t remember if it was on the menu or not. I can see it being both good and bad. Good because your servers will make their money, but you leave yourself open to criticisms and headaches, especially if service is bad.

Overall, I’m glad we dined with Cray Taste and we’ll definitely return to try...

Unfortunately I wasn’t impressed with my experience overall. My daughters and I went to Sunday brunch and though it was somewhat a vibe it just wasn’t great.

We waited at least 30 minutes for our entrees and when they came mine was like warm. I got the seafood trio with grits. The grits were lumpy, probably because they had been sitting and started to cool. The rest of the food was meh, it didn’t have much flavor.

It’s BYOB so make a note of that before you go. There was no way we were leaving the restaurant to go to the wine and spirits. You get either a free mimosa or rum punch, go with the rum punch. I got the mimosa and it was more oj than champagne.

I tried to salvage the dining experience by ordering dessert only for the waitress to come back and say that none of the 4 or 5 desserts they offer are available because a large party ordered them, that sucked.

Our waitress Naja was sweet and professional and apologized. Her service was good considering.

It’s really loud so don’t go expecting to be able to talk to the people at your table without...