I hesitate to leave this, as I have been in the restaurant industry a long time and understand how difficult staffing has been during Covid - but last night was legitimately the worst dining experience I have ever had. Ever. This is coming from a person who has a LOT of patience while dining and very low needs. We had reservations for 7:45 with 10 guests and promptly sat in a great semi-private area - the one highlight. Our server never truly greeted us, so I do not know his name. He never spoke to the table as a whole and would take drink orders for a few of us at random and then disappear before asking the rest what we’d like, despite trying to flag him and get his attention. What could have been one trip for him to put in our cocktails/wine took at least three. The wrong bottle of wine was brought (we found out later that they were out of that choice, but given this was a more expensive option it would have been nice to know.) Allegedly the $10 cocktail I ordered was supposed to come over a “rosemary-infused ice block” but arrived with standard ice. All of us wanted to order appetizers, but still had not seen him again to do so after 45 minutes had passed. He finally returned and took appetizer/meals at the same time at the 8:45/hour mark. Did not tell us they were out of one we’d ordered until they hit the table. More time elapsed, we were not asked if we wanted additional drinks (which we all wanted another round), and finally salads arrived. None of them had dressing, and he never returned with it…awkward. 10 minutes pass and other staff members arrive with our meals. They are auctioned off because he did not know any of what we’d ordered. He finally got some dressings, but several were out of stock and he neglected to inform us - so I have no clue what it is he finally brought for the rest of us. My meal did not arrive. He didn’t notice. We brought this to his attention and he shrugged and said “it’s probably in the window.” No, it wasn’t. Clearly they’d mistakenly not prepared mine - no big deal, just tell me. I don’t eat meat so all I’d ordered was the beans & rice meal. It came some time later and was cold and flavorless - the ‘collards’ were not cooked. He also spilled water on the guest of honor - which no biggie, stuff happens - but neglected to apologize or acknowledge it? Another staff member approached (Peyton!) and removed plates/brought refills/et cetera and was very friendly. We wish she had been there to assist sooner or was our server. They were closed and it was 10pm before we finally got checks, which were not correct. The manager did generously remove my meal and the bottles of wine in question. I know he was genuinely sorry. Overall, I just felt disappointed and let down by this experience. If our server was new or overwhelmed, he should have had backup. If there were staffing-related delays or issues - just come out and be honest up front. I recognize large parties can be challenging to take care of, but a little communication goes a long way.