I'll start by saying that I won't be coming back again anytime soon, solely due to the wait staff.

I attended KOME for a birthday party, we paid to rented out the balcony seating so that we would be able to socially distance effectively. I'll start by saying that the restaurant looks great, the atmosphere and vibe was sophisticated and the staff at the door were friendly.

When we arrived, the hostess asked if we wanted them to take the cake that we brought with us, we agreed since it seemed to be a normal service. Everyone gathered at the balcony, we surprised the birthday girl, it was great.

Then it was time to order which ended up being a bit complicated. What food they actually had was excellent, but we had to try a couple times to get something that was on the menu since their online menu was out of date. That left some bad impressions but the food we ended up getting was still delicious.

After dinner we were caught up in the food so we wanted to order dessert, forgetting we brought a cake, so we asked about some things that we had seen on the menu online. This menu was also out of date, so I politely asked if they had an up to date menu we could look at or if they could tell us what the options were. This is when things got unpleasant, our waitress replied by telling us that we had already ordered enough food. I was surprised by this response but insisted that we still wanted menus so she agreed. She came up to the balcony another 4 times, never brought the menus despite us asking each time. On the 5th time were finally given menus so we could see the options.

After we ordered dessert, our waitress brought the cake up to the balcony to sing happy birthday. After the song, she asked if we wanted them to cut the cake, so were happy to accept. As she was walking away with the cake she turned and asked if we knew about the cake fee, we didn't since no one had mentioned it. So we told her no, to which she replied: "Okay, it will be added to your bill" before quickly walking away with the cake. We asked both her and another waitress about the fee and received no answers. She soon returned with our desserts so we ate that while waiting for the cake to come back, which took about 20 minutes to cut. After cake we all received our checks and finally found out that the fee was $2 per slice of cake and as expected our waitress who had told us that we had eaten enough received the traditional built in gratuity.

In summary, the sushi, aged steak, and sorbets were excellent. The wait staff, significantly less so, which left a bad taste in everyone's mouths. If you're from the area then give it a try, you might have a better experience as a non-party. If you're not from the area or don't mind a drive, there are better options in Philadelphia for the same price and better quality.