Had drinks and a light meal on the roof at Eventide last Sunday. The chilled pea soup was great, and my dining partner loved his chicken. The service was friendly, and we were delighted that the chef was willing to whip up something special for the 3-year-old (OK, pasta with red sauce, not so special, but still). One quibble, though: Wo ordered the cheese plate, which arrived fast and...chilled (the cheese, that is, not the plate). And when we asked what the three cheeses were (the menu says only "artisanal"), the server who brought them pointed to the blue cheese and said, "This one's the blue." He guessed that one of the others was "the cheddar," then went to find our original server. She, too, accurately pointed out the blue cheese--and guessed that a different one was the cheddar. Neither had any clue what the third selection (whichever one it was) happened to be. Now, we're an easygoing bunch, but we did think the lack of knowledge was a little strange--and, frankly, a sign of incomplete training. (Also, we would have liked the cheese at a better temperature, hot day notwithstanding.)
Nonetheless, I look forward to going back for a meal in the dining room.