1/5 David H. 1 year ago on Google
1
stars.
I
struggle
to
reconcile
my
own
experience
at
La
Parenthese
with
those
written
by
other
reviewers.
It
is
a
nice
space.
It
is
in
a
beautiful
setting.
But
at
the
same
time,
I
have
rarely
been
treated
with
such
disdain
by
an
owner
and
management
team.
The
problem
started
when
we
informed
the
management
that
we
no
longer
wished
to
pay
the
$17
[$8.50
for
children]
per
person
dinner
fee
for
the
four
littlest
children
in
our
group
(ages
4,
7,
7,
and
7).
The
children
weren't
eating
the
food
and
we
just
switched
to
cooking
pasta
and
making
salads
for
them.
From
that
point
on,
the
food
quality
and
quantity
that
they
served
to
us
(the
adults)
dropped
dramatically.
Dinners
were
no
longer
enjoyable.
The
management
team
appeared
to
be
so
paranoid
that
we
would
try
to
take
food
from
our
meals
and
feed
our
children
that
they
simply
didn't
give
us
enough
food,
let
alone
make
an
effort
at
cooking
decent
meals.
Trust
me,
we
weren't
trying
that
-
the
tagines
were
good
for
adults,
at
least
for
the
first
few
days,
but
the
little
kids
don't
have
the
palates
to
appreciate
them.
For
our
party
of
9
paying
adults,
they
would
often
put
out
3-4
of
the
small
moroccan
breads
(1-person
sized
portions)
total.
When
they
served
french
fries
(along
with
a
dry
and
unpleasant
roast
chicken--where
they
had
conveniently
taken
the
presumably
juicier
dark
meat
out
for
the
staff--the
french
fries
served
for
9
people
were
perhaps
the
size
of
a
normal
bistro
portion
for
1
person,
It
was
laughable.
The
adults
each
had
a
few
fries.
The
children
were
all
asleep
by
then.
I
was
shocked.
I
wouldn't
be
writing
this
review
if
not
for
some
bitterness
over
how
the
food
and
service
deteriorated
in
the
last
48
hours.
When
asked
about
the
problem,
the
manager
replied
that
he
was
just
"following
orders
from
the
owner."
So,
I
don't
know.
Maybe
if
you
go
there
and
just
pay
for
all
extra
fees
and
don't
quibble
with
the
owners
you
will
have
a
good
time
as
noted
by
the
other
reviewers.
It
is
a
nice
space.
