Story Anaheim

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   Nancy

   Orange County

   4 reviews

   3.0

   4 reviews

   Dined today

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   We tried for the first time - the food and bar menu suggests upscale dining - here are some things they can improve on - table lighting is too harsh coming from the ceiling lighting - need softer lights - waiter staff is not suited for upscale dining prices - they are pleasant but when you are looking to be upscale the waiters need to be engaging and proactively attentive - music is bit too clubby last night and needs to drop a few decibels - but our biggest pet peeve is that if you are looking for upscale dining (when you spend $125.00 with tip on two courses - two salads - one cocktail) I don’t want to be looking over at people wearing baseball caps at dinner and kids eating chicken fingers - not trying to be harsh here - if you want family dining - have family dining prices - but the aura of the restaurant suggests classy elegance and baseball caps and gym wear isn’t appropriate - I would suggest changing “casual dining” to “upscale elegant” or change the prices and expectations - in other words - this place is way too nice and the food 4/5 but I felt like we were eating at Chili’s - and this place deserves more.
   

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   Cheryl

   Los Angeles

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined today

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Beautiful restaurant wonderful food probably the best place in Anaheim Hills
   

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   Erica

   Orange County

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We were late for the reservation and they were totally okay and honored their grace period. The ambiance was perfect for a group of girls wanting to catch up over mimosas! Not too loud, we could actually hear each other speak but loud enough to laugh out loud comfortably and not feel you are out of place or being inappropriate. The food was great, the service was awesome and our waiter was very attentive.
   

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   Cameron

   Orange County

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   Been wanting to try this place since it first opened haven’t got a chance until now. Given that they have been open for months now thought the service would be better. Had a reservation for 7:30 and no other groups of people were there waiting when we arrived. About 6 separate groups came in after us and we weren’t seated until 3 other groups who came after us were. We were a party of two and these groups were bigger. Took about 40 minutes to be seated so not sure what the point of a reservation is. Then when we were seated it took 10 minutes for our waiter to come and he was confused and said oh the hostess didn’t tell me you arrived, sorry I didn’t know I or the hostess needed to announce my arrival. Once we placed our drink and food order it took 15 minutes to receive our drinks our food almost arrived before drinks. The only positive was the food was amazing, if it hadn’t been for the food being great I would say I would’ve never return. I may go again in a while and hopefully they will have worked out the service issues.
   

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   Saadya

   Orange County

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Logan’s amazing and provided GREAT service!!! Food was good.
   

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   B

   Los Angeles

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We had an amazing dinner. The service was fantastic. The dinner was so good and quick. The drinks … were delicious.
   

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   Richard

   Orange County

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   First time. Had brunch which was great. We will be back with friends.
   

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   Vanessa

   Orange County

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 4

   The place physically looks beautiful. Food presentation was nice, lacked flavor in some areas and had too much flavor in others. We went for brunch, steaks and eggs were VERY bland. Steve had little to no flavor at all, not even salt. Deviled eggs had horseradish in them which was NOT advertised, definitely an acquired taste, some people liked it and others at the table very VERY turned off by them. The service was TERRIBLE. Our reservation was for 9:30AM, got seated within 10 mins (which was fine) , our order for entrees wasn't taken until about 10:25AM, entrees weren't until 11AM. Our server was very unattentively, we had to ask for refills or pretty much anything we needed as he never checked on our table. We ordered a second martini espresso around 10:25AM when he took our orders for entrees... it was 11AM and never came so we cancelled it. As we wrapped up the check, we asked for several boxes because we were all just over the whole experience and were ready to leave. The server made several rude, underhanded comments to one of us at the table, who was our boss (the one PAYING for the entire meal). Overall, it was SO underwhelming, which is sad because overall the vibe / look of the place is great and food presentation is good. I'm sure the menu is being worked on since they are newer. But even the manager wasn't doing her job. If they were understaffed SOMEONE should have checked in on us, not AFTER we've sat there for over 1hr with no food and missing our Espresso Martini. I would wait at least a year to go back, they obviously have alot of work to stilll do.
   

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   Iris

   Central Coast

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Had two incident, but the restaurant quickly resolved it.
   

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    Wellington

    VIP

    Los Angeles

    15 reviews

    5.0

    15 reviews

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    It was an amazing experience! Great place to take my wife (aka everlasting girlfriend) for a date. We loved every detail!
    

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