Hi all,
It is nice to see everyone rallying around the Woodshed.
My advice to the new owner of Lavinia's is to focus on being more consistent. We found that Lavinia's varied wildly over several visits. We had some terrific dining experiences and some really poor dining experiences.
Specifically:
- Focus on the serving staff especially during the turn over periods. We went to Lavinia's during a turnover period and the service was awful...parts of the order were completely forgotten and the waiter left us sitting for extended periods.
- Focus on consistent food quality. Again, this was often good and sometimes a big disaster. We tried the lobster pie once and it was essentially gruel.
- There are lots of restaurants in the area, focus on your differentiation. Personally, I think that there is a dearth of good high end restaurants.
I hope that Lavinia's has great success under the new ownership and we will certainly give them a try after the transition period.
Jetskier
