I’m glad Picket Fence is here, and the Farm, and all the other places new and old, but I have had very disappointing service at PF, pretty consistently. The servers are friendly, but don’t seem to know the rules of waiting, which were very well stated above by Carissa. Last time I went there, I had to go inside and ask for a menu and some water, after waiting a long time in the back – and I had made sure that they saw me come in and knew where I was sitting right away. I also had to seek out the server so I could pay – they were just hanging around the counter, never bothering to check to see if I or anyone else needed their checks.

I was surprised to read here that people have had bad experiences at the Farm lately, but after a recent visit there, I have to concur. The last time I was there, I was told a few minutes after ordering that they were out of what I’d ordered. OK, no problem. I asked to see the menu so I could choose something else, and the server impatiently told me that the kitchen stops serving breakfast at 11 – it was well before 11, and people were still coming in to order breakfast. I fought the urge to remind him that I’d already ordered, so please don’t give me a hard time, but I was very annoyed by his attitude. I also had to order coffee twice, and then had to call him back to get sugar and a stirring spoon. These are basic breakfast things. I don’t completely blame the server, though. He seemed to be the only one on that day, which isn’t fair. But he should know better than to rush customers, especially when they’ve already ordered and it’s the kitchen that’s lacking, and not the customer. For the record, I’m a former waiter and have worked many busy breakfast shifts. There are certain base rules of service that should be observed.