This seems to have started with an unfortunate misunderstanding of the concept of a tasting menu, and ballooned into some kind of vendetta, with multiple insulting comments from both people on our Instagram account, and dramatically negative reviews on Google, TripAdvisor, Happycow, OpenTable, and probably others. Tasting menus involve multiple courses, so the portions are necessarily small. The idea is to "taste" a variety of dishes. It's expensive because it involves many hours of preparation, cooking, serving, etc. Yes, we served a dish that comes with a miniature croissant. No, we don't always have extra portions of dishes because otherwise we would have to throw food out every night. The croissants are hand made, baked just before service. Some guests have commented that they were the "best croissant" they've ever had, vegan or not. Since there were so many libelous claims from 2 people, that are inevitably going to be altered or deleted, here's a list of them that we could find, along with rebuttals. Claim: Reviewer got frostbite at room temperature Fact: This is just not possible. The outside temperature wasn't even below freezing, and certainly not inside. We also have an extra space heater at that table. Claim: Reviewer's toes were so cold that they stuck together Fact: What? Best to see a doctor about that. Claim: We only served a single dessert for two people to share from an "a la carte menu" Fact: We always serve two different desserts, and place one in front of each guest. Nobody was forced to share anything. An "a la carte" menu is actually the opposite of a tasting menu, which we do not offer. Claim: Reviewers asked to be moved to another table. Fact: Of course, we would have moved them if they had asked, but they did not. Claim: Reviewers were never asked how they liked the food. Fact: We always ask guests how they like the food, probably too often. Claim: Reviewer claims that we sat them at the table by the window because they're "young, hot, and rich" and assumed that their mere presence would attract more customers. Fact: 99% of our guests make reservations ahead of time. We're on a quiet street with little foot traffic. We don't care if guests are young, hot, and/or rich, and nobody else does either. Claim: We added an automatic tip. Fact: When reservations are booked, there is specific wording about our 18% service charge, which is in lieu of a tip. All guests agree to this when booking. It's also in the menu and website.