Comments on: Review: Seny

By: M.R.

M.R. — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:09:57 +0000

I loved Seny. How sad that they closed.

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By: Alpujarras

Alpujarras — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:50:41 +0000

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News: Seny closed (!), Mokka moves | wine me, dine me — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:31:50 +0000

[...] sign on the outside of Seny says that they’re closed for the time being for “reinvention”. Apparently, they [...]

By: Chris S

Chris S — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:14:00 +0000

I actually prefer not to order everything up front, but alas, at seny, in my experience, it was either that way or seriously extended waits between dishes.

It may have something to do with where we have had tables (hard to reach, hard to see). I’ll be going back without a doubt, and perhaps if I get a table in a good location I’ll try to order as it should be done…

It is more than telling that it took so long for something like deconstructed wine to hit a table in Cincinnati, but, as you say, hopefully it is portends good food happenings in the future

By: Julie

Julie — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:07:00 +0000

Chris– Our server actually discouraged us from doing what you do– ordering X, then Y, then Z, saying that everything comes out as it’s ready. I guess I had a particularly good waiter, as he was always there to take our next order when we were finished. The space IS poorly laid out, I agree. Also, w/r/t the deconstructed glass of wine, how telling is it that we’re just seeing this in Cincinnati almost 12 years after its conception? Sadly, food trends don’t always go over well here or they just don’t quite make it here as readily as they do on the coasts. I think that’s changing, thank goodness.

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:45:00 +0000

I really enjoyed Seny. The food was very good and the style lent itself to a fun evening of sharing food and conversation. It was better than I expected as opposed to Lavomatic which did not live up to my expectations.

By: Chris S

Chris S — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 01:05:00 +0000

Oh, and the “deconstructed wine” thing is certainly not “new.” We did a similar dish at a restaurant I worked at in 1996. The information found here is similar to what we used to do, a deconcstructed white.

Its fun to play with deconstruction as a technique, but it really takes a refined palate to do it well (seny does it moderately well, but there are flavor notes I would add to theirs)

By: Chris S

Chris S — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:55:00 +0000

My only real complaint about seny is the service. Compared to a truly great tapas place (say Tapeo in Boston, or the great tapas places I’ve visited in Atlanta), the service is… to say the least sllllloooooowwww. Tapas should be fast moving, dish after dish, and one is done, the server should BE THERE waiting to take the next order. I’ve had to wait as long as 20 minutes between dishes there… This is mostly a process thing that they have yet to “get down” but I think that their layout kind of hampers this type of service. (With that narrow back half of the restaurant and a poor use space in the rest) Part of the fun of tapas is that you can eat slow and savor various dishes (you shouldn’t have to say I want these 5 things and the start of the meal, but order as you go). With Seny I find myself ordering like “I want this, and then this, and then this” etc. It should be “I want this” and when “this” is done, they are right there to take the order for the next.

I’ve been there 5 or 6 times now, and the food quality keeps me coming back, but the service has yet to improve to how I expect a tapas restaurant to operate…

By: Cin Twin1

Cin Twin1 — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:14:00 +0000

Julie,

I am in India this week, and believe me I have had enough of this food! I will definitely be at the next E.A.T.S event. Was it fun?