My boyfriend took me to the Inn for my birthday - it was highly recommended by some of his colleagues. We arrived on time for our 8:30 reservation - to find that there was no valet parking that night - luckily we found a spot in a nearby parking lot. The place looked beautiful - twinkle lights wrapped around all the trees - and a pretty dining patio. There was 4 people waiting at the hostess podium but no hostess. About 10 minutes later still no hostess - and now the line had grown to 14 people. After another few minutes our ex-hippie hostess showed up - as if a line of 14 people was no problem. She was a total space cadet and took another 10 minutes getting everyones names and reservation info. Then she sat everyone out of order. Our table wasn't set up and she said someone would get it ready asap. 5 minutes later the goofy hostess came back with a tablecloth and glasses...which is crazy since there was still 10 people waiting in line at the front of the restaurant! She had no clue how to set the table either - 5 minutes later we got to sit down and it's now 9 pm. This was getting a little crazy - meanwhile the 2 waiters serving the other tables clearly saw us waiting around during all of this. The table and chairs are cute but wobbly. We studied the menus for another 10 minutes with no acknowledgment from the waiters at all. At this point we were really frustrated. Especially considering that this was going to be an expensive meal. Next, a table of 6 got seated near us and guess what - the freaking waiter went to them first! UNBELIEVABLE! We couldn't believe it. So we left. Pretty crappy experience. I'm sure the food is great there but we didn't stick around to find out - the AWFUL service turned us off. Not to mention we live in Silverlake and Topanga isn't exactly close by.
Pros: Atmosphere
Cons: Awful service
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