Ad Hoc, an off night? (long post)

I had a similar, very disapointing experience at AdHoc about 2 weeks ago, when I went with an ominvore friend and my 12 year old son, a vegetarian. I had checked with the restaurant that they'd be able to accommate him, and warned that he didn't eat fish. They said 'no problem'. This is the second time I've been there, and on a whole the meal was much better the first time. What was most disapointing was that my son was served the side vegetables from the main course (some green beans and tomatoes with a piece of fennel on top) as his main course. There was no attempt to provide him with something different (I'd been expecting pasta or rissoto, typical veggie food), and the veggies themselves were rather bland and boring. For this they charged the same price as they did for the main course--the same veggies with some sliced beef on top. I felt that there was no thought put into what to serve a non-fish eating vegetarian, and certainly don't plan to ever visit again.

sstolls in San Francisco Bay Area