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Revolution, Downtown Durham
My wife and I went to Revolution in Durham for brunch on 5.17.09. We were not very impressed with the food and quite annoyed by the behavior of the staff. While most of the food was just OK, the rice milk flan was outstanding. The room and decor were chic, but the staff ruined the entire experience. Evidently there was no manager on duty at that time and staff behaved as such. The place was empty when we walked in and a staff of about five were watching a movie at the bar and didn't seem too pleased to give that activity up. A Jim Carey movie was blaring in the bar above the smooth jazz playing in the dining area. It was chaotic and none too pleasant. I wanted to walk out before ordering, but my wife had looked forward to trying the restaurant. We decided to order our first two courses to be brought simultaneously and ask for the movie or the music to be turned down or off after the food arrived (for fear of displeased staff tampering with our food given their evident indifference to our dining experience). The competing noise was so annoying I asked the server to lower the TV or music (I didn't really care which) before the food arrived. The staff turned down the movie for a short, delightful, amount of time before cranking it up and down every 5 minutes or so, evidently also annoying another couple that were seated after us.
Overall the experience was a bad one. We paid $75 to be tortured and the food and service were adequate at best.
