cheese cellar

 So I went to the newly-remodeled cheese cellar tonight with some
 friends. It wasn't bad; the food was decent and the new decor is
 pretty.

 The cheese&beer fondue was tasty, but didn't come with enough bread
 and apples. The chocolate fondue was also good, and came with a nice,
 sizable assortment of fruits and such (but who would dip canteloupe
 into chocolate? ew.).

 There were a few annoying bits, though. The service was surprisingly
 slow, even though the restaraunt didn't appear to be all that busy. A
 friend who ordered a cheeseburger got charged extra for the
 cheese. Also, soda refills were $1.75 each, which really irritates
 me. I don't understand why a supposedly nice restaraunt that's already
 charging a lot for food and alcohol feels the need to gouge customers
 for something that really costs a completely trivial amount (a glass
 of soda is what, three cents worth of syrup and water?). And even if
 they feel the need to do that, they should at least make it clear to
 customers. So many restaraunts provide free refills these days that it
 was a bit of a shock to see the $1.75/refill charge on the bill. I
 wish the server had told us about that.

 So, basically, the food was okay, the decor was nice, but I ended up
 feeling overcharged and underserved. I probably won't be back unless
 dragged along by someone else.

 --nat

 My wife and I went to Station Square Saturday night. Big mistake really
 as we were stuck in terrible traffic going and leaving. Anyway, we
 walked around a bit trying to decide where to eat and decided on the
 Cheese Cellar. Didn't like it years ago but it had been years since we
 had been there and I thought I remembered some discussion on this group
 of big changes. Don't know what has changed. Truly uninspired, nearly
 tasteless, poorly prepared and presented food, unenthusiastic service.
 Don't know how it stays open but it was easy to see why there was no
 wait for a table.