Food was great, but service was far from that. Our request to serve the dishes European style (in a slower pace) so we could enjoy our evening was laughed away. We had to refill our wine and sparkling water ourselves. And when we held out...on ordering desert so we could finish our wine, we were told the kitchen was closing. So, we ordered and ate our desert. After finishing a new couple comes in and was in invited to dine. Kitchen did not seem closed at all. Finally the bill, 3,5% cc charge and on top of that a request for gratuity of 18%+. In restaurants outside Carmel we didn’t have to pay a 3,5% sur charge and why should I pay 18% gratuity over that sur charge? Should I be thankful that you provide the most common way of payment in America? Of course we adjusted our gratuity accordingly to the service received, but would rather have had a service that represents the 200+ dollar spend.More