The first interaction with the waitress was unsettling and the menu limited; not what was listed on the website but instead a special menu as it was christmats eve. It would have been helpful to have been told this when we made ther reservation.
We...had a rather cold welcome from the waitress followed by very very slow service. When the food did finally arrive it was mediocre. The waitress seemed on auto pilot, she conveyed no warmth and seemed as though she'd have preferred to be almost anywhere else.
I asked to take home half of my meal (a 37$ entree); waited for it to come and it did not. I asked for help from the owner and he informed it was thrown out. He offered a
gift certificate but I live out of town and won't soon be back (not just because I'm not local). He reached into his pocket and pulled out a wad of cash from which he handed me a 20 dollar bill. This was startling and unsettling. I took the cash and walked out of the restaurant. As I stood in the cold in front of the restaurant while my family waited for me in the car, I felt whole unsatisfied and dismissed.
My husband and I chose to dine at Ca Mea because we remembered a lovely time here many years ago. We suspect there may be new owners now as we understand the restaurant moved.
We don't recommend this dining spot. Overpriced and un-special food - the atmosphere is cold and normative in the most uninteresting way, staff robotic.More