I have been to La Fontaine twice in the past and had pleasant experiences until 2 days ago. The hostess, Carmen was rude, terse and dismissive seeming to only "See" people of a particular persuasion. I informed her that she was seating someone else a...head of me. ( I was in front of the line). She responded, " I saw him "and made no effort/attempt to be hospitable and temper the situation.
Instead of offering to seat me and my friends once our table was cleared, she approached curtly asking if some scribbled word on her notepad was my name. My name is phonetic and quite easy to spell, but for some reason, not only couldn't she see me, but she could not hear me either.
Our server attempted to mitigate things stating that there was a language barrier, however, Carmen seemed to engage very well with whom she wished. Such an attitude should not be held by a hostess working anywhere, but especially in a multicultural town as Alexandria. Such an attitude should not be tolerated by such a business. Carmen should not be working as a hostess because she lacks the grace, and finesse held by the other restaurant staff. She is off-putting and unfortunately does not reflect the reputation of the La Fontaine restaurant of a few years ago. I will not be returning.More