Flashback to 3 years ago, my husband (boyfriend at the time) & I enjoyed an excellent meal here. The menu was done verbally by waiters, there was a very pleasant hostess, and it was a lot dimmer to hide all of the gaudy decor. On our 2 year wedding anniversary, we figured why not try Pamplemousse again as we both considered the first experience very memorable. Everything was once again memorable, and not for the best.\n\nWhen we entered, there was a lady standing there but she apparently doesn't work there; she was hosting a party in their banquet area and had to flag down the waiter for us. We were seated in a little cozy corner booth and the waiter/manager comes back 5 minutes later and says \"Whew, I have 30 seconds to spare. I'll tell you tonight's specials\". Strange thing to say to paying customers right? We didn't see him again except for when we paid our bill. The rest of the time, we were served by our busboy who asks, \"Would you like tap water or bottled water?\" Tacky. \n\nOur appetizers were the seafood bouchee and pate. The sauce on the seafood bouchee was nice but that's the only good thing about it. Is there such thing as canned shrimp and scallops, because that's what this \"seafood\" tasted like. Shrimp were minuscule and scallops were mushy. I don't know if I've ever disliked scallops so much in my life. My husband and I poked at the object in the middle of his plate. I was wondering if it was some strange mold and he swore it was paper. I guess he was feeling adventurous so he took a bite of the paper. It ended up being a pastry which just looked, cut, and tasted like paper. Whew. Pate was fine but I've certainly had better. \n\nEntrees were coq au vin and braised lamb. Both meats were falling off the bone tender but I didn't like the taste of the coq au vin sauce. I preferred my husband's sauce much better. He thought they both tasted the same. For dessert, we paid the small fee and upgraded to the Grand Marnier souffle. This was the best part of my night. Beautifully raised, sweet, and warm, it made me happy inside. \n\nOur glasses were never empty, but the service was very cold by the bus boy. I'm not sure why there's only one waiter on staff, and if that's the case, why they're even open when a big party is going to take up everybody's time. The decor is getting bad. Everything looked dusty, all the paintings are crooked, carpet's dirty, and the lamps don't even try to hide their cords. It was so sloppy that I was sitting there wondering why we were wasting our special night dining in a craphole. The price is fair for a 3 course meal, but with that ambiance and service, I will not be back.