Starlight Cafe And Farm - Greenville

I have a long history with this restaurant. When I first interviewed for a job in in 2008, my prospective employer took me to Starlight as part of my interview. I fell in love with it then. Over the years, I have always considered it *the* place to go in Greenville. I loved going there for lunch, and hated it when they decided to close for lunch and only open for dinner. For a few years now, I have hosted a group event there once or twice a year. My budget is usually $100 per person (with gratuity, and no alcohol is provided) so I think I have been a very supportive guest in terms of paying market prices without argument or haggling. This year as we planned our February event, I first received some very rude and snippy correspondence from them. It did not sound like Kelly, the person I have always dealt with. I have had this event there at least three times in the past, so I was quite taken aback by the rudeness. We reserved the back room near the bar for a 30 person dinner. Once we started our meeting (which featured an Emily Post-trained etiquette instructor) a group of loud and exceptionally rude women interrupted our event. They interrupted the speaker! They said they wanted to have a picture made on the staircase and for me not to worry about it. My guests were all looking around trying to figure out what was happening and it created a lot of chaos. I was clearly not happy. When I objected suddenly another woman appeared who identified herself as an owner and effectively said deal with it. She did not care what they had done, and seemed offended that I had a problem with my private event being interrupted. I am quite sure if someone would have just come and asked me ahead of time, Could we interrupt for a photo? I would have accommodated the request. But that 's not what happened, and, the owner seemed to not care, at all, about our satisfaction with the event. The server managing the event seemed very uncomfortable with what had transpired. I told her after being a loyal repeat customer for over a decade I was never coming back. There were some other service issues that were minor, that I was going to discuss with them. She was sure someone would reach out to me, as they valued my business. Nope, didn 't happen. The servers there are sweet and attentive. The bartenders are friendly, accommodating and efficient. Chef Tobias is extremely talented and creates lovely food. His wife Kelly is charming and a joy to work with. But... I 'm-An-Owner alienates customers. Because of her intolerably rude attitude, I refuse to go there again. I hate missing out on the delicious food, but I will not patronize a place that doesn 't treat me with courtesy and respect, especially when I 'm dropping several thousand dollars on a Tuesday evening.

Awesome restaurant! Best breakfast burrito in Greenville, bar-none!

Fine dining, great atmosphere. farm to table for most offerings. Never had a bad meal there.

Carpaccio is a really good starter. Flounder almondine melts in your mouth, pork chop was tender and jucey and the collards that come with it, though not like the ones my mother made, were surprisingly excellent! Chocolate cake was a great way to finish.

An amazing dining experience. It’s worth the visit just for the collard greens. Tobias is an amazing chef, and this is quite the finest of establishments.