Saul:)

As you probably gathered, Mr. G and I recently returned from our honeymoon.  We spent 8 wonderful days in the quiet and quaint town of Pompano Beach, Florida. 

First let me say, we loved it….the town was exactly what we wanted for a honeymoon.  Our resort was located between the Intracoastal Waterway and the ocean; we enjoyed the beach and the pool at our resort as well as caught up on rest and enjoyed our first week as a married couple.

When I say this town was quiet I mean everything shuts down around 9:30pm every single night!  There were about 2 places to go after 9:30pm; one was an old pub and the other was the only nicer restaurant in this town…that was until we found Frank’s Ristorante. (Yes I assure you that is how they spell it)

We stumbled upon Frank’s one night while we were going to check out the pub, when I saw the little tables on the patio, aka the sidewalk, and the cute inside I told Mr. G that we just had to come back!  So the next night we got a little dressed up and headed to Frank’s, an Italian restaurant. 

At first our waiter was Joe, a younger guy that seemed really nice and was very informative about the menu and specials.  Well, about 10 minutes after we arrived Joe informed us that Saul was going to be taking care of us instead because Joe had 3 tables and Saul only had 1.  This should have been my first clue.

Saul shuffled over to our table with the bottle of wine we had chosen earlier; when he spoke to us the first time I almost melted.  He was the cutest little old Italian man that had the most adorable smile and spoke to us in broken English about the menu and let me tell you he could pour wine like no one’s business.  I thought for sure the wine was going to be everywhere seeing as how fast he poured the glasses, he didn’t get a drop on the white table cloth!  This wine lover was impressed, and a bit smitten if I must admit.

We ordered our entrees which we read came with a salad and bread, both of which came quite quickly and were very good.  Our entrees took quite a bit longer, but where did we have to be?  Absolutely nowhere, we were enjoying our honeymoon.

After dinner Mr. G and I had finished the bottle of Chianti and were looking around, Saul was nowhere to be found.  I would get quick glimpses of him inside the restaurant but he never came outside.  We started to talk about how cute this little old man was and how most people would have been upset about the pace of the service, not us though, we began to giggle.  By the time Saul came back to our table we were in a fit of giggles, had texted our entire family telling them about our waiter and how much we liked him.

We decided to order an after dinner drink, I ordered a baileys and coffee while Mr. G stuck with the Chianti.  10 minutes goes by and a young lady brings out my coffee, I asked if she had my Bailey’s and she looked confused.  Moments later Saul shuffled out with my baileys and a big smile on his face.  How could I be mad at that face?

We enjoyed our drinks and continued to giggle and talk about how cute and slow Saul was.  Once our bill was delivered I asked Saul if we could take a picture, he thought I meant of my husband and I.  When I said “No, a picture of you and I.” his response was perfect, “I never say no”.

I’m sure Saul will never read this but just in case….Saul, you provided my new husband and me with an evening we will never forget.  It wasn’t about the food or the speed of the service it was your gentle nature and adorable smile that made our night.  Meeting you was a pleasure and will be a great memory from our honeymoon that we will cherish.

With love,

Mrs. G