So..what has happened to Market? Formerly a fantastic place to meet with friends and take family has, since their move, fallen into mediocrity and tipico Panamanian ways....meaning mediocre quality and poor service..our latest visit Jan., 2013. Three hungry diners ready to have an executive burger, fish and chips estilo Market and the Sliders..couldn't wait..high expectations..as we waited one diner had a napkin already with lipstick on it..not her own..second had a dirty water glass..and since Panama is going through another round of bad water distribution..the water even tasted dirty..oh well, wait for the food..here it is..Fish and chips were completely uninspired..soggy and mushy completely tasteless..as though they had been frozen, thawed for a while and then fried..6 small sticks of cut corvina in a basket with a small portion of slim fries..sliders were tasty except they were served cold..and the $10.00 executive burger was served bloody and not medium..our wiater? couldn't have cared less..first came to the table as though we had interrupted him..clearly didn't want to be there..never felt welcome..tipico surly at having to be a waiter because evidently the brain surgery group still hasn't contacted him..told him the sliders were cold and he told us..they were warm when he brought them out...can you believe it? well..in Panama you have to..great places start out great and maintain their quality and their food and service integrity..unless something happens at Market soon..they will go the way of so many before them..flash in the pan..total bill $48.00 for an unsatisfactory experience that won't be repeated there..so as more restaurants come on line in PTY the market is going to get more demanding..and at its current quality Market won't compete..sorry..just reporting the news..too bad to..it used to be great..
