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Upon entering Rye Knot restaurant, the server had no record of our reservation, even though I got a confirmation email. Of course, there was no one in the restaurant, so it turned out that a reservation was not really needed. Seeing the vast emptiness of this dining room was an immediate red flag, and it only got worse from there…