true,
It's a shame when it happens, I've had stand up arguments with chefs over food quality, they don't seem to understand how embarrasing it is to hand over sub-par food sometimes. One chef used to say "i fucked it up, just get em a bottle of wine" as if that solved all the problems in the world.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 5 Nov 2012, 9:02, 1 reply, 13 years ago)

In my experience most chefs do attempt to solve all their problems with a bottle of something.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 5 Nov 2012, 9:05, Reply)

This lot just came over with a wad of notes.
All was forgiven, so job well done by the staff - we still tipped them, and did so heavily.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 5 Nov 2012, 9:10, Reply)

you paid in advance?

( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 5 Nov 2012, 9:16, Reply)

Yeah, it's an' order at the bar' kind of place

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 5 Nov 2012, 9:18, Reply)

17.50 and you dont get a waitress or waiter?
Fuck. I never pay in advance, always open a tab, at least then you can refuse to pay, in case you get a shitty manager who won't give your money back.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 5 Nov 2012, 9:23, Reply)

We opened a tab for the drinks
but Lusty's folks were paying for the food and did so up front: it could have been a very bad move though, so won't be doing that again anywhere...
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 5 Nov 2012, 9:30, Reply)

could've been.
I've never understood the culture in restaurants in giving free drinks for bad food. Just because chefs are so precious about their GP and managers are too pussy to fight them on it. If food is late, fair enough, glass of wine, but if food is shit, free food.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 5 Nov 2012, 9:36, Reply)

If I'm honest, I never complain on the whole, I just don't go back.
That's not actually giving them a fair chance to rectify the situation but I was brought up to never make a scene and I cannot face it.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 5 Nov 2012, 9:45, Reply)

i get this.

( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 5 Nov 2012, 9:11, Reply)

get do
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 5 Nov 2012, 9:24, Reply)

haHA!

( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 5 Nov 2012, 9:29, Reply)