Just got back from taking TTO out for dinner to a restaurant down the road. We don't go there very often, and were reminded today why.
It started off well enough. We placed our orders - TTO ordered chicken liver pasta (blegh) and I ordered an avo, rocket, mascarpone and salmon on rye.
TTO's food arrived first - strange, since my dish didn't require any cooking but whatever. 5 Minutes later, my sandwich arrived. Cold old toasted bread with no sight of mascarpone cheese. Dude, I'm paying the equivalent of $7 for this sandwich, I want my damn cheese.
So I hail the waitress, and point out the lack of cream cheese. "Oh, but they toast the bread" she said. I invited her to touch the bread and verify that it was, in fact, ice cold.
It was fixed, and I know it's not her fault so we didn't stiff her on the tip for that. We did deduct some tip money for not bringing another sparkling water, when I'd ordered it before our food arrived. TTO mentioned that his pasta was kind of lack-lustre as well - under-salted sauce and the livers were overcooked.
So we won't be going back there again, even though their cocktails are nice.
It started off well enough. We placed our orders - TTO ordered chicken liver pasta (blegh) and I ordered an avo, rocket, mascarpone and salmon on rye.
TTO's food arrived first - strange, since my dish didn't require any cooking but whatever. 5 Minutes later, my sandwich arrived. Cold old toasted bread with no sight of mascarpone cheese. Dude, I'm paying the equivalent of $7 for this sandwich, I want my damn cheese.
So I hail the waitress, and point out the lack of cream cheese. "Oh, but they toast the bread" she said. I invited her to touch the bread and verify that it was, in fact, ice cold.
It was fixed, and I know it's not her fault so we didn't stiff her on the tip for that. We did deduct some tip money for not bringing another sparkling water, when I'd ordered it before our food arrived. TTO mentioned that his pasta was kind of lack-lustre as well - under-salted sauce and the livers were overcooked.
So we won't be going back there again, even though their cocktails are nice.
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