Tuesday, December 16, 2003

We went out for a celebration dinner on Saturday evening. According to all the reviews the place was great. I asked some friends who had been there what their experience had been at the place in question and they said it was great. Well is was not great. The place looked nice from a distance, but was not all that wonderful once inside. For a start it was so dark we could not read the menu without additional candles being brought to the table. The food was expensive and poor quality. I will gladly pay for quality, but not when I am being ripped off. What really spoilt the meal for me was they served tap water, not pure drinkable water with the meal. Trying to eat a nice meal with water that has enough chlorine in it to sanitize a swimming pool is rough. As usual it is the details that trip people up. The folks running this place will fail if they do not start paying attention to the details. When you move up market and expect customers to pay higher prices, the standard moves up and if you try to skimp on the details you will get caught. This place will never see me again.

Oh, by the way, if a friend asks for your opinion about a restaurant and it sucks, please be honest and tell them. They will appreciate it.

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