I keep going back to a local restaurant because (and this is the main reason) the food is good. On top of that, a nice service is a good bonus. Now, I rarely send things back as I'm well aware that mistakes are made in the kitchen and I don't need things to be just so, in fact at times a mistake can improve a dish!
The other day, I was in said restaurant and while waiting over 30 minutes for our main course to be served (they were hosting a party and understaffed) I ordered a pineapple juice. It arrived warm, by this I don't mean room temperature, I mean warm! I managed to get the waiter's attention as he was standing by the bar, it was quite definitive; I waved my friends saw the wave, he saw the wave, even the barman saw the wave.
As the waiter makes his way over, I look forward to sipping on a cool glass of pineapple juice soon. A he approaches the table, he lowers his gaze, ignores us and walks on by. I was baffled as to what just transpired, much to the amusement of my friends, how rude.
Sure, we've all spotted someone in the street, someone you really don't want to speak to, so you avert your eyes and walk on by hoping the person hasn't seen you; but this is something else, I was left telling my disbelieving friends that I swore he saw me....
6 comments:
That's just bizarre! And warm drinks are just wrong (especially when cold water is served in a glass hot out of the dishwasher). Hope you get some lovely cold pineapple juice soon...
I usually order pineapple juice at a restaurant!
Hmm. However inexcusable ignoring a customer is, he could have been new at the job and very very shy? What was the lighting in the restaurant like?! Perhaps you thought he saw you, but no, he looked in your direction but not you ?!
I'm still shocked that man clearly didnt know who you were!
Go on spill the beans, what's the name of this restaurant? I'd like to try it out.
Sofi says "shocked that man clearly didn't know who you were!"
So, who were you at that time?
Hey, are you someone famous?
What a rude man! You would never get that in Monkeyworld.
Perhaps he was just in despair at yet another customer who didn't appreciate his Warm Juice innovation. It seemed like such a surefire hit at the time.
Ariane, I did eventually get a cool glass of juice with lots of ice!
Sofi, The lighting was good, you may be right though, maybe he did recognise me =)
Muhamad, It would be wrong of me to name names but I can vaguely say it's an Indian restaurant directly opposite Wembley stadium.
Alas, I'm not famous nor was I being someone else at the time.....
Duohedron Politico, damn right, in monkey wold, it's unheard of for a glass of banana juice to be served warm!
Graham, you have a knack for hitting the nail on the head every time, clearly this was the problem, I'll be sure to be more supportive next time.
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