tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post7991487675125138239..comments2024-03-29T08:01:51.705+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: Slow food revisitedCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-956561271906753652012-12-10T20:28:38.046+00:002012-12-10T20:28:38.046+00:00I waited for an hour in a pub in Saddleworth for l...I waited for an hour in a pub in Saddleworth for lasagne and chips, only to find the lasagne was still frozen inside when I tucked into it. I demanded and got my money back. I'd eaten the chips first so at least I got something for my extended wait.Neville Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-86463851733140940752012-12-09T23:53:53.211+00:002012-12-09T23:53:53.211+00:0045 minutes for pub grub?
It's at times like th...45 minutes for pub grub?<br />It's at times like this that I most enjoy causing a scene in public.<br />Over the years my kids have got used to it and are now no longer embarrassed when I go off on one.<br />In fact we generally take a vote at the table as to what level of the Richter scale the volcanic explosion should merit.<br />If it's really crap and shoddy service I've been known to stand on my chair in the pub/restaurant and start calling for the manager.<br />Fuck me you'd be amazed how quickly you get served when that happens.<br /> Professor Pie-Tinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-62102652838268365122012-12-09T23:03:25.206+00:002012-12-09T23:03:25.206+00:00I don't mind waiting 30 minutes if a member of...I don't mind waiting 30 minutes if a member of staff tells you it's likely to be that long and lets you know if there is an exceptional delay; it's the times you have to continually chase up that irriate (3 time over 75 minutes in a pub near Hampton Court this year).Martin, Cambridgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-52838234412547870542012-12-08T16:17:37.520+00:002012-12-08T16:17:37.520+00:00Wetherspoon's food is often there at the table...Wetherspoon's food is often there at the table waiting for you by the time you walk back from ordering it. <br /><br />How they do this I'm sure we can all imagine.py0noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-63605253780966370662012-12-08T15:58:57.770+00:002012-12-08T15:58:57.770+00:00It can be as nice as it likes but it sounds useles...It can be as nice as it likes but it sounds useless for a guy's on an hours lunch, and you owe your readership the truth.Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-43209939414789207382012-12-08T15:31:22.496+00:002012-12-08T15:31:22.496+00:00No, I won't, as apart from the slow food servi...No, I won't, as apart from the slow food service it was in most other respects one of the nicest food-oriented pubs I have come across. Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-80330167116527766162012-12-08T13:26:54.183+00:002012-12-08T13:26:54.183+00:00Go on, name and shame.Go on, name and shame.Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.com