tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post861880398618368653..comments2024-03-25T18:49:00.608+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: I'm not eating that!Curmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-46297158453039282502016-02-06T17:31:19.017+00:002016-02-06T17:31:19.017+00:00Ed, there is more than a grain of truth in what yo...Ed, there is more than a grain of truth in what you say about staff gobbing in the food, if it is sent back. The wife of a colleague of mine once worked in restaurant kitchens and had some absolutely horrendous tales to tell about what happened to those customers foolish enough to return their food.<br /><br />Most chefs have vastly over-inflated egos – think Gordon Ramsey or, worse still, Marco Pierre White. They take any criticism of their cooking, however well intended, as a personal affront. My colleague’s wife came out with horror stories of bogies being mixed into the food, as well as spit, but the worst one involved a returned steak. This was unceremoniously wiped around the inside of the toilet pan before being returned to the unfortunate and clueless customer.<br /><br />In my book, idiots acting in this disgusting, and potentially heath-threatening manner should never be allowed near a kitchen again, but some of these egotistical people are so full of their own self-importance that they can’t even see they have done anything wrong.<br /><br />Moral of tale, NEVER send anything back. Just leave the food and complain afterwards. Ask for a reduction off the bill, and then vow NEVER to eat in that place again. Give a bad review on Trip Advisor, if that’s your sort of thing, and spread the word amongst your friends and family, but don’t go back.<br />Paul Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678639237696546268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-58204898100641465862016-02-06T11:56:26.085+00:002016-02-06T11:56:26.085+00:00@Stonch - you're taking a break from Twitter a...@Stonch - you're taking a break from Twitter at the moment so will have missed the ludicrous debate yesterday about men using the ladies' bogs in the Piccadilly Tap. Which of course is not your problem any more.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-71665122819331498762016-02-06T11:18:10.857+00:002016-02-06T11:18:10.857+00:00I remember when my French chef got injured and I h...I remember when my French chef got injured and I had to be chef in my own pub for a few weeks. Not once dish sent back in the whole time. I was very proud of that.<br /><br />Briefly considered becoming one of those chef-owner types but then realised the customer base were just being kind and politely not feeding back that whatever they'd ordered, they tended just to get a medium rare ribeye.<br /><br />Also it was bloody hard work. Poor old Monsieur Le Chef didn't last long after that, though. Talk about taking back the power.Stonchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07001578598975666535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-61031744816246780392016-02-06T00:43:01.490+00:002016-02-06T00:43:01.490+00:00I blogged about waiting times for food here, which...I blogged about waiting times for food <a href="http://pubcurmudgeon.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/slow-food.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>, which also includes the raw fish anecdote.<br /><br />I can remember several occasions where I've got the impression that a food order has been completely forgotten. If you're not pushed for time, the best thing to do is just to hang on until the time has become utterly ridiculous and then hopefully get a free meal!<br /><br />Another reason for not sending food back is that, unlike with a pint, you fear that any replacement won't be any more palatable.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-11089768993372685312016-02-05T21:27:34.591+00:002016-02-05T21:27:34.591+00:00I think you're right, harder to complain about...I think you're right, harder to complain about food than a pint. Most common complaint is about waiting times, which is hard to resolve and why Spoons now so popular. Always splendid viewing when the Cookie approach adopted (rare).<br /><br />Most people wait till they get home to complain on Trip Advisor it seems.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-71056225234846547822016-02-05T17:58:57.218+00:002016-02-05T17:58:57.218+00:00Shout loudly, Oy, treacle, this is f*cking sh*te. ...Shout loudly, Oy, treacle, this is f*cking sh*te. Money back!<br /><br />That tends to initiate a swift resolution to the issue.Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-79175331459030346102016-02-05T17:56:59.502+00:002016-02-05T17:56:59.502+00:00I always have the feeling they're going to gob...I always have the feeling they're going to gob in my food if I send it back so I seldom complain. Though come to think of it I don't eat out much anyway. Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13844169940650659196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-23298295706491843942016-02-05T16:54:11.758+00:002016-02-05T16:54:11.758+00:00If it will cause food poisoning always return.
I...If it will cause food poisoning always return. <br /><br />If it's just not good then it depends on price.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com