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2008-07-04
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Came with a friend for a casual lunch. We arrived at 12:45, got seated at a table on the balcony overlooking the Southorn football pitches, were handed menus ... and then were duly ignored for the next 25 minutes. The menu was only one page long, with about 20 (or so) items, so maybe they thought that we would examine the menu is such minute detail that it will take a minute (har har) per line?So we finally got someone's attention at 13:10. He said he'd be back. Which turned out he would send so
So we finally got someone's attention at 13:10. He said he'd be back. Which turned out he would send someone else back. When this someone else came, he asked if we wanted to order (what do you think Einstein?). Oh, then he would have to get someone ELSE!
Fine, so we finally got our orders in at 13:15. Then we waited. And waited. And waited. Then we got impatient, and asked. And then waited some more . And asked again. "Where's our food?" asked my company. "It's coming," answered the waiter. "ARE YOU $*#&$*(#& BRINGING IT OVER FROM $)#(*@)#*% SHEUNG WAN?!" said the look on my face.
The food came at 13:45. Exactly 1 hour after we sat down, and 15 minutes before our lunches were to end. I didn't have no Prada bag. I ain't wearing a fancy schmancy diamond Cartier watch. I didn't look like I just came out of a 2-hour makeover at my favourite salon. I wonder how they possible could have thought I am a Tai Tai with a 3-hour lunch schedule?
Having said all that, the rest of the restaurant doesn't make up for the poor service at all. The menu was "English" (so said one of the waiters.) I don't know if it was or not, but my friend and I had serious problems understanding it and ordering from it. *A note to the owners -- I see you have "Faggot" on your menu, which (I found out afterwards) you think means some sort of meatball. I'm sorry to inform you that for ALL OTHER people -- which right now includes myself, my friend, a few other friends and co-workers (whom I subsequently asked) -- it means the other and more well-known understanding of the word. And I ain't having that for lunch. In the words of another commentator from an alternate review source: "This is the sort of menu you would create if you had read about English food but never actually been to England." (I hear those discounted HKG-LHR airfares with Air New Zealand are still on)
In the end, I ordered fish and chips -- which is the only thing on the menu I know would not come with any surprises (and frankly, there weren't any surprises), and my friend ordered some other broiled fish that was equally uninspiring.
The balcony seats -- which looked fantastic from the outside -- did not do much to improve the dining experience. It was a bit "warm", which was to be expected; but we were constantly disturbed by blaring horns or cars/trucks roaring by down on Johnston Road. It'd be quieter sitting on one of the old Kai Tak runways.
A massive disappointment!
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