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AllyD
Beginner July 2004

experience in restaurant last night!

AllyD, 2 February, 2009 at 19:21 Posted on Off Topic Posts 0 16

Went out last night with my H, brother and sister in law. We decided last minute that we'd go out for a curry so booked a table at place near their house (which happened to be one of those curry karaoke places). We paid for our food on arrival - was fixed price buffet - and had couple of rounds of drinks and then left after the meal as I was tired as i'm 6 months pregnant and also really suffering with back pain.

On the way back home, my sil got a call on her mobile from the restaurant asking where we were (I did try and get a waiters attention to advise we were leaving and thank them but they were all busy serving), when she said we had left she got a load of abuse down the phone saying we had conned them and they are not just a restaurant and how dare we just have our meal and leave (ie not staying for the karaoke). He said we had conned them and that we are all now barred ? my brother phoned back and they guy just kept going on about how they are a licensed premises and we should not have left!

I am in total shock at how a restaurant thinks they can behave this way! I'm presuming the manager is pissed off cos he would have been expecting us to stay til closing and spend more on drink. The place wasn't even full so surely the money we did spend was better than nothing! Not sure what we can do about it as it was the manager who called in the 1st place so not sure who we can report them to now!

Not much point to this most, just thought i'd share my story!

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Latest activity by Lady Falafel, 3 February, 2009 at 09:32
  • feathers
    Beginner January 2007
    feathers ·
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    Sounds a bit strange! If you have finished a meal surely you are under no obligation to stay anywhere (particularly as you had paid)? Guessing you won't be heading back in a hurry though

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  • AllyD
    Beginner July 2004
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    That's what we all thought! Definitely won't be heading back any time soon! ?

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  • Hoobygroovy
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    How utterly bizarre. It's not like you signed a contract promising to perform at least one karaoke song per person and consume x amount of drinks from the bar. If they want to entice people inside with a fixed price buffet, that's their business. Whether people choose to stay on after the meal is surely their own.

    Being barred would have no effect on me as I wouldn't want to set foot inside a restaurant with such rude staff again.

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  • *Dust*
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    How odd, I certainly wouldn't want to go back and would tell everyone I knew to avoid it as well.

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  • AllyD
    Beginner July 2004
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    Glad i'm not the only one that thought it was strange then! ? i don't think any of us are bothered about going back anyway and i'm sure my borther will put some honest reviews on the likes of Tripadvisor and put others off!

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  • HeidiHole
    Beginner October 2003
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    That's really really odd!

    Did you leave cash on the table to pay? I'm just wondering if someone had it away and they were calling you because they thought you'd done a runner.

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  • AllyD
    Beginner July 2004
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    No, they asked for money when we 1st arrived so we gave the cash directly to the waiter, and the same with drinks, they asked for the money when they brought the round! Maybe he was having a bad day but still no excuse really - we did book on 5pm.co.uk so got it cheaper than usual and they obviously expected to make their money on alcohol but as someone else said, it's not like it was a condition of booking that we stayed all night! I suppose we still got a nice, cheap meal out of it so it wasn't all bad - and we'll definitely choose somewhere different next time!

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  • HeidiHole
    Beginner October 2003
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    Blimey, fuck 'em then. Weirdos ?

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  • hazel
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    Is there any chance hte waiter could have pocketed the cash and told the manager you hadn't paid? Utterly bizarre!

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  • Dooby
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    That's exactly what i'd do, it sounds really peculiar

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  • Consuela Banana Hammock
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    I've heard everything now. What was the manager expecting when he called? For you to apologise and go straight back and sing?

    Pleeeeease name and shame! It's the least they deserve.

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  • Ostrich
    Beginner April 2005
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    Does 5pm.co.uk have a review page? I'd definitely be posting my experience up on there. Weirdo restaurant people.

    I'm wondering if perhaps the waiter pretended you hadn't paid, and just pocketed the cash for himself?

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  • Hoobygroovy
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    Arrange a Hitched meet there and then all get up and leave before the karaoke. ?

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  • J
    Beginner September 2008
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    That's really weird and I can't see why the waiter would think that's a reasonable thing to do!. Can I be nosy and ask if it's in Glasgow, near the Mitchell?

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  • Lady Falafel
    Beginner April 2006
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    How very odd. I went to a Jazz club recently, who did food as well. As long as you'd paid, you could slip off whenever you wanted. What a loon

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