Comments on: Fawlty Chinese

By: Jackie

Jackie — Sat, 15 Nov 2014 07:37:45 +0000

Oh I have missed your blogs, have a night of reading ahead to catch up – well I am sure it will be a night you won’t forget in a hurry lol

By: Desire Empire

Desire Empire — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 08:08:01 +0000

Oh mu God, I’m still trying to work out if you enjoyed it. That is so bad re the restaurant. and I hope you are not too sore after being bowled over.
Carolyn

By: Debra

Debra — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 17:06:12 +0000

Oh my gosh, Charlie, this whole evening could be a Fawlty Towers episode! How this particular restaurant could ever stay in business is a mystery, unless everyone who comes is recalling a positive experience from an entirely different decade! And then the concert had its major hiccups. Well, as I say more and more often, it’s all about the memories, and you and your friends have a story that will bond you evern closer! You need to plan a night and stay in! 🙂

By: Kristy

Kristy — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 20:29:33 +0000

I have never heard of such awful service. How horrible! I would have been so upset at that point. Glad you didn’t miss the main show that night. Hopefully the concert made up for the bad dining experience.

By: InTolerant Chef

InTolerant Chef — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 21:38:09 +0000

At least you’ll be able to laugh about this at your future get-togethers Charlie! I wouldn’t have even paid for the drinks when I walked out. We used to go to a place in Queensland called Vesuvius, strictly for the fun of the appalling service. They tried so hard, but we saw everything from drinks spilled on customers to one being set on fire by the waiter lighting a candle. The food was so-so, but it was certainly dinner with a show 🙂 xox

By: Eva Taylor

Eva Taylor — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 14:09:23 +0000

What a nasty experience. You should definitely write it up on Yelp. Years ago JT and I would find a lovely spot and before we invited anyone, we would go there a few times and it was great! Then we’d invite friends or parents and it would suck! Big time suck, like forgetting someone’s order! It was uncanny how many times this happened when we were first married.

By: Nuts about food

Nuts about food — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 11:57:04 +0000

Oh gosh, what a disaster! On Saturday we tried a new Chinese place I had noticed because it advertised regional cuisine (an area I didn’t even really know of), which is a rarity on this side of the world. On trip advisor it had few but all in all good reviews, the kind that says: this is where Chinese students go to eat authentic food. Simple but good homecooked food, family run… well, you get the gist. We went there with another couple (so among all of us, 4 kids between ages 2 and 8). All in all, the food was really good and different from the Westernized fare we often get. The problem was that there was just one girl cooking everything from scratch (thank goodness there were only two other tables occupied and that it was a small place) and her brother, who spoke no Italian or English, taking orders. It took us almost three hours to eat our meal (kids going crazy in the meanwhile), AND we cancelled the last two dishes. Plus, they finished their boiled white rice halfway through (that was a first!!!) and half of the cool things on the menu were not available.

By: Juliet

Juliet — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 07:34:27 +0000

Oh dear. You must be due for a successful night out now, just to get back on your horse, so to speak.

By: Claire @ Claire K Creations

Claire @ Claire K Creations — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 02:07:24 +0000

Oh Charlie you find the best restaurants! At least you had a good time in the end although I bet you were starving!

By: milkteaxx

milkteaxx — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 01:51:53 +0000

i have to agree. a lot can change in a decade, i had a similar experience recently, the son took over the business and food just wasnt the same