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warrrreagl · 07-22-2004, 08:31 PM

This evening, my wife and I went out to an early dinner (4PM) and picked a restaurant we like a great deal (something local similar to an Applebee's). Also, we were initially thrilled to notice immediately that we were the only customers in the whole place! Finally, no screaming toddlers, no loud cell phone conversations, no politics or religion...

And then the food came.

What we ordered was obviously left over from lunch and was very dry and tasteless. The service was excellent and the drinks were superb, but the food was not the usual magnificent experience we'd come to expect.

But then again, we'd never eaten there at 4PM, either.

So here's the question: If you go to a restaurant during "off times," should you expect the same high quality food you'd get during the busiest rush, or should you be practical and realize that quality must diminish at some point in the day.

And if your answer is the former, then what would you do about it?

When the waitress came by to ask how everything was, I told her that the food was too dry and not very good. She said, "I'm sorry," and that was that.

07-22-2004, 08:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
warrrreagl pinche vato Location: backwater, Third World, land of cotton	What are typical restaurant expectations? This evening, my wife and I went out to an early dinner (4PM) and picked a restaurant we like a great deal (something local similar to an Applebee's). Also, we were initially thrilled to notice immediately that we were the only customers in the whole place! Finally, no screaming toddlers, no loud cell phone conversations, no politics or religion... And then the food came. What we ordered was obviously left over from lunch and was very dry and tasteless. The service was excellent and the drinks were superb, but the food was not the usual magnificent experience we'd come to expect. But then again, we'd never eaten there at 4PM, either. So here's the question: If you go to a restaurant during "off times," should you expect the same high quality food you'd get during the busiest rush, or should you be practical and realize that quality must diminish at some point in the day. And if your answer is the former, then what would you do about it? When the waitress came by to ask how everything was, I told her that the food was too dry and not very good. She said, "I'm sorry," and that was that. __________________ Living is easy with eyes closed.