点评:DW and I went out for a late dinner last night, trying the Iron Horse which we'd not been to in some time. Walked in, no one acknowledged us. Not a busy night, maybe 25 people in the place. No waitstaff in sight. One bartender, couldn't see anyone in the back of house (couldn't see the back of house actually.). Bartender's chatting up his friends on the far end of the bar. Tables to our right have people watching sportball. Karaoke starts in an hour...
We sit there. Bartender looks our way once, walks into the back, goes back to chatting up his friends. I ask my wife, what does it take to get served around here? She shakes her head.
DW gets up, self serves some icewater from a carafe.
Two minutes after that, we get up and leave, unacknowledged. Time on site, 10 minutes.
Drive to another joint we've been to before. Immediately greeted by waitress and bartender, seated immediately, water served immediately. Menus in hand. Order drinks, three minutes later they're on the table. A few minutes later food order is taken. Ten minutes after that, it's on our table and it's perfect.
30% tip, and enough leftovers for lunch today. I'll never darken the door of the Iron Horse again.
翻译:昨晚,DW 和我出去吃了一顿晚饭,尝试了 Iron Horse,我们已经很久没去过那里了。走进去,没有人理会我们。这不是一个繁忙的夜晚,那里大概只有 25 个人。看不到服务员。一个调酒师,在后面看不到任何人(实际上看不到后面)。调酒师在酒吧远端和他的朋友聊天。我们右边的桌子上有人在看球。卡拉 OK 一小时后开始……
我们坐在那里。调酒师朝我们这边看了一眼,走到后面,又和他的朋友聊天。我问我的妻子,在这里需要什么服务?她摇了摇头。
DW 站起来,用玻璃水瓶自己倒了一些冰水。
两分钟后,我们起身离开,没有人理睬我们。在现场停留了 10 分钟。
开车去了我们以前去过的另一家酒吧。服务员和调酒师立即迎接了我们,立即就座,立即送上水。菜单在手。点饮料,三分钟后就端上了桌。几分钟后,食物订单就被拿走了。十分钟后,食物端上了桌,非常完美。
30% 的小费,剩下的食物足够今天吃午饭。我再也不会光顾 Iron Horse 了。