点评:Each time we go to Timothy's, it seems to decline in quality, little by little. Yesterday we had breakfast there. Before you seat yourself, you have to grab your own menu, get your own napkin and cutlery, get your own water if you want some, then go up to the till to order and pay. (We wondered if next time they'd call out your table number and you'd have to go fetch your own food.) A staff person did bring our food, after that nobody came back to check things were all right, nor was anyone ever in the area for us to ask a question about our meal. It's become an expensive cafeteria. The menu is odd now, with no mention of any beverages whatsoever. Frankly, the scrambled eggs must have been a mix of egg and powdered egg--we both thought that upon eating it. They gave us a voucher for 5 quid off a purchase in the shop, gee thanks. In the shop I asked if they had any silk or artificial flowers sold individually, she said no, they have pre-made (sparse overpriced) arrangements glued into a vase! It's becoming quite sad going in there, it's getting so corporate and faceless. We won't be returning, we'd rather go to a little person-owned cafe nearby, where a person actually speaks to you and maybe even serves you! Sign of the times?
翻译:每次去Timothy's,感觉它的质量都在一点点下降。昨天我们在那里吃早餐。入座前,你得自己拿菜单,自己拿餐巾和餐具,如果需要水的话,还要自己拿,然后到收银台点餐付账。(我们还在想下次他们会不会叫你的桌号,然后你得自己去取餐。)服务员确实把餐点送来了,但之后就没人回来检查了,也没人过来让我们问餐费的问题。这家餐厅现在变成了一家收费昂贵的自助餐厅。菜单现在很奇怪,根本没提到任何饮料。说实话,炒鸡蛋肯定是鸡蛋和蛋粉混合的——我们俩吃的时候都这么想。他们给了我们一张在商店购物时可以减5英镑的优惠券,真是太感谢了。在店里我问他们有没有单卖的丝绸花或人造花,她说没有,他们有现成的(价格不菲的)插花,粘在花瓶里!走进去真是让人难过,感觉越来越商业化,毫无特色。我们不会再来了,我们宁愿去附近一家小咖啡馆,那里有人会跟你说话,甚至会为你服务!这难道不是时代的标志吗?