点评:Aww, God, I really don't want to do this.
I have been to Luigi's many times - have always found it a perfect cafe with lovely, well cooked meals, and it has always been the go to place for us when we have some spare cash and fancy a meal out.
Prices have increased which is completely forgivable and understandable considering the price of everything these days. Higher prices - no problems.
On Saturday, I had the chicken curry, with rice. The price of this meal was £8.75 and, for that price - even with the increased cost of living - and with the reputation of Luigi's - a decent meal was expected.
It was anything but that. It was a microwaved, ready-meal. Chicken so chewy, and the texture was terrible. The chicken was cut into rectangles that looked familiar. The texture was familiar. The taste, the awful awful taste, was also familar. Something was bugging me - then I realised. This was the exact same taste and as a Sharwood's ready meal I bought from a supermarket for £1.70 a week earlier. It was exactly that.
I left incredibly angry, but didn't complain because it's always been a good place to visit. An incredible mark up of £7 for heating food that comes in a box. A meal that comes in at under 500 calories. Usually the meals there are substantial - and it would have been my one and only meal that day. Instead, I was cooking an evening meal about 2 hours later, defeating the purpose of me having a meal out.
Like I say, I really don't want to give this place a low mark - maybe it was an off-day, maybe the cook was off work, maybe they are finding things tough financially. Whatever the reason, that was my last visit to Luigi's. Hopefully standards can get back to where they once were, but frankly I won't be taken for a fool twice. I could have literally eaten the exact same meal, in a faster time, at home and saved myself £7 and 20 minutes on the road. I am actually getting angry again as I type this.
Cash and profit are clearly important to all businesses, but reputation is what keeps a business going. No doubt someone would eat the same meal and think it was well cooked and good value for money. If anyone does want the same meal, you are welcome to come to my house and I'll charge £3.
So sorry Luigi's, but I am really really annoyed.
翻译:噢,天哪,我真的不想这样做。
我去过 Luigi's 多次 - 一直发现它是一家完美的咖啡馆,提供可爱的、煮得很好的饭菜,当我们有闲钱并且想出去吃饭时,它一直是我们的首选去处。
考虑到如今所有东西的价格,价格上涨是完全可以原谅和理解的。价格更高——没问题。
星期六,我吃了咖喱鸡和米饭。这顿饭的价格是 8.75 英镑,就这个价格而言——即使生活成本增加——并且以 Luigi's 的声誉——一顿像样的饭菜还是值得期待的。
但事实并非如此。这是微波炉加热的即食食品。鸡肉很有嚼劲,而且质地很糟糕。鸡肉被切成了看起来很熟悉的长方形。质地很熟悉。那味道,那可怕的味道,也很熟悉。有什么东西困扰着我——然后我意识到了。这和我一周前从超市花 1.70 英镑买的 Sharwood's 即食食品的味道完全相同。正是如此。
我离开时非常生气,但没有抱怨,因为它一直是一个游览的好地方。加热盒装食物可加价 7 英镑,令人难以置信。一顿饭的热量低于 500 卡路里。通常那里的饭菜很丰盛——这将是我那天唯一的一餐。相反,大约两个小时后,我正在做饭,这违背了我出去吃饭的目的。
就像我说的,我真的不想给这个地方低分 - 也许是休息日,也许厨师下班了,也许他们发现经济困难。不管出于什么原因,那是我最后一次去路易吉店。希望标准能够恢复到原来的水平,但坦率地说,我不会再被当作傻瓜了。我本来可以在家里更快地吃完同样的饭菜,这样可以节省 7 英镑,并节省 20 分钟的路途时间。当我打字的时候,我实际上又生气了。
现金和利润显然对所有企业都很重要,但声誉才是企业持续发展的关键。毫无疑问,有人会吃同样的饭菜,并认为它做得很好而且物有所值。如果有人想要同样的饭菜,欢迎你来我家,我会收取 3 英镑。
很抱歉路易吉,但我真的很生气。