点评:To my great sadness and disappointment, this beautiful and friendly community café closed extremely abruptly just two weeks ago. It is hard to fully state how large a loss this is for the town, and how much it will be missed by locals and tourists alike. It was always popular, and it was easy to understand why. Firstly, the staff. Every single time I came here, I was greeted with smiles. They made sure to learn my name, knew my typical order, and were great to chat with. Even during their busiest times they were always friendly. Secondly, the food. It was some of the best around- due in no small part to their excellent chef. A decently size menu with a great variety of options, at very reasonable prices (especially for the area and vs its nearest local competition). Lastly, atmosphere. This place had it in spades- from the busy summer tourist season, watching the world go by from a table inside with a cool drink, music in the background, to a cold winter day with the fireplaces going and nice hot food. I always felt welcome, and at home here.
The sudden closure of the café is nothing short of an utter travesty. From what I've managed to learn in the past two weeks, it seems the staff of the café were given next to no notice of the closure from its directorial board- a board who have so far have provided no explanation for this. Could the café not have been saved? Could there not have been fundraisers to ensure it stays open? How can the directors of this *community* café snub the community it is serving? Surely any other course of action would have been better than what transpired here. Take their friendly chef, for example. He went on holiday at home overseas shortly before the closure, and has since learned he has no job to come back to. There was no "closing down" period, not even a "we're worried we'll close down"- even the staff themselves have said business was good. So to those directors I feel I must say this: your actions have not only displaced the wonderful staff to uncertain futures, but you've also deprived small town of its heart.
And finally, I'd like to say a massive thankyou to the staff who made all my visits over the past year so wonderful.
翻译:令我非常难过和失望的是,这家美丽而友好的社区咖啡馆在两周前突然关门了。很难完全说明这对该镇的损失有多大,当地人和游客会怀念多少。它总是很受欢迎,而且很容易理解为什么。首先,工作人员。每次我来到这里,我都会受到微笑的欢迎。他们确保知道我的名字,知道我的典型订单,并且很乐意与之聊天。即使在他们最忙碌的时候,他们也总是很友好。其次,食物。这是周围最好的一些-在很大程度上要归功于他们出色的厨师。一份大小适中的菜单,提供多种选择,价格非常合理(尤其是对于该地区及其最近的本地竞争对手而言)。最后,气氛。这个地方有它的黑桃 - 从繁忙的夏季旅游季节,看着世界从里面的桌子上喝着凉爽的饮料,背景音乐,到寒冷的冬日,壁炉在燃烧,美味的热食。我总是感到宾至如归,在这里就像在家里一样。
咖啡馆的突然关闭简直就是一场彻头彻尾的讽刺。从我过去两周设法了解到的情况来看,这家咖啡馆的工作人员似乎几乎没有收到其董事会关于关闭的通知——董事会迄今未对此作出任何解释。难道咖啡馆就没救了吗?难道没有筹款活动来确保它保持开放吗?这家*社区*咖啡馆的董事怎么能冷落它所服务的社区?当然,任何其他行动方案都会比这里发生的事情更好。以他们友好的厨师为例。关闭前不久,他在海外的家中度假,此后得知他没有工作可回来。没有“关门”期,甚至没有“我们担心我们会关门”——连员工自己都说生意很好。所以我觉得我必须对那些导演说:你们的行为不仅让优秀的员工流离失所,未来也不确定,而且你们还剥夺了小镇的心脏。
最后,我想对工作人员表示衷心的感谢,他们让我在过去一年的所有访问都如此精彩。