点评:We have been going to Sidney for as long as it has been there. It is our favorite local restaurant. We made reservations for five the Thursday before last, and for four two days later on Saturday. I waited ten days to write this review to allow myself a little time to think it over.
As always, we requested tables in the smaller quieter room both nights since two of us us have difficulty hearing, even with hearing aids; and as always that request was confirmed. But we were shown to a table in the noisy main room that was about five feet across. With only two other tables in the room occupied we could not hear each other unless we chose to shout, which we did not.
We told our server that the reservation had been confirmed for the other room, but she said she could not move us. We asked her to check with the manager and co-owner (Chef Annis' wife, who has good people skills) but she was not there. The server went to the kitchen and returned saying despite the promise of the quiet room we would not be accommodated. We asked politely for her to advise Chef Annis that we would have to leave, but he was adamant - we would be accommodated despite the reservation. So we left and cancelled the reservation for four on Saturday as well. His intransigence cost him seven dinners which would have included cocktails, wine, appetizers and entrees. He also lost two regular customers for his $500 a couple wine dinners.
It will be a very, very long time, before any of us return to Sidney.
翻译:只要它一直在那里,我们就一直去悉尼。这是我们最喜欢的当地餐厅。我们在上周四预订了五个,两天后的周六预订了四个。我等了十天才写这篇评论,让自己有一点时间考虑一下。
和往常一样,我们两个晚上都要求在更小更安静的房间里放桌子,因为我们两个人听力有困难,即使有助听器也是如此;一如既往,该请求得到了确认。但是我们被带到了嘈杂的主房间里的一张桌子前,这张桌子大约有五英尺宽。房间里只有另外两张桌子被占用,除非我们选择大喊大叫,否则我们听不到对方的声音,但我们没有。
我们告诉我们的服务器,另一个房间的预订已经确认,但她说她不能让我们搬家。我们请她与经理和共同所有人(厨师 Annis 的妻子,具有良好的人际交往能力)核实,但她不在那里。服务器去了厨房并返回说尽管我们不会入住安静的房间的承诺。我们礼貌地请她告知主厨 Annis 我们将不得不离开,但他很坚定 - 尽管有预订,我们仍会入住。所以我们离开并取消了周六的四人预订。他的顽固态度使他损失了七顿晚餐,其中包括鸡尾酒、葡萄酒、开胃菜和主菜。他还因为他每人 500 美元的葡萄酒晚宴失去了两名常客。
在我们任何人返回悉尼之前,这将是非常非常长的时间。