Nice ride, far too expensive for the quality of the meal
Waterloo Central Railway的点评
点评:The train ride itself was nice, the staff was friendly. My concern is with the cost. I paid $636.00 total for a table of 4 people. We also drove 3 hours to get to the train from our home.
The train ride itself costs money and I understand that. The meal costs money and I understand that, too. However, the quality and quantity of the food was *not* worth the cost. We were given 1 bun each and asked for additional. They cut up a bun and then gave us the 1 to share. Nuts on the salad were oily tasting and burned. We had to pay additional money for soft drinks. The quiche I had was very much over salted while the chicken meal seemed great (except the vegetables were very much overcooked). When being served tea with dessert, we were each given half a cup of hot water. I can understand not filling to the rim for safety reasons, but half a cup was not appropriate and we were not permitted more. I suspect they didn't have enough.
There were 3 tables of 4 seats each in the train car. Only 14 people were on the train, yet they squished us at adjacent tables. There were 2 extra tables of 4 that could have allowed us to spread out a bit. Instead, I was pushed in as far as I could because the person behind me kept adjusting his chair and we kept hitting each other. There was no option to move tables.
While I know the team works very hard to ensure a good time (most, if not all, are volunteers!), we were all *very* disappointed with the food and beverage and the seating arrangements.
I would recommend waiting until spring/summer and taking the train for fun (and much less money) than booking for the Easter event.
翻译:火车之旅本身很愉快,工作人员也很友好。我的问题在于价格。我们四个人一共花了636美元。而且我们还从家开了三个小时的车才到火车站。
火车票本身要花钱,我理解。餐费也要花钱,我也理解。但是,食物的质量和分量完全不值这个价。我们每人只拿到一个面包,我们要求多要一些。他们把一个面包切开,然后把剩下的一个给我们。沙拉里的坚果吃起来油腻腻的,而且都烤焦了。软饮料还要额外收费。我点的乳蛋饼太咸了,鸡肉套餐看起来不错(除了蔬菜煮得太老了)。甜点上茶的时候,每人只拿到半杯热水。我知道出于安全考虑不能倒满,但是半杯也太少了,而且他们也不让我们再加。我怀疑他们水不够。
车厢里有三张四人桌。车上只有14个人,他们却把我们挤在相邻的桌子旁。明明还有两张四人桌,可以让我们稍微分散一些。结果,我被挤到了最里面,因为我后面的人不停地调整椅子,我们俩总是互相碰撞。而且也没有换桌子的办法。
我知道工作人员为了保证大家玩得开心付出了很多努力(他们几乎都是志愿者!),但我们对食物、饮料和座位安排都非常失望。
我建议大家等到春夏两季再来,坐火车来玩(而且更省钱),而不是预订复活节活动。