The Other Place

It's funny if you go to a place and dislike it once it somehow disappears from your radar. If I want to have a snack I always head to Botanic and never think of the other place. I did go quite a few times once then one day went in and the music was absolutley deafning! I mean it was so loud that you couldn't hear yourself speak. We asked the waitress if ity could be turned down and she said that it couldn't. I'm not some old man who complains all the time, honest! Never been back, perhaps they've turned it down since! Menu is typical stodge heaven, chips, burgers, gougons, frys etc. Bit of a hangover heaven of a morning. Shame we were so put off as ...

The other place on first glance looks dark and not very welcoming, but when you enter, the mad buzz and nice smells about the place beckon you in. The food is cheap and of good quality, the steaks in particular are great. I've had many a good fry/steak in here. The one reason why I would think about going there again is that the staff have absolutely no manners, are grumpy, rude and dure every time I've ...

On Tuesday my boyfriend and I decided to go for a pre-shopping bite to eat and plumped for 'The Other Place' which seemed the kind of place you can drop by, get a nice meal in a pleasant atmosphere and be gone within the hour, appetite suitably appeased. How wrong we were. I have NEVER in my life endured such appalling service. The waitress who 'served' us actually went out of her way to be rude to us, deliberately avoiding saying 'please' and 'thank you' and she did not smile once and even cut me off mid-sentence as I made a request. Fair enough, she may have a long day at work, but it takes no effort to smile or be nice, especially to the very people who ...