tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692445833136814735.post4693592035492239065..comments2024-03-19T04:42:09.453-04:00Comments on Cave Cibum: When NOT to Bring Out the CalculatorPamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08542154587082063628noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692445833136814735.post-88238431665716101622009-04-01T12:48:00.000-04:002009-04-01T12:48:00.000-04:00You should've asked for the receipt back, as if re...You should've asked for the receipt back, as if recognizing your mistake and wanting to fix it, and then crossed the tip out altogether and left that shlub with nothing!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15627321946303497700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692445833136814735.post-36652132849484909942009-03-28T07:51:00.000-04:002009-03-28T07:51:00.000-04:00Thanks for your comments, John and Julia. Lydia c...Thanks for your comments, John and Julia. Lydia came into the dining room a couple of times during the evening, and she definitely seemed like a character - and not in a good way.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08542154587082063628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692445833136814735.post-22447011093141897352009-03-28T06:54:00.000-04:002009-03-28T06:54:00.000-04:00holy smokes, that's awful! For that type of rude ...holy smokes, that's awful! For that type of rude behaviour, I'd say the server probably deserved a small tip.<BR/><BR/>John, I used to work with Lydia at Biba, and we definitely were heavy handed with the salt. Though I would say there's a fine line between perfectly salted (where both the salt freaks and salt phobes are happy) and oversalted... and it's very easy to cross the line.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18207184256646710317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692445833136814735.post-63040192733445250192009-03-24T19:39:00.000-04:002009-03-24T19:39:00.000-04:00Wow - that's a new one! But I have to say, my one...Wow - that's a new one! But I have to say, my one and only experience at Locke-Ober was also marked by really obnoxious service. It started right away too. We were not just kindly asked "would you prefer bottled or still" - our waiter recited a list of "bottled selections," clearly selling. When I said, "thanks, but still would be fine" I got a dirty look and a condescending "Sir, perhaps you'd like to reconsider..."<BR/><BR/>Ugh! It only got worse from there! Maybe it was the same waiter. Still, that was it for Locke-Ober as far as I was concerned.<BR/><BR/>But my experience is that LS's places all have a bit of attitude, and I think i comes from Lydia. We dined at Excelsior a few times, and I found my entres over-salted, as did my dinner companion, a chef and a real foodie. The waiter asked how everything was, and one of us politely said that "we really enjoyed our meal, but felt the chef was a tad heavy-handed with the salt ; had he heard that from other diners?" In 2 minutes Lydia Shire was at our table with giving us quite a lecture on how "sophisticated palates" approach spices, and that our meal was NOT oversalted.<BR/><BR/>Yikes! We listened politely and waited for her to leave. Then we laughed - what a jerky thing to do!<BR/><BR/>That said, I admire her and all she has done for food and dining in Boston. Just sorry that my some of my weirdest restaurant experiences have taken place in her restaurants!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733650535385679993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692445833136814735.post-4345423697727290862009-03-24T11:13:00.000-04:002009-03-24T11:13:00.000-04:00Thanks for your comments, guys. I'm still amazed ...Thanks for your comments, guys. I'm still amazed that this even happened. I can't imagine this happening at a place like Applebees, let alone a place like Locke-Ober.<BR/><BR/>I emailed the manager over the weekend and have yet to hear back.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08542154587082063628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692445833136814735.post-9830300795649538732009-03-23T21:03:00.000-04:002009-03-23T21:03:00.000-04:00Wow, that's a bad move.Wow, that's a bad move.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03193132480979357906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692445833136814735.post-11001059365861410582009-03-23T11:06:00.000-04:002009-03-23T11:06:00.000-04:00*boggle* It wouldn't even have crossed my mind to ...*boggle* <BR/><BR/>It wouldn't even have crossed my mind to tip on regular menu prices. Wonder if he whips out the calculator when he gets tables who don't order three courses, too? <BR/><BR/>If he has an issue with the way Restaurant Week works, he should be talking to the restaurant's management, not taking it out on the customers.adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13540746999282967999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692445833136814735.post-83059232131044290592009-03-21T20:21:00.000-04:002009-03-21T20:21:00.000-04:00I can't believe a waitperson would do such a thing...I can't believe a waitperson would do such a thing, especially in this economy. You should have let the manager know...I haven't been there yet, but this has turned me off!<BR/>Thanks for sharing!Suzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18002570694596220349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692445833136814735.post-3282530720934020252009-03-21T18:32:00.000-04:002009-03-21T18:32:00.000-04:00That is outrageous!! Wow. Just stunned.That is outrageous!! Wow. Just stunned.Lisa Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08096947438461486505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692445833136814735.post-77246396031554557712009-03-20T23:06:00.000-04:002009-03-20T23:06:00.000-04:00At Locke-Ober of all places! One would think Lydi...At Locke-Ober of all places! One would think Lydia Shire's folks would be a bit more classy and tactful than that. Appalling!Christina Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06446537109288683821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692445833136814735.post-78178435214594143672009-03-20T18:29:00.000-04:002009-03-20T18:29:00.000-04:00Yeah, not joking at all. I was incensed that he h...Yeah, not joking at all. I was incensed that he had the audacity to do that!Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08542154587082063628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692445833136814735.post-65536037505810081712009-03-20T15:39:00.000-04:002009-03-20T15:39:00.000-04:00This is so unacceptable I don't even know what to ...This is so unacceptable I don't even know what to say about it. If he had done that to me we would have had words and then he wouldn't have received any tip at all. Seriously. Who does that? <BR/><BR/>Don't be afraid to link to that restaurant in this post or Yelp about it. It's really poor form to treat customers like this. Restaurant week or not.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17007151733189139559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692445833136814735.post-2489815372616891182009-03-20T14:54:00.000-04:002009-03-20T14:54:00.000-04:00ummmmmmmm please tell me you're joking. that is a...ummmmmmmm please tell me you're joking. that is absurd!!Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11834425602056496576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692445833136814735.post-62039987496810324142009-03-20T14:03:00.000-04:002009-03-20T14:03:00.000-04:00WOW that is crazy. I waitressed for many years and...WOW that is crazy. I waitressed for many years and that would've gotten me fired on the spot. Really inappropriate.Dish This!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02160888911586286633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692445833136814735.post-30719409300053544872009-03-20T13:37:00.000-04:002009-03-20T13:37:00.000-04:00omg, that's crazy! honestly i wouldn't have thoug...omg, that's crazy! honestly i wouldn't have thought to look up the normal prices...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13898098819208716948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2692445833136814735.post-36822691296632753052009-03-20T10:23:00.000-04:002009-03-20T10:23:00.000-04:00Yeeeowch. That is a ballsy move.Yeeeowch. That is a ballsy move.Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12198436879038391267noreply@blogger.com