RESTAURANT
RANTS & RAVES
For
what it's worth...
I was a chef in college (It was a way to eat
well). Since then I've
been eating out a great deal - as you might imagine being a speaker and on
the road. I'm a meat and potatoes kinda guy that recognizes a great chef
can create a host of flavors that arrive with each bite. I love ambiance
and dislike pretense. I enjoy quality and feel it can be delivered as part
of the value. I like staying in shape and feel the less humans mess with
the natural order of foods the healthier we'll be. I avoid decaf coffee, artificial
sugar, non-fat milk, and think the stinky cheese is the best. I avoid
cream sauces and eggs as a matter of personal tastes and preferred my vegetables
firm. When you read the comments, understand they are given in a
light-hearted fashion (unless otherwise noted). Life is too short to get
really bent out of shape by a meal.
Here are the watch categories
| Ambiance |
The effect the decor and lighting have on me at the
time and how I think others will be affected by it. |
| Food |
How the food is prepared, presented, and tastes. If
there is a specialty, getting it right is critical. |
| Service |
This is the
biggy. Bad service can destroy everything
and to be good service it needs to be very personal. If I want
impersonal, I'll have it delivered. |
| Second
Chance |
Something's wrong - I don't care if I notice it or you
notice it (sometimes right is not right for the customer and it's
the customer's fault). The question is can you get it 'right' and
get the 'mood' back again. |
| Overall
Experience |
This is weighted depending on the entire experience.
If the food wasn't perfect - and I wasn't that hungry - and you made
me enjoy my time there - you might get a higher mark than if I was
starving, in a rush, and wanted food that made my limited time there
an experience. |
| Here's
the scale... |
| 1 |
Call the paramedics (or a psychiatrist) |
| 2 |
I should have eaten at home |
| 3 |
Needs work - some distractions, still recommend |
| 4 |
OK - Got what I expected |
| 5 |
Highly recommend - exceeds expectations |
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