Peter Aitken wrote:
> "Bob (this one)" > wrote in message
> ...
>
wrote:
>>
>>>Was I wrong or did I miss something???
>>>
>>>"The Nest" is a 4 star restaurant nestled in the
>>>romantic Saddleback Inn, Lake Arrowhead, CA. After
>>>waiting 20 minutes past our scheduled reservation, we
>>>were seated at a quiet booth that was available the
>>>entire time. Soon (8:15pm)a family of 4 with a tired 2
>>>year old crying to go home was seated behind us. After
>>>10 minutes of non-stop crying, we spoke with a
>>>waitress about the disturbance caused by the child.
>>>The ownercame by our table and refused to speak to the
>>>family and told us we could be moved to a louder part
>>>of the restaurant if we didn't like the noise from the
>>>child. Since the romance for the evening was ruined,
>>>we decided to move. I was too upset to accept any
>>>compensation offered, but still shocked that on my $86
>>>tab they charged me a $10 corkage fee on my bottle of
>>>wine. The food and service is worthy of 5 stars, but
>>>owner is a horrible manager and will sacrifice your
>>>romantic evening at the expense of a crying child.
>>>
>>>I left a note on the receipt to the waiter that due to
>>>the actions of the owner he would not be receiving a
>>>tip. I also commended him and the chef on their
>>>service.
>>>
>>>While I think I should have walked out, my wife was
>>>looking forward too much to her Duck breast with a
>>>Lobster Tail. By that point McDonalds was good enough
>>>for me. I am curious as too your comments.
>>
>>You handled it badly. It was time to call the manager over to tell him you
>>were leaving. Politely; he wasn't the one crying.
>>
>>As for "compensation offered," it sounds like you were determined to be
>>annoyed. Restaurants are in the business of selling food and drink. Doing
>>all the service elements is included in the price. Bringing your own food
>>or drink in is rather rude.
>>
> That's not true at all, and you should know better.

<LOL> Right. What do I know about restaurant operations?

> Bringing your own wine
> and paying a corkage fee is accepted practice at many restaurants all over
> the world.

Note the word, "many." Not all, and not even most welcome the practice.
But also note the whining about corkage fee from the OP.

Pastorio