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King and I Thai, Southampton, UK
The King and I Thai.
NEVER EAT HERE. I went here with my girlfriend last Saturday night, after being impressed with their =A310 meal deal sign on the outside of the building (a starter and a main course for =A310). After sitting down we noticed inside the menu that this offer did not apply at weekends. After explaining to the waiter we only really wanted to eat in this restuarant becuase of the =A310 deal, he told us he would let it go, and offered us the said deal. What a nice man we thought! We ordered a bottle of red wine. When he arrived with the wine, and had opened the bottle, he then explained to us the =A310 deal did not include starters! WHAT?! This means this "deal" entitles us to ONE MAIN course for =A310! Many of the courses were about =A37, meaning this "deal" means we have to pay =A33 extra! Obviously unimpressed with this, we got up to leave. Whilst putting my coat on, I asked the waiter (who I think was also the manager) what his name was, and he outright refused to tell me, clearly knowing he was trying to take advantage of us, and didn't want us to make a fool of him in the media. Look out for this waiter/manager guy. He is a confidence trickster and is not to be trusted. He deliberately waited until he opened out bottle of wine before telling us the cost of the meal had dramatically increased. Avoid. |
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"Paul Turner" > wrote in message ups.com... The King and I Thai. NEVER EAT HERE. I went here with my girlfriend last Saturday night, after being impressed with their £10 meal deal sign on the outside of the building (a starter and a main course for £10). After sitting down we noticed inside the menu that this offer did not apply at weekends. After explaining to the waiter we only really wanted to eat in this restuarant becuase of the £10 deal, he told us he would let it go, and offered us the said deal. What a nice man we thought! We ordered a bottle of red wine. When he arrived with the wine, and had opened the bottle, he then explained to us the £10 deal did not include starters! WHAT?! This means this "deal" entitles us to ONE MAIN course for £10! Many of the courses were about £7, meaning this "deal" means we have to pay £3 extra! Obviously unimpressed with this, we got up to leave. Whilst putting my coat on, I asked the waiter (who I think was also the manager) what his name was, and he outright refused to tell me, clearly knowing he was trying to take advantage of us, and didn't want us to make a fool of him in the media. Look out for this waiter/manager guy. He is a confidence trickster and is not to be trusted. He deliberately waited until he opened out bottle of wine before telling us the cost of the meal had dramatically increased. Avoid. |
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On Wed, 01 Jun 2005 20:13:01 GMT, "Pigsty" > wrote:
> I went here with my girlfriend last Saturday night, >After sitting down we noticed inside the menu that this offer did not >apply at weekends. What part of Saturday night did you believe was not a weekend? Let the buyer beware .....your rant is unfounded. There are no shortcuts to any place worth going. - Beverly Sills |
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>What part of Saturday night did you believe was not a weekend?
none - on the sign in the window it was not made clear that the offer didn't apply at weekends - clearly a ploy to get punters into the place in the first place. Like I said, when the waiter told us the offer didn't apply to us, we politely said we would like to leave, whereby he quickly changed his mind about it, telling us he would offer us the deal after all, but of course after he came back with the wine and opened it he told us it didn't include starters! >Let the buyer beware .....your rant is unfounded. not at all - in fact, my girlfriend pointed out to me that I left out of the review this joker waiter guy actually admitted to us he was trying to rip us off! this was in an argument outside the restaurant. I eat out in Southampton several times a week, and I've never ever seen this level of fraud anywhere else. there are so many lovely restaurants in Southampton that don't need to pull the wool over your eyes and use this cheap level of deceptive marketing to get punters in. |
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Well, I can see some Brit has taken my ID.
"Ida Slapter" > wrote in message ... > On Wed, 01 Jun 2005 20:13:01 GMT, "Pigsty" > wrote: > >> I went here with my girlfriend last Saturday night, > >>After sitting down we noticed inside the menu that this offer did not >>apply at weekends. > > What part of Saturday night did you believe was not a weekend? > > Let the buyer beware .....your rant is unfounded. > > > There are no shortcuts to any place worth going. > - Beverly Sills |
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huh?
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