🚀 go-pugleaf

How do you know that ? Have you met his girlfriend ?

Let's hope she gives a kind review of "Service, Ambience, Value for Money"
if his performance is a bit sub-standard - the poor old cafe owner might
like to observe and give some feedback !

I might go to Prego's - it sounds like if you scam it right you can get a
free pizza :)


"Nullabore" <lion_heart_ed@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:bcdqlv$1vc8$1@austar-news.austar.net.au...
> I guess a root was out of the question after taking your date to such a
> place?
> >
> > "Peter Lucas" <skyscum@gil.com.au> wrote in message
> > news:Xns9396841EA328Eskyscumearthlingnet@127.0.0.1...
> > > "Prego's Cafe and Wine Bar" in Carina (Brisbane).
> > >
> > > I went there with a friend last night....... and have never been more
> > > disgusted with the service and food at any place, like I was there.
> > >
> > > Going by the Courier Mail 20 points system that they have in their
> Tuesday
> > > segment, I'd give it :
> > > 4 for Food,
> > > 5 for Wine,
> > > 3 for Service
> > > 4 for Ambience and
> > > 3 for Value for Money
> > >
> > > Food: We had Chiabatta with olive oil and balsamic dip for a starter.
> The
> > > bread was a 4" peice cut from one of those loaves you get in the
plastic
> > bag
> > > in Coles/Woolworths. The oil tasted like it came out of a plastic
> bottle.
> > > Mains, we ordered the woodfired pizzas. I had a Meat Lovers with BBQ
> > sauce,
> > > my dining partner had a "Euro". Her's was quite good. Mine........
it's
> > the
> > > first time I've seen a meat lovers pizza with spag bol mince on it,
> > complete
> > > with the tiny chuncks of tomato and olive in it. Looks like they were
> > using
> > > their leftovers up. The "salami" was not salami, and a couple of
peices
> > smelt
> > > quite off. The BBQ sauce, was just that. Straight out of a bottle and
> > > squirted hap- hazardly over the top of everything. There would have
been
> > two
> > > teaspoons (tops) of cheese on top.
> > > Luckily I had asked for Jalapenos on top, they gave it some taste and
> > > flavour.
> > > If that wasn't bad enough, we found a hair under the Chiabbata, and I
> > found
> > > and even longer hair baked into my pizza.
> > > It got 4 points for food because the coffee was pretty good.
> > >
> > > Wine: They should be ashamed to call themselves a wine bar. The red
> > selection
> > > consists of about 6 very ordinary wines. I went with a Cockatoo Ridge
> > Shiraz,
> > > for $20. *Very* overpriced.
> > >
> > > Service: We walked in on a Monday night and there were approx 6 people
> in
> > the
> > > place. We stood at the counter for 4mins waiting for a table. When the
> > waiter
> > > finally came over I asked for one of the tables at the back that had
> white
> > > linen table cloths and linen napkins on. I was told No, they were only
> for
> > > Friday nights. We took a seat in the main area on a bare table with
> paper
> > > napkins. He then took another 10mins to come up and ask if we would
like
> > > something!! I asked for a bottle of water. I also asked for a brief
> > > description of a couple of the dishes on the menu. He didn't quite
know
> > what
> > > they were like. (Which is why we went for the 'safe' option of
> wood-fired
> > > pizza). They had 6 staff members (2 cooks) to (at most) 10 customers.
> The
> > > times that we had top wait for service, and for the food are totally
> > > unacceptable. To top it off, my friend left some of her pizza. The
> waiter
> > > came over in a rush, grabbing plates and asking if we wanted coffee
and
> > > dessert. She was having a bit of a think about it, and he took off.
When
> > he
> > > walked past on his way back, she asked if the pizza could be put in a
> > > container for her to take home. He looked dumbfounded and said "Oh,
> > ummmmm, I
> > > just threw it in the bin"!!
> > >
> > > Ambience: The bare tables are well worn and very dirty. A bit of
bleach,
> > hot
> > > water and elbow grease would get them back into tip top condition.
> > > Inside was a non-smoking area. The female owner stood at the
bar/counter
> > and
> > > smoked to her hearts content.
> > > Apart from that, the background music was *Kylie Minougue*!! A tad
> better
> > > than the 1812 Overture that was playing when we first sat down, but
not
> > that
> > > much.
> > >
> > > Value for Money: There is a fish and chip shop right next door. Go
> there.
> > >
> > >
> > > I never paid for my pizza.
> >
> >
>
>