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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.
>
>