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"Nullabore" <lion_heart_ed@hotmail.com> was heard to surreptitiously bellow 
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?


:-) :-)
Almost spat my red wine all over the screen........ you bastard!!


>>
>> "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.
>>
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