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Started by Archie Warnock
Fri, 09 Jul 2004 14:04
What am I missing?
Author: Archie Warnock
Date: Fri, 09 Jul 2004 14:04
Date: Fri, 09 Jul 2004 14:04
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Went into a restaurant the other night here in Annapolis, MD. They have a very nice wine list, featuring a goodly number of Spanish wines in a range of prices. Obviously, a considerable amount of thought has gone into developing the list. When you're seated at the table, they bring menus but don't bring the wine list. You have to ask for it when the wait(person) comes to the table. Now, what possible business reason would any restaurant have - let alone one that actually features a decent wine selection - to _not_ give you the wine list with the menus? Is it to force me to have to ask for it for some reason? Is it to encourage me to buy something else? It happens frequently - this place isn't unique - so I'm thinking there's some deep secret of the restaurant business that I'm not privy to. Why are they hiding things they sell from their customers? -- Archie -- Archie Warnock Internet: warnock@awcubed.com -- A/WWW Enterprises http://www.awcubed.com -- As a matter of fact, I _do_ speak for my employer.
Re: What am I missing?
Author: pltrgyst
Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 03:24
Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 03:24
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On Fri, 09 Jul 2004 09:04:40 -0500, Archie Warnock <awarnock@yahoo.com> wrote: >When you're seated at the table, they bring menus but don't bring the wine >list. You have to ask for it when the wait(person) comes to the table. >Now, what possible business reason would any restaurant have - let alone >one that actually features a decent wine selection - to _not_ give you the >wine list with the menus? Is it to force me to have to ask for it for some >reason? Is it to encourage me to buy something else? > >It happens frequently - this place isn't unique - so I'm thinking there's >some deep secret of the restaurant business that I'm not privy to. Why are >they hiding things they sell from their customers? Well, it's clearly your fault for not drinking enough wine to begin with, or you wouldn't be here rousing rabble. But seriously (hi, Archie), I notice this too in approximately one third of the "better" restaurants we visit. Not the IaLWs, or the Charlestons, but the second tier. I wonder if they want you to have a cocktail first? And if you did, would the wine list arrive tout suite without request following delivery of the drinks? (For P: http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?query_type=horse&search_bar=horse&h=TOUT+SUITE) Regards, Larry
Re: What am I missing?
Author: Archie Warnock
Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 14:16
Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 14:16
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pltrgyst <pltrgyst@spamlessxhost.org> wrote in news:mrnue0tf0oluge2la7efislfshgb7vioqg@4ax.com: > Well, it's clearly your fault for not drinking enough wine to begin > with, or you wouldn't be here rousing rabble. You know me better than that, Larry! But I suppose I'd be better off if I started drinking before I go into the restaurant :-) > But seriously (hi, Archie), I notice this too in approximately one > third of the "better" restaurants we visit. Not the IaLWs, or the > Charlestons, but the second tier. I'm gonna have to start taking notes to get a better idea of where/when it happens. > I wonder if they want you to have a cocktail first? And if you did, > would the wine list arrive tout suite without request following > delivery of the drinks? Well, one might naively expect (knowing what their markups are) that they make more profit on a bottle of wine than on a single pre-meal cocktail. I'm still wondering what the _business_ case is for not just handing you the darn thing with the menus. -- Archie -- Archie Warnock Internet: warnock@awcubed.com -- A/WWW Enterprises http://www.awcubed.com -- As a matter of fact, I _do_ speak for my employer.
Re: What am I missing?
Author: Dog Face
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 19:57
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 19:57
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What restaurant, if I may ask? I'm always looking for places around Annapolis with good wine lists. "Archie Warnock" <awarnock@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:Xns95216684DADE9warnockawcubedcom@216.196.97.136... > Went into a restaurant the other night here in Annapolis, MD. They have a > very nice wine list, featuring a goodly number of Spanish wines in a range > of prices. Obviously, a considerable amount of thought has gone into > developing the list. > > When you're seated at the table, they bring menus but don't bring the wine > list. You have to ask for it when the wait(person) comes to the table. > Now, what possible business reason would any restaurant have - let alone > one that actually features a decent wine selection - to _not_ give you the > wine list with the menus? Is it to force me to have to ask for it for some > reason? Is it to encourage me to buy something else? > > It happens frequently - this place isn't unique - so I'm thinking there's > some deep secret of the restaurant business that I'm not privy to. Why are > they hiding things they sell from their customers?
Re: What am I missing?
Author: Archie Warnock
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 22:28
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 22:28
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"Dog Face" <nobody@hotmail.com> wrote in news:2lg8pvFcm16gU1@uni-berlin.de: > What restaurant, if I may ask? I'm always looking for places around > Annapolis with good wine lists. Jalapenos on Forest Drive, just off Riva Road. Don't go for the Mexican food, although it's pretty good. Their tapas is very nice and they have a decent selection of Spanish wines. -- Archie -- Archie Warnock Internet: warnock@awcubed.com -- A/WWW Enterprises http://www.awcubed.com -- As a matter of fact, I _do_ speak for my employer.
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