topic Re: Restaurants should be CHEF trained before opening in Community Spirit

Restaurants should be CHEF trained before opening

ufo_investigations — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 10:34:25 GMT

I took the wife out tonight to Carlton and was disgusted at the meals we were served. The pizza dough was flavourless and hard, the sauce was out of a can and the cannelloni microwaved semi-cold. Again no flavour. The biggest rubbish we've ever had. We had a few mouthfuls but yuck... We paid and left. I told the waitress she should eat the rest!

On the way home we went to McDonalds drive-thru and got 2 fillet-o-fish meals which was at least 200% better than the pizza restaurant.

I can't believe people are opening up restaurants and serving microwaved rubbish to customers they should be ashamed of themselves. How hard is it to make some pizza and pasta the proper old fashioned way? We will not be fooled again.

There should be a hall of shame for what happened tonight.

Very disappointing! Has this happened to you?

Re: Restaurants should be CHEF trained before opening

amber-eyed-girl — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 10:37:24 GMT

Almost every birthday.

It is now so ingrained as inevitable, I refuse dinner out on my birthday.

much nicer at home, where one knows the meal will be cooked appropriately (by me 🙂 ), rather than run the risk of having someone who cares enough to take you out for a special dinner, spending a lot of money on something inedible.

Re: Restaurants should be CHEF trained before opening

ufo_investigations — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 10:48:57 GMT

@amber-eyed-girl wrote:
Almost every birthday.

It is now so ingrained as inevitable, I refuse dinner out on my birthday.

much nicer at home, where one knows the meal will be cooked appropriately (by me 🙂 ), rather than run the risk of having someone who cares enough to take you out for a special dinner, spending a lot of money on something inedible.

I don't blame you for cooking yourself. We do too but just felt like going out tonight.

Re: Restaurants should be CHEF trained before opening

debra9275 — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 10:53:24 GMT

That's a shame UFO, Carlton is supposed to be the heart of good Italian food. There is a nice Indian restaurant we go to in Lygon Street sometimes, but we haven't been there for awhile.

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negron18 — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 10:53:56 GMT

these people don't actually last to long in business. Best resort these days is social media. Im a big fan of eatability.com.au lets you review the restaurant according to comments left by others. Just like our feedback system is some kind of way!

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ufo_investigations — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 10:56:28 GMT

@debra9275 wrote:
That's a shame UFO, Carlton is supposed to be the heart of good Italian food. There is a nice Indian restaurant we go to in Lygon Street sometimes, but we haven't been there for awhile.

I wont say which restaurant it was here in case I get in trouble but I can tell you it was in Rathdowne Street. You will probably work it out. It is a big chain. LOL.

Re: Restaurants should be CHEF trained before opening

ufo_investigations — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 10:57:39 GMT

@negron18 wrote:
these people don't actually last to long in business. Best resort these days is social media. Im a big fan of eatability.com.au lets you review the restaurant according to comments left by others. Just like our feedback system is some kind of way!

Thanks for the heads up on that one I will check it out for sure before we go out again. I must check their feedback before eating. LMAO.

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joz*garage — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 10:59:49 GMT

@ufo_investigations wrote:
@debra9275 wrote:
That's a shame UFO, Carlton is supposed to be the heart of good Italian food. There is a nice Indian restaurant we go to in Lygon Street sometimes, but we haven't been there for awhile.
I wont say which restaurant it was here in case I get in trouble but I can tell you it was in Rathdowne Street. You will probably work it out. It is a big chain. LOL.

pizza hut?

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debra9275 — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 10:59:50 GMT

Oh OK thanks, I reckon you should've gone to one of the smaller ones

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ufo_investigations — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 11:01:19 GMT

@joz*garage wrote:
@ufo_investigations wrote:
@debra9275 wrote:
That's a shame UFO, Carlton is supposed to be the heart of good Italian food. There is a nice Indian restaurant we go to in Lygon Street sometimes, but we haven't been there for awhile.
I wont say which restaurant it was here in case I get in trouble but I can tell you it was in Rathdowne Street. You will probably work it out. It is a big chain. LOL.
pizza hut?

No not pizza hut. It starts with "La".

Re: Restaurants should be CHEF trained before opening

debra9275 — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 11:04:18 GMT

Then a "P"

Re: Restaurants should be CHEF trained before opening

ufo_investigations — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 11:04:54 GMT

@debra9275 wrote:
Then a "P"

Yeap. Thats the one!

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imastawka — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 11:06:06 GMT

La P

They've never been any good. I use urban spoon for reviews

Re: Restaurants should be CHEF trained before opening

ufo_investigations — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 11:07:11 GMT

@imastawka wrote:

La P

They've never been any good. I use urban spoon for reviews

We've learned our lesson now. We assumed because it's in Carlton it must be good. Yeah right!

Re: Restaurants should be CHEF trained before opening

debra9275 — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 11:08:27 GMT

Try a smaller restaurant next time UFO. Those chain ones are always disappointing I reckon

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miltofran — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 11:11:06 GMT

UFO, I think your experience has more to do with Carlton and Italian food, than anything else. I have never ever had a good Italian meal, although I must admit I don't like that country's food to start with (too greasy, too saucy, too *blerk*)

As for other restaurants, they have gone downhill in the last twenty years. In the 80's going out to a restaurant or even a cafe was a treat - you expected good service and got it - and the food was delicious - much nicer than you could make at home.

Today, the food is bland, particularly in cafes; it makes sense considering people who prepare meals today have no experience in food preparation nor skills. In the "old" days - chefs with a degree would be preparing your sandwiches. Today, it's uni students who don't give a **bleep**.

But what scares me off restaurants most, is what waiters and chefs do to your food if they don't like you. I won't disgust you with the gory details - but whatever you do NEVER send your food back, asking for changes. I know people in the restaurant industry: whatever you do NEVER send your food back.

I would have done what you did UFO, only I wouldn't have paid. This has happened to me five times, and although the owners aren't pleased, what can they do? I have to say though, the fillet-o-fish at Macdonalds is *blerk* as well - but anything is better than Italian 🙂

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the*scarlet*pimpernel — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 11:10:05 GMT

La Pizza Hut ?

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miltofran — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 11:11:29 GMT

Huh?

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ufo_investigations — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 11:11:35 GMT

We only went there because our most fav place closes at 4pm on a Tuesday and thought we will give Carlton a go. If you want something special, I mean, cooked by a chef with lots of love and attention you can't go past http://www.twobeansandafarm.com.au/

Their opening hours are: Monday to Thursday 9am - 4pm, Friday & Saturday 9am - 10pm, Sunday 9am - 4pm

I can vouch for this one 100%!

We have eaten there heaps times. The food is always perfect!

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imastawka — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 11:13:16 GMT

@the*scarlet*pimpernel wrote:
La Pizza Hut ?

La - join the dots

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porchetta