Restaurants should be CHEF trained before opening

[ufo_investigations]

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?

[brown_unicorn]

I know this story well. Can't eat out at even a middle level restaurant because the food is nowhere near as good as we can cook at home (doesn't take much effort to learn to cook properly).

Best value for money cheap food has got to be pub food. Counter meal or sit-down, it's still the best but you do need to shop around. I notice that a lot of pubs offer meals so large that we only need to buy one to share between us and we still walk away full. 🙂

Usually I ask for my pizza with half the normal amount of cheese. More is not always better, in my opinion.

[serendipityricho]

Noticed in the local paper recently.

Large advert-new restaurant opening on Sat.

In the employment section----wanted for new restaurant.

-first chef -second chef-kitchen hands-front of shop workers.

Maybe wise not to book in the first week lol.......................................Richo.

[electric*mayhem*band]

This is one of the top restaurants in London. Fine dining at it's most excellent. Food is exquisite, and actually for it's reputation, very reasonable. You are more than likely, on any day/night, be sharing the restaurant with all manner of celebrities, as it's the place for them to be seen. Absolutely de rigueur for them. Only problem for you though UFO, it's a bit too far away.

http://www.the-ivy.co.uk/

[polksaladallie]

The wife?  How very fifties.

[imastawka]

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@polksaladallie wrote:

The wife?  How very fifties.

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 My OH has never calls me by my name.

To him I'm Wifee and he's Hubby or Hub

Too old to change now

[ufo_investigations]

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@polksaladallie wrote:

The wife?  How very fifties.

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How can this be? We weren't even born then lol.

[ufo_investigations]

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@electric*mayhem*band wrote:

This is one of the top restaurants in London. Fine dining at it's most excellent. Food is exquisite, and actually for it's reputation, very reasonable. You are more than likely, on any day/night, be sharing the restaurant with all manner of celebrities, as it's the place for them to be seen. Absolutely de rigueur for them. Only problem for you though UFO, it's a bit too far away.

http://www.the-ivy.co.uk/

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If I can get a ride in a UFO I will go 😉

[lurker17260]

What with me being too lazy to click on the link and all, where in London is The Ivy and is it hard to book/get in to? We'll be there later this year so I'm interested.

As for La P, I went to one a few years ago with a large group. They were sooo rude and the pizza and pasta was **bleep**! I wrote to complain but got nothing back. Fools. I've told lots of people not to go there since.

[imastawka]

 From the link -

The Ivy is situated in the heart of London's West End, close to Leicester Square, ShaftsburyAvenue and the vibrant quarters of Covent Garden and Soho.

Open late each night, the restaurant is also perfect for post theatre dinner. The Royal Opera House, Coliseum and all other theatres are a short walk away.

[lurker17260]

Thanks ima, I actually just looked and it's a 10 minute from our hotel. I'm excited 🙂