Date: 4 August 2009
Group size: 20 ppl (full house)
Our first Dinner was a great success and I'm sure everyone's feeling the after effects of all those Irish coffee's and Dom Pedro's :)
We booked their outside smoking tables and with the heaters on we were warm and cosy. The restaurant itself wasn't very full as it was a Tuesday night and I don't think many people dared go out in the cold.
The music was great, the company excellent & the food...well lets just say we didn't all receive dishes of the same standard & quality. Service was a bit slow as we had only 1 waiter for our table of 20 and we soon learnt that it's much quicker to go to the bar ourselves. I must say the bar staff were very friendly and efficient.
Starters: Not everyone ordered starters, but those who did really enjoyed it. I had the Jelapeno Poppers ...Yummy! But then again I'll eat nearly anything with chillies :) We were a bit unhappy with the bowls the food was served in - some of them were badly chipped and this is not what we expect from this restaurant.
Mains: The Calamari & Lamb cutlets (definitely value for money) looked delicious and from the comments last night, it definitely was. I had the Chicken Quesidilla - The chicken was very tasty and I can only say that I now know why they have the option of 'half' portions :) The majority of our group ordered their famous Cuban Steaks. Now for the let down....The first people to receive their food had finished eating & had an after dinner cigar while some of us were still waiting on our food to arrive. I understand that they can't send all the food out at exactly the same time, but it shouldn't take 20 min - half hour to serve one table's mains. What do they do when the restaurant is full? People who ordered Medium to Rare steaks received their steak Well Done & cold. Ok I saw 2 steaks that looked delicious and was done to perfection...but that was it.
We booked the table well in advance and surely when you receive a large booking you make sure that you have sufficient staff on duty?
In my opinion -Buena Vista Tygerfalls is not equipped to deal with larger groups of people.
It wasn't all bad though and we finished the evening off with some coffee and more wine :)
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IN THE END AN EVENING OUT IS WHAT YOU MAKE OF IT....AND I CERTAINLY HAD A GREAT TIME IN THE COMPANY OF FRIENDS :)
Group size: 20 ppl (full house)
Our first Dinner was a great success and I'm sure everyone's feeling the after effects of all those Irish coffee's and Dom Pedro's :)
We booked their outside smoking tables and with the heaters on we were warm and cosy. The restaurant itself wasn't very full as it was a Tuesday night and I don't think many people dared go out in the cold.
The music was great, the company excellent & the food...well lets just say we didn't all receive dishes of the same standard & quality. Service was a bit slow as we had only 1 waiter for our table of 20 and we soon learnt that it's much quicker to go to the bar ourselves. I must say the bar staff were very friendly and efficient.
Starters: Not everyone ordered starters, but those who did really enjoyed it. I had the Jelapeno Poppers ...Yummy! But then again I'll eat nearly anything with chillies :) We were a bit unhappy with the bowls the food was served in - some of them were badly chipped and this is not what we expect from this restaurant.
Mains: The Calamari & Lamb cutlets (definitely value for money) looked delicious and from the comments last night, it definitely was. I had the Chicken Quesidilla - The chicken was very tasty and I can only say that I now know why they have the option of 'half' portions :) The majority of our group ordered their famous Cuban Steaks. Now for the let down....The first people to receive their food had finished eating & had an after dinner cigar while some of us were still waiting on our food to arrive. I understand that they can't send all the food out at exactly the same time, but it shouldn't take 20 min - half hour to serve one table's mains. What do they do when the restaurant is full? People who ordered Medium to Rare steaks received their steak Well Done & cold. Ok I saw 2 steaks that looked delicious and was done to perfection...but that was it.
We booked the table well in advance and surely when you receive a large booking you make sure that you have sufficient staff on duty?
In my opinion -Buena Vista Tygerfalls is not equipped to deal with larger groups of people.
It wasn't all bad though and we finished the evening off with some coffee and more wine :)
_______
IN THE END AN EVENING OUT IS WHAT YOU MAKE OF IT....AND I CERTAINLY HAD A GREAT TIME IN THE COMPANY OF FRIENDS :)
