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 :)
5 comments:
Food was ok but nothing special
Agree that they are either not equipped or not experienced enough to handle a large group Future outings will show if this is the norm for Cape Town eating houses
Otherwise a most enjoyable evening and we are looking forward to the next one
Don & Rita
The company was really really great, drinks even beta. Food was a liittle slow, but my second free steak tasted amazing, manager handled it very well. Overall it was a stunning evening!! thanx everyone!!! - Nolene
Having a fun evening with special friends can be nothing but stunning even if everybodies food was not that great the company was brilliant !! Mariette
it is never nice to have finished eating and some haven't received your food! But all in all a good evening. - Lisa
Tanks Elzanne, a great evening out. Looking forward to the next evening out with a bunch of hooligans!
PS. Luckily the didn't serve beer in cans! "lol"
Hugo
Have to agree with Elzanne's summation of the evening. Was disappointed with my food and the service but the company was brilliant! really looking forward to the next outing.
posts are very nice.
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