We recently moved into our new home, and as such, there are tons of new restaurants around to try.
Last night my wife and I had a mini date night since my parents were watching our daughter, and we tried a place nearby. The menu looked decent (mid-tier bar food: not a gastropub, not a hole in the wall), so we went.
The food wasn't great, nor was it awful. But the service…my god. We barely saw our waitress, and when she did come by, she grabbed my wife's empty glass to get her a refill, ignoring my mostly-empty glass. And my wife didn't get her drink back for at least 10 minutes. Meanwhile, my drink is empty and I'm sitting there looking at my burger getting colder by the minute as I wait for a new drink.
Now, I realize if we go back, we may actually get a competent server and the experience may actually be enjoyable. On the other hand, there are so many options around us, why bother?
And I'm much more forgiving for a shitty experience if it's a place I've been before and enjoyed.
So my question is: are you a one-and-done type of person, or are you willing to risk a second shitty encounter in the hopes it'll be better?
Last night my wife and I had a mini date night since my parents were watching our daughter, and we tried a place nearby. The menu looked decent (mid-tier bar food: not a gastropub, not a hole in the wall), so we went.
The food wasn't great, nor was it awful. But the service…my god. We barely saw our waitress, and when she did come by, she grabbed my wife's empty glass to get her a refill, ignoring my mostly-empty glass. And my wife didn't get her drink back for at least 10 minutes. Meanwhile, my drink is empty and I'm sitting there looking at my burger getting colder by the minute as I wait for a new drink.
Now, I realize if we go back, we may actually get a competent server and the experience may actually be enjoyable. On the other hand, there are so many options around us, why bother?
And I'm much more forgiving for a shitty experience if it's a place I've been before and enjoyed.
So my question is: are you a one-and-done type of person, or are you willing to risk a second shitty encounter in the hopes it'll be better?