Poor restaurant service story

[SlipTheJab]

I went to a new restaurant in Cardiff once. Mrs had steak well done. Had to sent it back three times because it had blood pouring out of it.

Then the manager came over and said there was no way to cook steak without blood in it. WTF. He said they had michelin starred chefs and they knew how to cook steak and I obviously didn't. Nearly exploded.

I remember putting a review on tripadvisor about that one. And the £10 voucher they offered me.

It was funny as well. There were 3 or 4 glowing reviews on tripadvisor for this restaurant but the people had used real games. A quick google/check on linked in - one was the restaurant manager, one a chef, one the marketing manager for the owner of the restaurant. All glowing reviews making out they were members of the public.

Had some fun with that one. In the end they blocked me on twitter and facebook.

Eating Steak on JSA, IDS benefit reforms can't come soon enough , get back to the Spam Aisle!

[LondonManc]

I went to a new restaurant in Cardiff once. Mrs had steak well done. Had to sent it back three times because it had blood pouring out of it.

Then the manager came over and said there was no way to cook steak without blood in it. WTF. He said they had michelin starred chefs and they knew how to cook steak and I obviously didn't. Nearly exploded.

I remember putting a review on tripadvisor about that one. And the £10 voucher they offered me.

It was funny as well. There were 3 or 4 glowing reviews on tripadvisor for this restaurant but the people had used real games. A quick google/check on linked in - one was the restaurant manager, one a chef, one the marketing manager for the owner of the restaurant. All glowing reviews making out they were members of the public.

Had some fun with that one. In the end they blocked me on twitter and facebook.

To be fair, the chefs are right.

[NotAllThere]

I went to a new restaurant in Cardiff once. Mrs had steak well done. Had to sent it back three times because it had blood pouring out of it. ..

Steak doesn't contain blood. It contains myoglobin which is a red pigment of red meat, it is not blood. When you ruin a steak by over-cooking (aka "well done"), the myoglobin turns brown as the iron in it oxidises from Fe2+ to Fe3+. It doesn't disappear by evaporation or some other mechanism.

You are ignorant. The chef was correct.

Next you'll be sending gazpacho soup back because it's cold.

[MaryPoppins]

Listen here you slack jawed, undependable, sickly, underemployed, grizzling wastrel.

I was up at 6.30am this morning. :

6.30 am in the morning? Right.

[TykeMerc]

6.30 am in the morning? Right.

No at 6:30 am in the fuc.... oh I see what you did there

[fool]

To be fair, the chefs are right.

Indeed. He's lucky he wasn't immediately asked to leave.

[SlipTheJab]

To be fair, the chefs are right.

Always gone for rare or medium rare, waste of a steak otherwise as you surmise.

[northernladuk]

Steak doesn't contain blood. It contains myoglobin which is a red pigment of red meat, it is not blood. When you ruin a steak by over-cooking (aka "well done"), the myoglobin turns brown as the iron in it oxidises from Fe2+ to Fe3+. It doesn't disappear by evaporation or some other mechanism.

You are ignorant. The chef was correct.

Next you'll be sending gazpacho soup back because it's cold.

And that is how to serve some their ass on a plate!!

[TykeMerc]

To be fair, the chefs are right.

No kidding.

Indeed. He's lucky he wasn't immediately asked to leave.

No kidding again, actually seen a stroppy dining couple told to leave once, it was comedic.

Wrecking a good or even an indifferent steak isn't on and asking a professional cook to do it is heretical.

[greenlake]

Wrecking a good or even an indifferent steak isn't on and asking a professional cook to do it is heretical.