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Reviews By drunkenmonk
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Fake review Feb 15, 2012
Turquoise - The European Koramangala | 39 reviews
After a nasty review by a genuine customer who felt he was shortchanged by the lousy service offered by the restaurant, here is a fake who gives a five star. Can the management, instead of resorting to such cheap tactics, try to improve their service and satisfy the customers? Just for this one nasty thing of the restaurant, this will be forever blacklisted by me and my frineds. -
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What makes us suckers.... Oct 11, 2011
Woodstok (Resto - Cafe) Indiranagar | 108 reviews
... the moment restaurants mention "happy hours"? The greed of drinking more for less? The satisfaction of getting the bang for the buck? The smugness of feeling superior that someone is offereing you something free because they need your patronage???
Whatever the heck it is, happy hours is one big crowd puller. And in many restaurants, the happy hours are genuine. Meaning that you can feel smug/satisfied/satiate your greed, all at once.
But what do you make of cheats like Woodstok, who jack up the regular prices way higher than, say even the Five Star bars, and then offer... read more -
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Needs a lot of improvement Jun 24, 2011
The Biere Club Vittal Mallya Road | 33 reviews
When I first heard that a craft beer shop was opening in Bangalore, I was quite excited. Being a total beer fan, I felt we needed a place where we could get to drink something other than the regular KFs and Fosters etc., But my two visits to Biere Club has left me very very disappointed.
The first time I went there, except a lager and one flavoured beer, nothing else was available. I put it down to the initial teething troubles which every place encounters in the first few days of opening shop. Therefore did not even bother to write anything on that.
The second time was a couple... read more -
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What is good about this place??? Apr 18, 2011
Lock N Load Pub Sahakara Nagar | 4 reviews
This is in that part of the town which is not normally frequented by the usual pub going crowd. So one needs a solid reason to visit this place. And after being here last week, I tried to come up with one good reason which will make me go there again. Alas, I could not find even one which would make the trip worth till there.
The cowboy ambience which the resort boasts of is extremely tacky. Too amateruishly done. The entry has two plaster of paris heads of bulls and the waiters are dressed in cowboy attires. Interiors are extremely dark. Nothing stands out. There is another such patheti... read more -
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Avoidable... will avoid in future... Apr 18, 2011
Manchester United Restaurant Bar Koramangala | 38 reviews
Every time I go to one of these fancy places, I keep wondering what is it that they have which some of the best bars in star hotels do not have, to justify the service charge they levy on us, the hapless patrons??
Was here a couple of days back, on a hot afternoon. Since most of the reviews gave glowing tributes to this place, entered in with a tad bit of expectation. And my expectation, unfortunately was not met.
Somewhere in these reviews, Mr.Kirtan Amin has proudly stated that the cost of doing up the interiors was an astounding Rs.4.50 crores. Well, I didnt know about... read more -
RESPONSE FROM MANAGEMENT
Replied by: drunkenmonk, on Apr 18, 2011 Flag this
Dear Kirtan and The Team @Man U...
1. My fundamental question remains. Why a service charge at all? You are in the service industry and therefore to serve the customer is your duty. Is it right to charge a fee for the very basic reason you are in existence?? I am not disputing the fact that other restaurants are also doing it. Can you not stand out in the crowd and say you are different???
2. The rest of the defence you have put up makes a good read... but the nagging feeling persists....
Replied by: Kirtan Amin, on Apr 18, 2011 Flag this
The Service Charge that we levy is the standard model set in most restaurants around the world. Even in Bangalore, over 90% of sit down, full service restaurants charge a service charge of anywhere between 7% to 15%. We have set ours at the median at 10%, which is the most common format set in many comparable restaurants.
The sofas you sat on are the lounge sofas, and we have various seating styles in our restaurant, many patrons prefer to sit on lounge...read more