http://alex-wilding.com/2010/01/bad-outing-good-outing/ A magpie's nest Thu, 03 May 2012 23:40:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://alex-wilding.com/2010/01/bad-outing-good-outing/comment-page-1/#comment-296 Good experience after all « Pica Pica Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:05:11 +0000 http://alex-wilding.com/?p=907#comment-296 [...] experience after all This is the coda to our visit to the Opera Bar. The management had been sufficiently disturbed by our experience on that occasion that they sent [...] [...] experience after all This is the coda to our visit to the Opera Bar. The management had been sufficiently disturbed by our experience on that occasion that they sent [...]

]]> http://alex-wilding.com/2010/01/bad-outing-good-outing/comment-page-1/#comment-278 SKW Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:09:14 +0000 http://alex-wilding.com/?p=907#comment-278 As Alex's companion in this outing I must add my perspective: Opera House Studio show was booked by me - part of the "Sydney Festival" I said. The exact reason for this festival leaves Alex unsure. "Oh, local and Overseas stuff from Northern Hem's Summer I insist. It probably is. Anyway. Gorgeous summer evening. Any excuse to get out of the house,take One, I say One, simple but air-conditioned bus ride down to Circular Quay and wander the foreshores of the Icons - oh for heavens sake, the Bridge the City the Opera House and The Harbour - duh. The usual romance, entertainment and a bite to eat. Could it be simpler? Well I suppose I must take part of the blame. We'd been to the Opera Bar before. Had a drink. Chilled. I saw the tasting plates and the impressive list of 'exotic' beers. It's true, if you want Le ChillOut DrinkiePoo View-Wow before the the Event-Thing the location just could not be bettered. The Piazza in front of the Pantheon - yeah, Ok.. So, anyway. Alex wanted to wander on...out of the noise, out of the crowd..perhaps to the cafe selling sandwiches and prawns in plastic trays? Oh hmfvh snort, I said. I had Googled Chillout DrinkiePoo (with tasting plates for two) View-Wow and we were there. Look! There's table 197. My take? Al Restaurant can have an overload. Only Sydney restaurants actually give you back chat. This is NOT charming. My HUGE criticism with the place was having to listen to a server walking around swearing about a co-worker in the dining area as if the only others present were her fellow servers. Big black mark. Gorgeous place - shit service. What an old Story. Bout the only one we've got. As Alex’s companion in this outing I must add my perspective:
Opera House Studio show was booked by me – part of the “Sydney Festival” I said. The exact reason for this festival leaves Alex unsure. “Oh, local and Overseas stuff from Northern Hem’s Summer I insist. It probably is. Anyway. Gorgeous summer evening. Any excuse to get out of the house,take One, I say One, simple but air-conditioned bus ride down to Circular Quay and wander the foreshores of the Icons – oh for heavens sake, the Bridge the City the Opera House and The Harbour – duh. The usual romance, entertainment and a bite to eat. Could it be simpler?
Well I suppose I must take part of the blame.
We’d been to the Opera Bar before. Had a drink. Chilled. I saw the tasting plates and the impressive list of ‘exotic’ beers. It’s true, if you want Le ChillOut DrinkiePoo View-Wow before the the Event-Thing the location just could not be bettered. The Piazza in front of the Pantheon – yeah, Ok..
So, anyway.
Alex wanted to wander on…out of the noise, out of the crowd..perhaps to the cafe selling sandwiches and prawns in plastic trays? Oh hmfvh snort, I said. I had Googled Chillout DrinkiePoo (with tasting plates for two) View-Wow and we were there. Look! There’s table 197.
My take?
Al Restaurant can have an overload. Only Sydney restaurants actually give you back chat. This is NOT charming. My HUGE criticism with the place was having to listen to a server walking around swearing about a co-worker in the dining area as if the only others present were her fellow servers. Big black mark.
Gorgeous place – shit service. What an old Story. Bout the only one we’ve got.

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