Kafi:n — Restaurant in Adelaide

BAD.

Arrive at the restaurant at around 1.35. Sent the order through the QR code at 1.49pm.

3 mains and 1 hot chocolate with oat milk. The ONLY drink we ordered was served after 20minutes, i don’t know why the hot chocolate drink would take up 20minutes, but it’s fine.

NGL, the hot chocolate looks really nice, but it’s one of the WORST chocolate drinks I’ve ever had.

I don’t think it’s the problem of the oat milk as they use [the alternative] brand which is what I normally use to make my own oat chocolate at home. The taste of it just terrible. Mixing Milo powder with hot water even tastes better than this.

Well then. After being waiting for 40 minutes without see any of our food being served - at 2.30pm, I went the front counter and ask if they our food were being prepared as it wasn’t busy at all.

They told me they DID NOT RECEIVE the order. Yes. After 40 MINUTES waiting for our first meal of the day. and they said they can’t do anything as the kitchen’s closed.

So the girl offered to refund and get us each free drinks or sandwich etc. but seriously, I wouldn’t want any drink even if it’s free after trying the chocolate.

I remember their food being good last year I visited. However seeing a table of 3, sitting there for that period of time with only one drinks on the table, your staff should at least come and ask if we need anything. Instead of just letting us sitting there and wait for nothing.

What doesn’t make sense was how do you guys receive the drink offer, but not the food order? Apparently it’s in your system otherwise how can you see our order from the device and make the refund? This is just unacceptable.

Yes I’m very upset. Because the drinks was so bad. And the service...

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