Iâm shocked . Not sure where to start. A âcafĂ©â that refuses cafe service, Denys you entrance based on how you look, wether you look wealthy or not ( not sure how this looks when youâre coming from the beach!). You can only sit in after being interrogated and they are confident that you are spending loads! Donât bother just turning up at the beach âcafeâ for a coffee or to sit back and relax with a drink - they wonât let you! I came in with my family and was stopped immediately and checked if I had permission. My husband and I explained we wanted to see the menu to see what small plates / snacks they had- the intention was to eat. They promptly explained the list of ârulesâ which includes NO drinking only allowed. You must have food which started off as snacks, but gradually became something bigger so my husband and I looked at each other confused! which one is it then? My kid is fussy but when she said she could do grilled chicken we decided to stay - heâs 8 years old and was hungry. We werenât allowed to sit at the right side with beach views- we were shunned to the left side. It became clearer as the female owner arrived, that she was selecting her customers based on appearance and pocket! People in full chinos & polos sat at the right ( the posh side she seems to think and average beach people who are eating thrown to the left area which is more hidden and out of the way). Absolutely vile behaviour. It was 5.30 tables were empty, and she put up a ( wait for it!) barrier /corden that you use in VIP lounges and movie premiers to make sure no locals got in without her permission. She sent a table of 8 away, another table of 4 amongst others . Although she wonât admit it, we could see through her game . She only let in girls with fresh blowdrys, fancy clothes . I felt insulted at the fact thatâs they assumed we werenât âgood enoughâ for her âcafe/barâ and made assumptions. We ended up spending a good bit of money, and am fortunate enough to to be able to spend sparingly. Thereâs one reason I say this and itâs based on people judging . Lesson to the owners- do not judge a book by its cover . You might want to rebrand your establishment and remove the name âcafeâ. And maybe if you donât appreciate the money of locals or even tourists, you should move. Even if the excuse for refusing tables was that they were booked, a smart businesswoman would fill that space no matter what! If itâs 5,30 and booked for 7.30, offer them a sitting. Give the paying customer the option of staying for 1.30 hours or 2 and state they can sit but you kindly need the table back for the next reservation. Unfortunately, the lady owner was too busy with her boyfriend to really pay attention. considering they are so worried about appearances, the old friend hanging around at the front in her thong with her dog bending over as we ate does her cafe no favours. The worst thing is, businessâ like this one are based on such narcissistic behaviour, that they are quite happy for me to leave this comment as it does them a favour, and puts the average Person off going, saving her the hassle of having to turn them away at the entrance! Terrible terrible terrible behaviour. My advice - donât go there for dinner in your fancy clothes, they donât deserve it. If your off the beach go for a drink with the family , until she realises who her customer base is. She...
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Hoje fui, infelizmente, mais uma vez a este restaurante â Trouxe comigo uma amiga que nunca tinha estado cĂĄ e queria que tivesse uma boa primeira impressĂŁo. SaĂmos ambas com a sensação de que fomos parar a um reality show de mau gosto, onde quem ganha Ă© quem tem mais falta de noção e arrogĂąncia.
Logo Ă entrada, uma corrente (literalmente!) e uma suposta gerente â loira, de boca seca e rachada, com um ar de quem anda sempre mal humorada â a fazer uma âtriagemâ. Sim, Ă© mesmo isso: ela âescolheâ quem entra e quem nĂŁo entra, com base sabe-se lĂĄ em quĂȘ. Devia preocupar-se mais com aquela boca seca e com o papel ridĂculo que faz Ă porta.
AliĂĄs, aproveito para deixar uma dica de coração: querida Sol (acho que Ă© esse o nome), se vai continuar a avaliar os clientes pela aparĂȘncia, ao menos cuide da sua. Receber pessoas com a boca toda rachada e seca nĂŁo transmite simpatia nem profissionalismo. Um simples hidratante labial custa pouco e faria um milagre â por si e por todos que tĂȘm de a encarar logo Ă entrada.
ChegĂĄmos Ă s 13h30 e pedi educadamente para ir para a esplanada superior. A resposta? Uma mentira descarada: disse que ia haver um evento Ă s 16h, quando claramente nĂŁo havia nada preparado para tal. SĂł para evitar que fĂŽssemos lĂĄ para cima. RidĂculo.
LĂĄ nos sentĂĄmos numa mesa minĂșscula, num canto onde a Ășnica vista era para o lixo e os cinzeiros. Um empregado chega e solta logo, sem sequer um âboa tardeâ: âĂ para comer ou beber?â â onde anda a educação bĂĄsica, pergunto eu? Cumprimentar as pessoas jĂĄ nĂŁo faz parte da formação mĂnima?
MudĂĄmos de mesa para a ĂĄrea de nĂŁo fumadores. Fizemos o pedido. Pedi uma salada de salmĂŁo. Veio uma de atum. AtĂ© aĂ, paciĂȘncia â erros acontecem. O problema nĂŁo foi o erro, foi a forma ABSURDA como foi gerido. A tal âgerenteâ loira da boca seca veio atĂ© Ă mesa, sem um pingo de educação ou humildade, e largou esta pĂ©rola: âO que houve aqui? Pediu uma salada de atum e agora diz que foi de salmĂŁo?â â como se eu estivesse a mentir, ou a querer dar um golpe por causa de uma salada!
Expliquei com calma que o pedido original era de salmĂŁo, e que o erro deve ter sido na anotação. A resposta dela? âDesta vez vou deixar passarâ, e ainda vira-se para o funcionĂĄrio a dizer âDa prĂłxima vez confirma trĂȘs vezes para ter a certeza.â Que abuso! Tive de responder: âĂ melhor confirmar atĂ© 10 vezes.â Porque com uma gerente destas, Ă© melhor prevenir mesmoâŠ
Para compensar a vergonha alheia, ainda chamĂĄmos o funcionĂĄrio que nos estava a atender e dissemos que, se fosse preciso, pagĂĄvamos a salada errada para ele nĂŁo ser prejudicado â ele, coitado, foi o Ășnico que mostrou algum profissionalismo.
Depois desta cena toda, a vontade de comer desapareceu. Aquilo que era para ser um almoço leve e divertido entre amigas tornou-se uma experiĂȘncia pĂ©ssima, desconfortĂĄvel e desnecessĂĄria. E tudo por causa de uma Ășnica pessoa: a Sol, se nĂŁo me engano no nome â a tal loira da boca rachada, que parece viver do veneno que destila.
Ă uma vergonha que uma pessoa destas represente qualquer tipo de âgerĂȘnciaâ. NĂŁo recomendo o restaurante a ninguĂ©m enquanto ela lĂĄ estiver. Porque o espaço, os funcionĂĄrios normais, atĂ© a comida, tĂȘm potencial. Mas com uma gerente mal amada, arrogante e despreparada Ă frente, Ă© impossĂvel querer voltar. Lamento por quem trabalha ali e ainda mais por quem vai lĂĄ Ă espera de ser bem tratado.
No meu estabelecimento, com toda a certeza, ninguĂ©m Ă© mal tratado ou escolhido pela aparĂȘncia. Aqui sempre haverĂĄ respeito...
   Read moreWe booked a specific table for 13:00 for three people 1,5hours earlier because we knew it would be busy. We arrived at 13:03 and saw our table being given to two people in front of us. After some attitude on our table not having been given to someone else - that would never happen! - we were finally seated. We waited a good while to order, which is totally ok because by this time there was a queue, and finally we ordered our food and drinks. Only two dishes came so we asked where the 3rd was and got an offended "Relax!" comment. A moment later, the staff was back stating that it would take 2-3 more minutes. We waited at least 15 minutes for those "2-4 minutes" and me and one of my friends were finished by the time the 3rd dish arrived. The order for the 3rd dish obviously did not go through for whatever reason but they never assumed the mistake. There was a lot of staff walking back and forth but they seemed disorganised. While we sat and ate, there was constantly a huge queue but there were at least 3 empty tables during the whole time, which beats me... The food was ok, nothing fancy though, but I would not go back because of...
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