Saint Patrick's Bar — Restaurant in Fuengirola

Disappointing Experience – Left Before Even Getting Our Meal!

We were walking the strip earlier in the day when a woman in green—possibly a supervisor, with tattoos and piercings—approached us to chat about the menu. She was friendly, and the place looked good, so we decided to return later that evening.

When we came back, we were seated by the same woman (though she didn’t seem to remember us, which wasn’t a big deal). We got a nice table and were ready for what we hoped would be a relaxing meal. Unfortunately, we never even made it to the food.

The experience with our waitress was, in a word, awful. She greeted us and asked if we’d like drinks. We said no, as we had water, and we were ready to order food. When I asked if we could order, she gave us a facial expression that can only be described as a shrug with her face—as if she couldn’t care less. It was enough to make both of us stop and wonder if we were bothering her by simply asking to order.

Confused, I clarified and asked, “Is that okay?” to which she again responded with a non-committal shrug, not in a polite or professional way.

She did eventually take our order, but shortly after, she reached rudely across me to clear a plate that wasn’t ours—cutting me off mid-sentence when I tried to ask her to take it. What made it worse was that shortly afterward, we could see her visibly complaining about us to another staff member in the bar area. (She had no reason to be complaining- we weren’t rude or cheeky in the slightest) …her colleague’s glance in our direction confirmed we were the subject of the conversation.

At that point, we’d had enough. We got up and left before our food even arrived. As we were leaving, the woman in green from earlier stopped us, clearly concerned, asking what was wrong. All I could say was “the waitress,” as I was too frustrated to explain in detail.

We’re on vacation, spending good money and hoping for a stress-free, enjoyable meal. Sadly, this experience left us feeling disrespected and unwelcome.

I expected better service from an Irish bar, especially since Irish hospitality is famous worldwide. Clearly, that’s not a given here—perhaps because there weren’t any actual Irish staff around...

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