TAKEFIVE 五方食藏 大稻埕店 — Restaurant in Datong District

Disgusting rude behavior, rude rude rude

Should be zero. After nearly seven years in Taiwan, I’ve never experienced anything as humiliating and disappointing as what happened today. Walking through the old street, I stopped at this restaurant, drawn by the banana bread they were selling. What unfolded next was not only shocking but completely unacceptable.

The woman working there displayed the rudest, most unprofessional behavior I’ve ever encountered. My friend and I decided to get takeaway instead of dining in to enjoy the nice weather. While purchasing two pieces of cake, I went to use the restroom—and that’s when the staff member started shouting at me, loudly and aggressively, in front of the entire restaurant and her coworkers.

Her behavior was not only embarrassing but an outrageous example of poor customer service. Denying a paying customer the basic courtesy of using the bathroom is unacceptable in any business. To make matters worse, she continued yelling as I tried to explain that I had just bought something, showing no intention of listening or handling the situation with any respect or professionalism.

I felt utterly humiliated and appalled by this treatment. As a manager in HR, I can confidently say that if I witnessed such behavior in my team, immediate action would be taken. This kind of behavior sets a terrible example for the team and leaves customers with an unforgettable negative impression.

While the banana bread was lovely (the lemon cake, not so much), the shocking lack of respect and basic courtesy overshadowed everything. This business should seriously reflect on how such behavior damages not only their reputation but also their relationship with customers.

I won’t be returning, and I urge this establishment to rethink how they treat people if they want to remain in business. Good customer service should never include embarrassing and alienating the very people supporting your livelihood.

All this because I wanted to use the bathroom, bathroom must be a five star bathroom to deny someone using it even after the were a customer.

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