restaurants that chintz on the wine

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So you're going to bitch about it on a public forum (it's obvious which restaurant you're complaining about) and declare you're not going back without even talking to the Manager? And then throw in an elitist comment about Kensington? They're better off without you.

I think she was just implying that people in Kensington value quantity over quality.

[Anonymous]

I think the OP is a bitch but I think her comment about Kensington meant that restaurant patrons there are familiar with how wine should or shouldn't be poured, i.e. a generally restaurant-savvy clientele.

[Anonymous]

We ate at a nice but not formal restaurant on Cap. Hill. DH orders his usual Scotch "neat". When we get a bill there was a several dollar surcharge for the "neat" (no ice). We asked about it just out of curiosity. The waiter said that since there is no ice, they have to put in more Scotch, so they added a surcharge. We laughed hilariously and I wrote Tom Sietsana because we've traveled the world and never heard of such a thing. The restaurant no longer does it. But if we hadn't checked the bill, we would have never known.

[Anonymous]

OP, wouldn't it be fair to contact the restaurant before putting this out in a public forum? I have provided them with a link to this thread so they know it's out there. Also, please don't blow it for the rest of us in Kensington. It's nice to be able to walk to something decent in the neighborhood. It's been a struggle to get any good restaurants here at all since the Town of Kensington was dry until last year.

Also chintz is a fabric and has nothing to do with being cheap or stingy.

[Anonymous]

Also chintz is a fabric and has nothing to do with being cheap or stingy.

This is why I've never understood that expression.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What annoys me is when my husband and I order a bottle and are drinking at different paces and some novice pourer gyps me. In that case, I always try to top off glasses and keep my own tabs on equal pouring. And if they come back to try and top off unnecessarily, I just politely say something like, "we're good."

Really? Do we really need to get in to why this is an offensive term again?

The thread dedicated to that question ended in a draw.

[Anonymous]

OP if it bothers you so much go to one of the other fine dining establishments in Kensington, like the gas station. FFS it's a pizza joint and you think there should be a sommelier pouring you a bucket of wine? enjoy it while it lasts because chances are they won't survive with clientele like you.

[Anonymous]

Some serious hate on this thread for a pretty run-of-the-mill, widely shared opinion. Bashers, you should stop before you do any more damage to this establishment. You aren't doing the owner any favors calling the OP a "bitch" and accusing her of being a lush and so forth.

[Anonymous]

Used to be 6. Lately I've seen 5, and it they have a "happy hour", you get the 4.

[Anonymous]

Really OP? Complaining here about a half an ounce of wine, maybe an ounce? The place hasn't even been open two weeks - cut them some slack. Maybe you should go get yourself a nice big box of wine, stick a straw in it, stay home and order Domino's.

[Anonymous]

You are lucky to have anywhere to eat in Kensington

[Anonymous]

Yeah, gotta get that alcohol, don't you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, wouldn't it be fair to contact the restaurant before putting this out in a public forum? I have provided them with a link to this thread so they know it's out there. Also, please don't blow it for the rest of us in Kensington. It's nice to be able to walk to something decent in the neighborhood. It's been a struggle to get any good restaurants here at all since the Town of Kensington was dry until last year.

Also chintz is a fabric and has nothing to do with being cheap or stingy.

Is Kensington no longer dry? I've been out of circulation for a while, and I seem to have missed a lot!

[Anonymous]

Kensington is no longer dry and has been so for much more than a year. Savannah's is in the town and it has been open for at least a dozen years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Kensington is no longer dry and has been so for much more than a year. Savannah's is in the town and it has been open for at least a dozen years.

Yeah, but Savannah's and the Chinese restaurant have served liquor for years. I didn't know the laws had changed for other restaurants in old Kensington.