Monday, August 27, 2007

No freebie just a little sympathy

You can tell school is back in season, especially around the UD's Newark campus. Seasons Pizza on Main Street put up a sign reading "Woo hoo! Welcome back students" and the crowds returned to Main Street restaurants.
We dropped into Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant for dinner just before the crush of people. Iron Hill is always a reliable dining experience and the wait staff is friendly and usually polished. But, just a pet peeve, why don't they make the tables a little bigger or the apps plates a little smaller? We had a table of four and we were trying to share two appetizers - and the kid with us was eating a pizza - but there was barely any room on the table. We had to put salt shakers and other things on the floor.
When the food runner came out with plates for our appetizers, he dropped one on my mother. It hit her wrist bone and it hurt.
She gave out a "Ouch!" and the runner says, "Oh sorry. Want me to bring over a manager so you can get something free?"
Are you kidding me? What kind of reaction is that? To me, a more heartful apology is always nicer than a freebie, which, for the record, we didn't ask for or receive.

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