For my husband's birthday
last month we wanted to go all out and experience a touch of New Orleans Michigan called Tom's
Oyster Bar that made an awesome Po' Boy Sandwich .
So we decided to go and try it out. The
place was packed, when we arrived and we thought that was a good sign. Entrees
here were in the $25-$30 range. A little rich for us. Their sandwiches were
more in keeping with our budget. So we ordered a couple Oyster Po ' Boys. Waiting for them... we entertained ourselves
with people watching... while we nursed a couple autumn lagers. We do not
normally drink when we go out... but this was a special occasion, so we made an
exception. It seemed to take forever for the sandwiches to arrive. And when they
did, I must say we were sadly disappointed. Our evening ruined. There was very
little meat to the oysters. And what we got a mouthful of instead, was all
breading. OVERPRICED, for sure. Hardly the New Orleans
WHERE IS DINNER?
SORRY YOU ASKED
16 comments:
Sorry it was a disappointment. Worse thing is waiting forever for the food to arrive. I'm sure you won't go there again.
betty
Sorry to hear that your overpriced dinner was a disappointment. Perhaps you can plan to go to another place so you can enjoy a better "make-up" dinner - - or you can cook something special at home.
I've noticed that a lot of food is substandard lately. Perhaps I'm just getting old and fussy, but nothing seems to be the same. It's rare to find something good.
I've only ever had one Po' Boy sandwich and that was in New Orleans. My experience was quite like yours. It was mostly breading and bread too. I'm wondering if that is the norm? Glad you got to go out for a celebration anyway. Happy belated Bday to your hubby.
I hate it when something is a disappointment like that. It's hard to get your money's worth anywhere now. You will have to try again to celebrate somewhere else. Some of the dives have the best food though! Driving a new route to work I have found a couple of places I want us to try. It'll be trial and error unless we do an internet search on reviews. Have a great Saturday.
i've had way more bad meals than i care to remember! it is really hard to find good cajun food outside of the new orleans area. i make my own. sorry you had a bad dinner.
Bummer, the food was not good especially for a special day to celebrate.
I do check Reviews online a lot lately.
People are honest about the service and food when it comes to their wallet. I also check if the restaurant has passed inspection. Shocked to see some of my favorite restaurants on that list of nasty stuff going on in their kitchen.
I, therefore, eat at home these days.
That is to bad that the birthday celebration was a bummer. We go out so little, to eat because of the expense. Once in a while we get something from Arby's and bring home.
Ah so sorry your hubby's birthday dinner turned out to be not so good. Better luck next time.
Yes it is disappointing when your expectations are not met, and especially when they are dashed. I can think of only one now, but back when an expensive meal was a yearly thing, we were disappointed at the best steak house in Charlotte, NC. But I am sure that ours was the exception, they have a great reputation.
Sorry about yours....
There is nothing worse than waiting for your food, except having to wait for BAD food.
Last year for our anniversary, my husband and I had a similar experience. The drinks were half full, soup was barely warm, our waitress was also the bartender on a busy friday night and by time she brought us our meal it was cold and worse off, burnt. When we asked for the check with our food still sitting on our plates she asked if we would like to take it home. I was kind of snotty and said I don't want to eat it now, why would I want to take it home??? She didn't do anything to try to make up the experience or to comp our meal. Needless to say it was the last time we went there and I recently heard that they are now out of business.
Sorry that you had the bad experience on a special day. Hopefully you can enjoy a better meal in the future at a better place!!!
Sorry you didn't have a good dinner and yes I have had that happen before too. Try again.
Oh, what a disappointment this must have been for you. New Orleans style would have been so fun if the meal was good. Yes, we've been to restaurants that we were disappointed in too, especially the out of town ones that we didn't know about. There was one, and it was almost humorous how bad the service was. I was going to do a blog post about it - that's how amusing it was. I'll just give you the highlights. I wanted a salad, and the waitress was out of lettuce so she asked her neighbor to go to the supermarket to get some, hahaha, and it took fooooorever to be served. We really should get what we pay for, ya know? Happy Birthday to your dear husband.
Love,
~Sheri
Yep ~ been there ... done that. It's so frustrating and can really put a damper on what was intended to be a great experience.
Sadly, yes. I was out with my two buddies for to celebrate our mutual birthdays. We went to a very expensive NYC restaurant with a great reputation. The food was okay and the service was awful. I'd eaten there before, but never again. I love oysters and feel for your disappointment.
That sounds horrible, and I think I would have complained -- nicely, politely, and respecfully, of course, but I certainly would have complained to the manager. I would have let them know that it was a special occasion for us and that we were very disappointed in our sandwiches.
Terre, Now that money is tight here if we go out and I am disappointed I let the waiter know. Usually they pass it on and we are offered something such as free dessert, sometimes they even comp a meal. In the Northeast people are so much more demanding and I have slowly started speaking up to. Next time i would. If they charge higher prices they should serve quality.
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