Originally Posted by
cblaisd
this has not been my experience....but then again, we always go early, like at 5-5:30 and I even remarked to mr nlkm9 the other nite that I was surprised at how we werent rushed.
Im not naive enough to think the RW evening is like it is normally, but again, for those of us who dont spend a lot on entertainment and food, its like getting admission to a place we normally couldnt go. I guess if I was that offended by it, I would patronize other restaurants that didnt offer it that week.
I mean, this is a problem Id like to have
Originally Posted by
kokonutz
The problem is that you are not getting to experience what makes that restaurant special. The food will be different. The service will be different.
Need proof: take a nice restaurant and look at the Trip Advisor or Yelp reviews. Inevitably the worst reviews will be from RW diners. Their expectations are high and they are often disappointed by the dumbed down RW offerings and service.
But I did find out who hates RW more than me: waiters at nice restaurants. According to my waiter last night, servers despise RW as they end up working twice as hard and make less in tips than they do on regular nights.
ooops--just saw this. honestly, I am fairly easy going about things, except for one place we went to, all our RW jaunts have been awesome--there is one place we have gone back to several times because the food was so good and it was really nice. Also, I tip very well because I understand the economics. But like I said, I can walk away from something fairly pleased when everyone else Im with is complaining, so perhaps my expectations are not as demanding??
