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@brokenkey 4 people weren't very well the next day - Megapocalypse, my other half, Inquisitor and someone else. I think 3 of them had the Thali (so did I actually, but I was fine). Inquisitor was apparently fine by the time lunchtime rolled around, whereas Alex didn't start feeling ill until that point, which is why he didn't come to the after party on Saturday with us. I think Mega was suffering from the morning on though. Not sure who the other bloke was; Zomoniac knows. Edited by darkmorgado at 23:41:43 30-09-2013 |
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spamdangled 31,803 posts
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mal 29,326 posts
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Registered 20 years agoNo complaints about the food personally - admittedly I wasn't expoing on the Saturday so had a bit of a lie-in before the party, but I was fine and it was plenty of tasty while I was eating it. But yeah, service was pretty atrocious, and if others are vetoing that place I'll join the fray.
As Iggy says though, for curry options round earls court it's just that place and the original place we tried which we vetoed cos the food was awful. I guess given Earl's Court is on the tube though, we're not limited to just the immediate locale - just bagsy no trekking all the way over to Brick Lane. -
spamdangled 31,803 posts
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Registered 13 years agoThis might be an unpopular opinion, but we could always try a different cuisine next year - Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese etc. All of those have spicy dishes for those people who are particularly interested in testing their chilli mettle.
Admittedly we would have to rename the thread.gif)
Like I said though, I had no problem with the food personally and thought it was pretty lovely. I was thinking more of the poor blighters that suffered, especially my other half. Was quite concerned about him as he ended up having to call it a day on Saturday by lunchtime and spent the rest of the day suffering on the hotel bed from his stomach doing somersaults.
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Registered 17 years agoWe had an EG Japanese a number of years ago. We had squid guts. -
spamdangled 31,803 posts
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Registered 13 years agoMegapocalypse wrote:
I like to consider myself fairly adventurous when it comes to food, but no way in hell would I be up for squid guts.
We had an EG Japanese a number of years ago. We had squid guts.
Sushi on the other hand...
Unless you meant you tried to eat JinTypeNoir.
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Renaming the thread is not an option. This is the EG Curry Club damn it!
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Registered 17 years agoI don't care what kind of food it is, so long as it's not vegetarian .gif)
Back to work today. Meh!
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Registered 13 years ago@Ignatius_Cheese was that the place we went to in 2011? If so that wasn't very nice at all. -
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Registered 13 years agoIgnatius_Cheese wrote:
I'm not sure I want that responsibility on my shoulders! Personally I'm happy where we've been the last couple of years, but between the dodgy tummies this year, the bad service and the questionable bill total I'd imagine many would feel differently. I was just sounding out possible ideas. It's not like we're in any sort of rush to make a decision on it
@darkmorgado Well, perhaps you would like to organise it next year?
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Registered 17 years agoDidn't really have a problem with the service or the bill total. Food was good. Happy to go back next year. -
spamdangled 31,803 posts
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Well I certainly thought that £32 was pretty good, all things considered. I just know that there was some disagreement about the bill from what I overheard when I came back from my cigarette.
Didn't really have a problem with the service or the bill total. Food was good. Happy to go back next year. -
Ample beers + big curry + walking around an expo all weekend and people are surprised they got the shits?
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Yeah, just that they wanted a tip, or service charge and Iggy was quite rightly in disagreement.
I do find it amusing we had similar issues last year and we all managed to forget by the time this Expo rolled around... So Indian Seasoning again next year then yeah?
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spamdangled 31,803 posts
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Registered 13 years agoIt was 12.5% service wasn't it?
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We did - that's what the argument was about.
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Registered 16 years agoI would vote DM organise it - He seems to have plenty to say on the subject - albeit from a distance.... -
spamdangled 31,803 posts
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Registered 13 years agoYeah something like that. Was pretty ridiculous. A couple of us did have starters though. I know I did. That probably delayed the mains coming out for a bit, though even then an hour is bit steep, let alone 2!
Just as well none of us ordered dessert or we'd probably still have been there come the morning.
Am I right in understanding that there was some debate as to whether or not the drinks had been tallied correctly? I think someone said there were a few occasions where stuff came out that hadn't been ordered or something.
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spamdangled 31,803 posts
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Registered 13 years agoYouthist wrote:
hush you!
I would vote DM organise it - He seems to have plenty to say on the subject - albeit from a distance.... -
spamdangled 31,803 posts
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Well I think Tom took one of the drinks bill. It was on the last page. I believe there were a couple taken at the pub meet the following night as well.
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Youthist 14,724 posts
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Registered 16 years agoIsn't it standard practise to add on service for large groups vs. leaving the tip up to the customer - so quite a rare / strong position to take to ask for it to be removed - particularly serving over 20 people? -
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It's like I was there.
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Well I think Tom took one of the drinks bill. It was on the last page.
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I thought it was more standard practice to include discounts for group bookings. Plus aside from two other small tables which weren't there very long, we were their only business for the whole night. Given that, the massive delays in getting the food out and the debate as to whether or not the drinks bill was even accurate, I can see why Iggy would have taken umbrage with it.
Now that Tom mentions it, I do recall there being a similar thing last year.
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Youthist 14,724 posts
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Registered 17 years agoYes but it's also normal to serve the food within 2 hours of it being ordered.
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The food delay is good for the restaurant, as they keep on serving booze. Stop buying more beer, if you want the food to turn up faster.
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I think everyone on our table ordered a starter. It wasn't 2 hours from arriving to starter was it?
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