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Need recommendations for The Londoner
Posted on 8/24/12 at 9:09 am
Posted on 8/24/12 at 9:09 am
May be going to the Londoner for the first time tonight. Any suggestions on what to get or what to avoid?
Posted on 8/24/12 at 9:14 am to tenortoga
I went there a couple of weeks ago and will never go back. We never got our food and after an hour in a half, we finally asked for our check so we could leave.
Posted on 8/24/12 at 9:17 am to tenortoga
I never liked anything I had, but they did change the menu recently, so maybe it's better
Posted on 8/24/12 at 9:22 am to tenortoga
Avoid crowded times, they have no clue how to handle them.
Posted on 8/24/12 at 9:23 am to tenortoga
They have a pretty decent beer line up. Have a few and then food is always better.
Posted on 8/24/12 at 9:24 am to Boudreaux35
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They have a pretty decent beer line up. Have a few and then go somewhere else that has better food and service.
Fixed it for you.
Posted on 8/24/12 at 9:25 am to LSUBoo
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Avoid crowded times, they have no clue how to handle them.
Also, avoid saturdays at 2. They don't know how to handle that either. It wasn't crowded at all, but apparently, they scheduled 2 servers, and 3 door bitches. It took us 2 hours to get in and out. The waittress covered the entire backroom, so i can't fault her. I fault the shitty owners for not scheduling their employees.
We ordered beers, didn't get them until 30 minutes later. Nice and warm too. I like the place, but the service is shite.
Posted on 8/24/12 at 9:33 am to BugAC
It appears the consensus is go somewhere else. Any recommendations. The kids are going to be at a function for a couple of hours and wife and I were looking for somehwere to go. We chose The Londoner because it seemed different from what we normally do. Figured we could grab some pints, eat something different, maybe play darts or something.
Posted on 8/24/12 at 9:34 am to tenortoga
I'd recommend another place.
Posted on 8/24/12 at 9:34 am to BugAC
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We ordered beers, didn't get them until 30 minutes later. Nice and warm too. I like the place, but the service is shite.
That's been my overall experience with the place, unless I'm at the bar.
Posted on 8/24/12 at 9:34 am to BugAC
quote:The reason I really don't suggest returning. It's not only been bad, but to the point we have seen our beers sit on the service bar for 10-15 minutes while the bartender yaps it up. Inexcusable. Poorly run front of the house.
but the service is shite.
Posted on 8/24/12 at 9:36 am to BugAC
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I fault the shitty owners for not scheduling their employees.
Not that I'm defending the place at all because it has always sucked for me too, but most restaurants downsize dramatically between 2-5. Especially one that size. Several go down to 2 servers and they just alternate tables.
Not sure why they had 3 hostesses though.
Posted on 8/24/12 at 9:38 am to LSUBoo
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That's been my overall experience with the place, unless I'm at the bar.
That's where I always sit.
Posted on 8/24/12 at 9:39 am to LouisianaLady
quote:This isn't the only problem. Service is almost always sub par.
Several go down to 2 servers and they just alternate tables
Last time I was in there I watched my server. She had 3 tables. She wasn't "too" busy. She'd walk in to the kitchen and come back out 5 minutes later. A server should never need to be in the kitchen for 5 minutes especially while drinks are sitting on the service bar.
Similar experiences at happy hour, mid afternoon, and around 9.
Posted on 8/24/12 at 9:43 am to LSUAfro
As I said, we went a few weeks ago and never got our food and we were there for one and half hours. Here is the play by play:
1) Sit down and wait 10 minutes for anybody to even acknowledge us.
2) Waitress takes our drink orders.
3) Wait 15 minutes for our drink orders and then order our food. We both got Shepard's Pie.
4) After another 20 minutes we order another drink.
5) Wait 15 minutes again for our drinks. I order another drink right away so I won't be dry for that long again.
6) Wait another 15 minutes for my other drink to get to the table. Waitress said she will check on our food.
7) Another 15 minutes go by and still no food. Waitress again said she will check on our food.
8) A table that came in about an hour after us is getting their food now and I see at least two shepard's pies on the table. Our waitress was also their waitress. I ask her why she gave them their Shepard's pie and we have been here waiting for over an hour. She said it was part of their ticket. I ask for our ticket so we can just leave.
Horrible experience and will never be back.
1) Sit down and wait 10 minutes for anybody to even acknowledge us.
2) Waitress takes our drink orders.
3) Wait 15 minutes for our drink orders and then order our food. We both got Shepard's Pie.
4) After another 20 minutes we order another drink.
5) Wait 15 minutes again for our drinks. I order another drink right away so I won't be dry for that long again.
6) Wait another 15 minutes for my other drink to get to the table. Waitress said she will check on our food.
7) Another 15 minutes go by and still no food. Waitress again said she will check on our food.
8) A table that came in about an hour after us is getting their food now and I see at least two shepard's pies on the table. Our waitress was also their waitress. I ask her why she gave them their Shepard's pie and we have been here waiting for over an hour. She said it was part of their ticket. I ask for our ticket so we can just leave.
Horrible experience and will never be back.
Posted on 8/24/12 at 9:51 am to RedHawk
So you paid, but never got your food? frick that.
Posted on 8/24/12 at 10:01 am to LouisianaLady
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So you paid, but never got your food? frick that.
Only paid for our drinks. They didn't even offer us any kind of discount or anything.
Posted on 8/24/12 at 10:07 am to RedHawk
quote:Dude
Horrible experience and will never be back.
Sorry that's not funny.
That's bad though.
Posted on 8/24/12 at 10:17 am to LSUAfro
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Dude
Sorry that's not funny.
All we could do was laugh about it. We ordered Chinese Food and called it a night.
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