
Death Pool
#61
Posted 18 November 2004 - 08:17 PM
And there is a sort of pall over the place---the original problems I had with BR---spacy,distracted service and seats that are too low (at my second meal there, soon after it opened, I observed servers bringing colorful pillows to diners who had apparently voiced my complaint)--have never been addressed. Sitting in the bar having a cocktail while I waited for the rest of my group I had the pleasure of hearing the manager's profane rant about a broken ice machine or somesuch which he punctuated with frequent references to the fact that he was not the owner so did not care one way or the other. I had to ask for the $13 cocktail I had taken two sips of to be sent along to the table when we were seated. The server relentlessly upsold me on the wine which I went along with because two of us were taking the third out for her birthday and the difference was only $18. But when the wine arrived it was warm which I immediately pointed out. The server took the wine away and iced it, but it really wasn't ready to drink until we had our entrees.
The room is very pretty and the food can be quite good, but prices are high. My eggplant soup was $14! Dinner for three with one bottle of wine and tax and tip was $260 (the wine was $60). I expect polish commensurate with price from a restaurant, and BR does not deliver on that point.
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#62
Posted 03 December 2004 - 12:37 AM
One c.p.s.
#63
Posted 03 December 2004 - 12:41 AM
#64
Posted 03 December 2004 - 12:42 AM
One CPS is going because the Plaza changed hands.
They're closing all the restos at the Plaza, correct?
#65
Posted 03 December 2004 - 02:12 AM

#66
Posted 03 December 2004 - 02:22 AM
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#67
Posted 18 January 2005 - 06:32 PM

I remember going to the Oak Room in the early '80s. Gorgeous.
Squeat
#68
Posted 18 January 2005 - 08:40 PM
#69
Posted 18 January 2005 - 08:44 PM
***Every Monday***At the Sign of the Pink Pig.
If the author could go around the place hitting random readers with a rubber hammer, the Pink Pig would still be worth a visit.
#70
Posted 24 February 2005 - 03:35 AM
If we believe absurdities, we shall commit atrocities. (Voltaire)
One is often told that it is very wrong to attack religion because religion makes men virtuous. So I am told; I have not noticed it. (Bertrand Russell)
Believing there is no god gives me more room for belief in family, people, love, truth, beauty, sex, Jell-O, and all things I can prove and that make this life the best life I will ever have. (Penn Jillette)
CERES GALLERY
#71
Posted 24 February 2005 - 09:42 AM
Pino Luango moved back to the kitchen at Centolire. Maybe the food will improve there.Le Madri is closed.
'How high can you stoop?"__Oscar Levant.
#72
Posted 24 February 2005 - 09:44 AM
The building is being coverted into residences. Hotel no longer.More than the restos.
'How high can you stoop?"__Oscar Levant.
#73
Posted 24 February 2005 - 02:24 PM
I guess I was right.From looking at OpenTable for reservation availability for this week, for Death Pool purposes, I'll predict that Rick Moonen's RM will close in the not too distant future.
There are tables available for every night this week at virtually any time including a 1000 pt bonus on Saturday night at 9:30 PM.
Interestingly enough, his alma mater, Oceana, doesn't appear to be doing much better.
All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusions is called a philosopher.
Ambrose Bierce
#74
Posted 24 February 2005 - 03:09 PM
***Every Monday***At the Sign of the Pink Pig.
If the author could go around the place hitting random readers with a rubber hammer, the Pink Pig would still be worth a visit.
#75
Posted 24 February 2005 - 03:19 PM
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