GW1956

3.5 Below Average

Food  5      Ambience  5      Service  1      Value  3     

Having eaten at Summer Salt a number of times when we found there was a cruise ship in at Quay blocking the view we shifted our daughters 17th birthday closer to home and with a view.

Total disappointment, the maitre d' had to go and ask our waiter to serve us after we sat at the table for 20 minutes and then he came and welcomed us to the VIP section, yeah right. Bread arrived after we reminded them, and then that was in the middle of entree. Wagyu was overcooked, despite asking for rare to medium rare, we filled our own wine glasses, the gnocchi was in an oil bath and not once was the birthday acknowledged.

Sorry but if the wait staff wants to talk about their social life, do what the rest of us do...in our own time, don't smile and smarm and expect me to be charmed....food does the talking along with prompt and proper service, so poor in comparison to less $$ at Arras (hatted) for last years birthday, Cafe Sydney, just a nice lunch, and in Bundaberg!

Stop resting on laurels and wake up guys, a $600 lunch for 4 needs to be better than the local Vietnamese.

Dec 30, 2011

3.5 Below Average

Food  5      Ambience  5      Service  1      Value  3     

Having eaten at Summer Salt a number of times when we found there was a cruise ship in at Quay blocking the view we shifted our daughters 17th birthday closer to home and with a view.

Total disappointment, the maitre d' had to go and ask our waiter to serve us after we sat at the table for 20 minutes and then he came and welcomed us to the VIP section, yeah right. Bread arrived after we reminded them, and then that was in the middle of entree. Wagyu was overcooked, despite asking for rare to medium rare, we filled our own wine glasses, the gnocchi was in an oil bath and not once was the birthday acknowledged.

Sorry but if the wait staff wants to talk about their social life, do what the rest of us do...in our own time, don't smile and smarm and expect me to be charmed....food does the talking along with prompt and proper service, so poor in comparison to less $$ at Arras (hatted) for last years birthday, Cafe Sydney, just a nice lunch, and in Bundaberg!

Stop resting on laurels and wake up guys, a $600 lunch for 4 needs to be better than the local Vietnamese.

Dec 30, 2011