The Inagural BRITT'S Bitch!!!
Well.... it's finally here! Our first weekly column!
Our column is written by my lovely friend of many years, Britt (last name withheld for anonymity and so you can't stalk him if he bitches about YOU!)
This week, we (as South Beach LOCALS!!) will be addressing the lovely, extremely entertaining topic of CUSTOMER SERVICE. (ahem!) and the lovely tactics many restaurants use to emply a fat check. As absolutely every person I know in MIami has either worked in the hospitality industry, or is bffs with someone who does, it consistently amazines me how many people STILL try to stiff the locals. I mean, WHERE is the love? Really! We want to tip you, we want to find a regular place to play. Whatever. I'm off to Zeke's.
Questions for Britt? Comments? Then post it on here, baby!! We LOVE opinions. Really!
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And... not a Britt Bitch.. only LOVELOVELOVE to my sister!!!
Our column is written by my lovely friend of many years, Britt (last name withheld for anonymity and so you can't stalk him if he bitches about YOU!)
This week, we (as South Beach LOCALS!!) will be addressing the lovely, extremely entertaining topic of CUSTOMER SERVICE. (ahem!) and the lovely tactics many restaurants use to emply a fat check. As absolutely every person I know in MIami has either worked in the hospitality industry, or is bffs with someone who does, it consistently amazines me how many people STILL try to stiff the locals. I mean, WHERE is the love? Really! We want to tip you, we want to find a regular place to play. Whatever. I'm off to Zeke's.
Questions for Britt? Comments? Then post it on here, baby!! We LOVE opinions. Really!
Britt's Bitch:
First of all, let me welcome all of you to the first installment of my weekly bitch session. Anyone who knows ME knows I can BITCH like no other! Just ask my friends, co-workers, siblings, restaurant workers, strangers on the street... well, you get the idea. Here we go.
Note from Caroline and Britt. This column is not fiction. Everything is true and has happened to real people like you and me. BUT, at MiamiStyleWatch.com, we focus on being POSITIVE and NICE with no regard for bad attitude. This is why we don't name the establishment directly. Well, okay, we do. We just hide it. A little. But if you suck, we'll write about. Sorry! Shape up or ship out, people! Life is too short!DEATH BY CHOCOLATE
Anyone who lives in South Beach knows that there's nothing like spending an evening with an eclectic mix of friends enjoying soothing cocktails on scenic Espanola Way... especially when it's during happy hour. Hard times....hard times.... Well, recently I was having one of these occasions, enjoying myself, behaving myself.. until the bill came ... and sent me into a spastic fit! (Which, BTW, never happens, because I am also a dedicated member of the service industry.)
My friends and I were drinking these half-price (or 2-4-1 for you alkies) drinks at this restaurant, but when the bill came - you would have thought we were having dinner at Quattro. [note from caroline : Quattro is new Italian restaurant on Lincoln with decidedly UN-happy hour prices] I mean the nachos were culinary genious [another note from caroline, this is a sarcastic joke, go to quarterdeck for the nachos] but seriously (!!!).....
Anyway, as the bill surfaced, happy hour turned into psycho hour when were told we were given doubles instead of 2-4-1. Surprise! Therefore, we had not actually had the 5 cocktails each we had ordered..we had, unbenownst to us but according to them, each had 10 cocktails!!! Surprise again!! And trust..., they billed for every one. Oh, and apparently the hostess explained this to us in her best english, but unfortunately I didn't hear her because my brain was about to explode from the happy hour violation. As she explained they did this as a favor ( double charging???!!! that's a favor??!!),... hmmmm, I racked my brain trying to remember if I had asked for any favors, and nope, I hadn't.
Bottom line, I paid (of course), my friends paid, and I will probably, okay, definitely NOT be going back there again. I told the manager that I would tell fifty people to never go there, but what she DIDN'T know was that I was about to tell the world.You've been BITCHED by BRITT!!
OOOOHAHAHAHA!!!!!!Be nice to me. Or suffer the consequences!
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And... not a Britt Bitch.. only LOVELOVELOVE to my sister!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TINA!!!
Where is the love for your sister that you promised?? Sniff Sniff.
Love you too!!
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Ummmmm..... hello??? Where are you?
Nice to see you're up to your no good stinkin' self. Where's the love for your NY friends?
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Keep on Bitching Britt!
NYC LUVS U
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