@huja Yeah, I was gonna say that I like Elitist Jelly better, and that I was a fan back when it still came in the glass bottles with the wax-sealed lids.
uhhh… I’ll never go back to Appleby’s.
The first (and last) time we went to one that opened near us was like entering Hell.
First, they asked: We have seating at the bar or a 20 min wait for a table. My wife wanted a table, so we waited. 30 min later, they said they now have seating at the bar. I politely said we’d like a table. They said that would be a 20 minute wait. I politely reminded her that we were already waiting. She looked at us and said “Follow me”.
I was still VERY polite (I don’t want them spitting in my food) and she sat us down at a table.
The table happened to be directly in front of a large speaker. She asked if we’d like a drink. I asked “Huh?” I couldn’t hear a damn thing. Anyway, I ordered a draft beer & my wife got a mix drink or something.
The beer showed up & when I picked it up, the beer mug was HOT. OK, I don’t mind warmer beer (if it’s a good beer), but this was getting HOT very fast. I asked the waitress over & asked if they had beer in a cool or room temperature mugs. She answered something I couldn’t hear due to music blasting 2 feet from our table, and took my beer.
She came back 5 minutes later with another beer. Great, I thought. I touch the glass, it’s HOTTER than the last one. The handle of the mug just just fucking HOT! OK, they must be just laughing & fucking with us. I handed it to my wife. She said “The beer is HOT!”.
Shit. How am I gonna order food here if they are already fucking with us.
I think my wife said she’s hungry (I could hardly hear her), so I ordered a simple hamburger & fries (I figured I could see spit on a hamburger). I also asked the waitress to touch the handle of the mug. She picked it up & I think she said something about it directly out of a dishwasher.
45 minutes later (I think they had to slaughter the cow & grow the potatoes), she showed up with our cold food. I figured I could warm my burger on my beer mug so I said nothing.
We sat there in silence, as we couldn’t hear each other, and enjoyed our cold food & hot beer. I was thinking "I must be in Bizarro World…
We finished and yelled to each other something like “Let’s get out of here”. So, we waited for the check.
And still waited for the check. Where was the check? Where was our waitress? Haven’t seen her in a while. Is she standing in the back with the other staff laughing about how they had fucked with us for hours? Who knows. My wife got her credit card out, but I yelled to her I’ll pay cash so we can just get out.
I finally got up & found her, politely (yes, I was still polite) asked for the check. She said she’d go get it.
15 minutes later, as I contemplated poking a fork in the huge speaker that’s 2 ft away from us, the check arrived via a different girl.
I threw money at it and we exited quickly.
That was probably the smallest tip I’ve ever given somebody.
We never returned to that or any Appleby’s.
@daveinwarsh Bummer. I like Applebees. They aren’t usually like that. And they all have the same floor plan so I can find the ladies room in any Applebees in the country.
We went to an Applebees the night it closed for remodelling. They had an auction for the “artwork” on the walls and let us look at the numbers so we now own a bunch of giant framed photos of sports cars and skateboarders that used to be on the wall there. Not that you would care.
I like. Which means it sucks and you don’t like your own song. Irony indeed.
My own petard, how undignified a hoist!
I’m starting a club for Hipsters. It costs $10 not to join.
@KDemo Goth-served
Man, I was hoping this thread was about a really tasty marmalade.
@huja Yeah, I was gonna say that I like Elitist Jelly
better, and that I was a fan back when it still came in the glass bottles with the wax-sealed lids.
@UncleVinny The One Percenters’ Preservers
/giphy pleasant
Penfold >> Danger Mouse
BUT NOT A MOUSE
Q. How many hipsters does it take to screw in light bulb?
A. Some obscure number. You probably never heard of it.
uhhh… I’ll never go back to Appleby’s.
The first (and last) time we went to one that opened near us was like entering Hell.
First, they asked: We have seating at the bar or a 20 min wait for a table. My wife wanted a table, so we waited. 30 min later, they said they now have seating at the bar. I politely said we’d like a table. They said that would be a 20 minute wait. I politely reminded her that we were already waiting. She looked at us and said “Follow me”.
I was still VERY polite (I don’t want them spitting in my food) and she sat us down at a table.
The table happened to be directly in front of a large speaker. She asked if we’d like a drink. I asked “Huh?” I couldn’t hear a damn thing. Anyway, I ordered a draft beer & my wife got a mix drink or something.
The beer showed up & when I picked it up, the beer mug was HOT. OK, I don’t mind warmer beer (if it’s a good beer), but this was getting HOT very fast. I asked the waitress over & asked if they had beer in a cool or room temperature mugs. She answered something I couldn’t hear due to music blasting 2 feet from our table, and took my beer.
She came back 5 minutes later with another beer. Great, I thought. I touch the glass, it’s HOTTER than the last one. The handle of the mug just just fucking HOT! OK, they must be just laughing & fucking with us. I handed it to my wife. She said “The beer is HOT!”.
Shit. How am I gonna order food here if they are already fucking with us.
I think my wife said she’s hungry (I could hardly hear her), so I ordered a simple hamburger & fries (I figured I could see spit on a hamburger). I also asked the waitress to touch the handle of the mug. She picked it up & I think she said something about it directly out of a dishwasher.
45 minutes later (I think they had to slaughter the cow & grow the potatoes), she showed up with our cold food. I figured I could warm my burger on my beer mug so I said nothing.
We sat there in silence, as we couldn’t hear each other, and enjoyed our cold food & hot beer. I was thinking "I must be in Bizarro World…
We finished and yelled to each other something like “Let’s get out of here”. So, we waited for the check.
And still waited for the check. Where was the check? Where was our waitress? Haven’t seen her in a while. Is she standing in the back with the other staff laughing about how they had fucked with us for hours? Who knows. My wife got her credit card out, but I yelled to her I’ll pay cash so we can just get out.
I finally got up & found her, politely (yes, I was still polite) asked for the check. She said she’d go get it.
15 minutes later, as I contemplated poking a fork in the huge speaker that’s 2 ft away from us, the check arrived via a different girl.
I threw money at it and we exited quickly.
That was probably the smallest tip I’ve ever given somebody.
We never returned to that or any Appleby’s.
@daveinwarsh Bummer. I like Applebees. They aren’t usually like that. And they all have the same floor plan so I can find the ladies room in any Applebees in the country.
@sammydog01 Sigh… Yeah, we should give Applebees a second chance, I guess.
The only even worse service was at a Olive Garden. That guy lost our order twice & dumped half a plate of food on my head and lost our check.
/8ball Should I go back to Applebees sometime?
Without a doubt
We went to an Applebees the night it closed for remodelling. They had an auction for the “artwork” on the walls and let us look at the numbers so we now own a bunch of giant framed photos of sports cars and skateboarders that used to be on the wall there. Not that you would care.
This is my jam.
This is the worst thing I’ve ever seen.
I like my superiority jam with snobby peanut butter on some pretentious gluten-free bread.