Booked table for special occasion. Arrived on time and ordered within minutes. One hour into our four course meal another group came in with a booking and a waitress pointed at our table and said the table was theirs when we are finished. We were...still on our main courses and did not appreciate this intrusion. We were about to order our second bottle of wine but changed our minds when the same waitress came to clear our main course plates before we were all finished.
Against our better judgment we ordered desserts and coffees. As each dessert plate was finished, the waitress took it. I was speechless but did not want to make a scene in front of our guests.
One hour and twenty five minutes after we ordered and consumed starters, mains, desserts, coffees and a bottle of wine, we were sitting at a table already cleared off for the people waiting to sit there.
A big element of eating out is relaxing, enjoying the atmosphere, and talking with each other. If I simply wanted food I could have ordered a take away.
What a pity. I like to support Irish restaurants. I invite guests from different parts of the world to visit here for the cuisine and I expect comparable service.
This review is pushed up to three stars because my meal was among the best I have eaten. How rotten of this waitress to spoil our evening, and the reputation of Hayes restaurant in Glandore. We did not leave a tip.
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