Fawlty Towers afternoon tea!

[Karenanne61]

Before booking my birthday tea Kevin double checked that my requirements could be catered for, i.e. decaf tea, no macarons or marzipan and most definitely NO FISH. On arrival the waitress confirmed these. First she brought caffeinated tea but noticed her mistake. She then said that the chef had asked that although we'd requested no fish was salmon ok! NO! When the stand was placed on the table I immediately noticed the macarons but Kevin bravely offered to remove them, to his tummy. At last, tea poured, I reached for a sandwich . . . SALMON!!

[sassy59]

Oh dear! What a hoot! I dread to ask where you were but they certainly couldn’t cope with any simple request it seems. I’ve never heard anything like it.

Happy birthday anyway. Xxx🌹💕❤️🤗🥂🎂

[Karenanne61 in reply to sassy59]

Thankyou! Eventually we had an enjoyable afternoon, it was a lovely local hotel as well! Good job I don't have severe allergies.

[Cloudancer in reply to Karenanne61]

Delighted you enjoyed your afternoon once obvious food allergies already mentioned to staff sorted.My son went out to restaurant confirmed his meal was dairy free restaurant got got orders mixed up -result anaphylactic shock and trip to hospital despite 2 doses of EpiPen.

The restaurant apologized profusely admitted their mistake and have invited him back for an allergy free meal.....

[Karenanne61 in reply to Cloudancer]

Oh no! If the restaurant can't meet dietary requirements they should say so. We were in one the other day where the waiter was explaining that , I think, food was not prepared in separate kitchens so some contamination might occur and so the customers left. I hope your son is ok. Is he going to risk going back?

[Cloudancer in reply to Karenanne61]

Bless you no.He has been hospitalized twice in a 2 month period after eating out in restaurants - sadly each episode is worse than the last one.So I don't think he will risk eating outside of his home again.

[Karenanne61 in reply to Cloudancer]

That's awful. We have a 'free from' restaurant locally. I think it's still there!

[Blackbird9]

At least it wasn't kippers in bed you wanted one of my favourite programs ever ... Happy birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉

[Karenanne61 in reply to Blackbird9]

😂 We actually went to a Fawlty Towers dinner. It was in a restaurant in London. The actors playing Manuel, Sibyl and Basil were faultless. Manuel especially got up to all sorts of tricks. Fortunately most of the dinner was served by professional waiting staff.

[Blackbird9 in reply to Karenanne61]

Oh man I would have loved something like that I would have laughed all night and probably not eaten a thing ...😂😂

[Karenanne61 in reply to Blackbird9]

It was hilarious! A gift from our daughter.

[Donald_1931 in reply to Karenanne61]

You just can’t get the staff today, me dear.🧐

[Blackbird9 in reply to Karenanne61]

Do they still do them and if so where 💜

[Karenanne61 in reply to Blackbird9]

Ooh I don't know. We went in April 2022 to The Presidents Hotel, Russell Square, London. We stayed overnight in the hotel too. Maybe Mrs Google can help.

[Greenthorn in reply to Karenanne61]

Surely the errors were deliberate, designed so that you'd interact with Basil, Sybil and Manuel on your initial complaints. What a hoot. I'd be in my element. I'll look the place up and i'd test my theory out with bogus allergies, e.g. peanut butter. 😂

[Karenanne61 in reply to Greenthorn]

The dinner in London with the actors was hilarious, Manuel was seating people in the wrong place, hiding under tables, losing his hamster., such fun. The afternoon tea less so.

[Alberta56]

Happy birthday. I'm glad you got a decent afternoon in the end. xxx

[Karenanne61 in reply to Alberta56]

We did, thankyou.

[B0xermad]

Oh dear what part of the remit didn't they understand doh

[Karenanne61 in reply to B0xermad]

I didn't think it was that hard!

[B0xermad in reply to Karenanne61]

😂😂😂

[Morrison10]

A.proper.afternoon.tea.is.lovely,glad.got.yours.ok.eventually.x

[Karenanne61 in reply to Morrison10]

Eventually! 😂

[Copey399]

Was the waitress Julie Walters by any chance? 😆😆

[Karenanne61 in reply to Copey399]

😂😂😂 Two soups!

[Nula2]

🤣🤣If it had been 1st April it would have made more sense. How could they get it so wrong!!! 🤣xxx

[Karenanne61 in reply to Nula2]

😂 Thinking salmon was ok when we'd said no fish!

[Nula2 in reply to Karenanne61]

🤣xxx

[Izb1]

Dont you find most of the workforce in the UK is getting like this. At least it all turned out ok in the end. Belated Happy Birthday wishes to you x

[Karenanne61 in reply to Izb1]

Thankyou.☺️ They weren't even busy!

[JJ_7]

Your post really made me laugh 😂 You must be glad that you didn't order a Waldorf Salad! Hahahaha 😂Happy Birthday

youtube.com/watch?v=BZoUH43...(Not working as expected?)

[Karenanne61 in reply to JJ_7]

Very true!😂

[lenniep]

happy Birthday to you and I’m sorry you had to deal with an incompetent establishment that couldn’t cope with the simplest of requests. Glad it all turned out OK in the end though but I bet you won’t be returning there xXx

[Karenanne61 in reply to lenniep]

Thankyou ☺️ No, we won't be going back!

[watergazer]

Glad it turned out alright in the end. What a fiasco though especially after your hubby made sure the food would be appropriate xx

[Karenanne61 in reply to watergazer]

It was ok finally. Just annoying especially as he'd checked before he booked.

[Ergendl]

Reminds me of the special cruise dinner we booked for our anniversary, on the Red Sea while visiting Jordan and Egypt, both Islamic countries. Despite explaining to the head waiter we did not want any alcohol in or with our meal, a waiter served us up a champagne sorbet between courses. I took 2 teaspoons before realising and asking if it contained alcohol. The horror on the waiter's face was startling. There followed a succession of staff members each apologising profusely in person for the error, from the Head Waiter to the chef. At least we got our anniversary meal for free.

[Karenanne61 in reply to Ergendl]

Oh no! It was fortunate you noticed! Maybe they didn't realise champagne was alcohol. 🤣 I hope you were ok.

[Ergendl in reply to Karenanne61]

Thanks. I was OK because I had tasted so little before I realised. As we were visiting Islamic countries, they knew the problem could have been a whole lot more serious.

[Karenanne61 in reply to Ergendl]

You'd think your location would have made all staff hyper aware of alcohol!

[slram]

No tip for her!