Apr 25 2005
Half Arsed at the Boathouse
Seeing as how Shane and Leigh have posted about this topic I thought I’d better add my 5 cents worth, as it seems that neither of them has explained exactly what happened.
The morning started with the cancellation of the sailing race that was due to be held. Everyone else started the day preparing for the race but I got there a little late. It was (almost)unanimously decided that we would go to the Guernsey Yacht Club for a coffee followed by breakfast at the Boathouse braserie.
The order was quite simple three Full English breakfasts, one without egg, and two beans on toast. The drinks order was four orange juices, two earl grey teas and one black coffee. When I ordered my Full English I tried asking for it without the egg but was initial virtually told to shut up as she’d finished taking my order.
The drinks arrived first, all apart from milk for the tea and an orange juice. It took three requests before we finally received the orange juice and the milk and it wasn’t like they were terribly busy at the time, I think there may have been two waitresses and a manager serving three tables.
When the breakfasts finally arrived we had two beans on toast (as requested) and three Full English… all with eggs. I tried pointing out to the waitress that I had request no egg with my Full English, at this point she seemed very confused and grabbed the other waitress who also couldn’t quite grasp the fact that I had request to not have a egg with my breakfast and had to call over the manager. He started going off on one about how not having an egg wouldn’t reduce the price of the breakfast. Do I look like I’m broke? Is it so inconveicable that I didn’t want the egg because I really don’t like egg?
Apart from the setting that must be one of the worst sunday morning fry-ups I’ve had in a long time. For the quality of the food and the service the Boathouse was hugely over priced. I fully agree with Shane and Leigh decision to never voluntarily go there again. We have got a list of other posssible places to go, including the Half Moon, Friar Tucks and the White Rock.
DON’T GO TO WHITE ROCK!!!! The old lady there gave Carrie crap for asking for a BLT (the old bag didn’t know what a BLT was!). When Carie asked for Mayo the old bat didn’t know what she meant so Carrie tried to explain, at which point she was told, very rudely, to “Go back to Canada!”
AVOID WHITE ROCK. Although, having said that, on the same day a kindly waiter took pity on us because of the lousy service and gave me free black pudding. Yummy. Half Moon is excellent and Friar Tuck’s isn’t bad.
I never thought that a bad fry up and an egg could cause so much discussion!! We also should see if St Clare Court (the place in Brock Road) is open as it is supposed to be good value and big plates in there. Also I would have been a bit more precise with my description in the first place if I had known that we would all be discussing it on each others blogs!
To be honest, although you have slated Leigh and I for being inaccurate… your facts are also pretty loose!!!
We ordered 3 orange juices and brooky had a cappuccino. We had to ask twice for the milk. You told the foreign waitress about the egg who complained to the manager who then approached the other waitress to check our order before he came back and subtley mentioned that you couldn’t have a discount!!! I still laugh when I think about that!
I think that our accounts certainly agree on one thing though… we wont be going there again!!!! i told someone at work about it and they said they went months ago and would never go again because it is too expensive and the service was shite!!!
Sorry, my bad. I guess in the whole horrific experience must have warped my memory. All I know is that I don’t want to go back there again.
That St Clare Court sounds like a good idea though.
I agree!! Perhaps we should all head out for breakfast at the week-end as we will not be racing. Big plates sound good!!
Now, I wasn’t there, don’t know you guys, and am not even sure where you live, but it is highly doubtful that three of you ordered: “Four orange juices, two earl grey teas and one black coffee”….that’s seven drinks man. For three people. And I don’t buy the cappuccino business above either, that’s a bit of a frou frou drink for a sailor.
Ok so…. you weren’t there! enough said. There was in fact five of us there and the drinks ordered were (I think this is correct):
Shane: tea + o.j.
Helen: o.j.
Me: tea
Dave: Coffee + o.j.
Leigh: Cappuccino + o.j.
There you have it eight drinks split between five people… its really not that difficult to comprehend is it?