TGI.....god they are a grumpy bunch
24 November 2008, 11:29 AM
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TGI.....god they are a grumpy bunch
Went out to a mate's birthday do on Saturday night. It is our local one and have been there on numerous occassions, never had a problem. This one however was different. They now have introduced a stupid pointless Christmas Menu Organiser who's job it seems is to make any kind of booking nigh high impossible from the beginning of November, obviously in some vain attempt to justify their worthless jobrole 
It took 2 days of my mate ringing to make a booking, which involved email or faxing our menu and dietry requirements, paying a £50 deposit etec etc.
The organiser was foreign and couldn't grasp the fact that all he wanted to do was to book a table for 8 people and no he didnt want a ****ing xmas menu, tinsel on his chicken goujons or anything bloody related to christmas as it was a birthday party
Finally another friend went into the place and placed the booking by person as it was so much easier.
On the night, we were all interrogated at the door as to whether we had made a booking and had it been passed by this numptie menu organiser
Finally we got our table and were wedged into a corner next to a table that had a large family on it. Now bearing in mind this is now around 10 p.m, the other table actually moved and complained that our table was raucous and we were swearing a bit too much
Well excuse me, but surely at 10 p.m at night little darlings should be tucked up in bed and anyway we were just having a bit of fun, one thing that TGI apparently encourages ??
Then later on someone feinted in the restaurant (probably from seeing the price of a burger ) and whilst it was unfortunate, we just carried on our evening enjoying ourselves. Net thing we know, the manger is at out tabe saying people are complaining that we are being insensitive at the poor feinting person's expense...what
We hadn't even been bothered by them and were just having a laugh amongst ourselves, nothing to do with the poor soul who at that moment was being carted away in an ambulence. So it seems that the fun that TGI's has well and truely deserted the place...bunch of bloody muppets
Apart from all that, a very enjoyable evening spent with drunk mates
It took 2 days of my mate ringing to make a booking, which involved email or faxing our menu and dietry requirements, paying a £50 deposit etec etc.
The organiser was foreign and couldn't grasp the fact that all he wanted to do was to book a table for 8 people and no he didnt want a ****ing xmas menu, tinsel on his chicken goujons or anything bloody related to christmas as it was a birthday party
Finally another friend went into the place and placed the booking by person as it was so much easier.
On the night, we were all interrogated at the door as to whether we had made a booking and had it been passed by this numptie menu organiser
Finally we got our table and were wedged into a corner next to a table that had a large family on it. Now bearing in mind this is now around 10 p.m, the other table actually moved and complained that our table was raucous and we were swearing a bit too much
Well excuse me, but surely at 10 p.m at night little darlings should be tucked up in bed and anyway we were just having a bit of fun, one thing that TGI apparently encourages ??
Then later on someone feinted in the restaurant (probably from seeing the price of a burger
) and whilst it was unfortunate, we just carried on our evening enjoying ourselves. Net thing we know, the manger is at out tabe saying people are complaining that we are being insensitive at the poor feinting person's expense...what We hadn't even been bothered by them and were just having a laugh amongst ourselves, nothing to do with the poor soul who at that moment was being carted away in an ambulence. So it seems that the fun that TGI's has well and truely deserted the place...bunch of bloody muppets
Apart from all that, a very enjoyable evening spent with drunk mates
24 November 2008, 11:37 AM
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Our local one burnt down recently.
*apart from the traffic chaos next morning, it was the best thing that happened to the place IMO... what a ****e eaterie.. full of people thinking its ok to be insensitive and raucous
*apart from the traffic chaos next morning, it was the best thing that happened to the place IMO... what a ****e eaterie.. full of people thinking its ok to be insensitive and raucous
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24 November 2008, 11:52 AM
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24 November 2008, 12:00 PM
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You can eat MUCH better than at TGIs for a lot less money.
Small local Italians, Thais or even some nice english food based places will kick TGIs **** into touch for food, service and value. Plus do decent wine.
Small local Italians, Thais or even some nice english food based places will kick TGIs **** into touch for food, service and value. Plus do decent wine.
24 November 2008, 12:06 PM
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24 November 2008, 12:17 PM
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Oh TGI's, did you have to mention it, you will have NACRO on going on about sink estates, tracksuit's, Magners etc etc.
If we want a Burger we go to the local Gourmet Burger Kitchen, like TGI's without the wankiness, reasonable prices, very accomodating and if you want a Burger nobody does it better.
If we want a Burger we go to the local Gourmet Burger Kitchen, like TGI's without the wankiness, reasonable prices, very accomodating and if you want a Burger nobody does it better.
24 November 2008, 12:28 PM
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I like the junk food at TGI's always been ok although last saturday I went to the one in Northampton before the football match for a couple of beers and it was the flattest rankest beer Ive ever had 
always been ok although last saturday I went to the one in Northampton before the football match for a couple of beers and it was the flattest rankest beer Ive ever had
24 November 2008, 12:33 PM
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Oh TGI's, did you have to mention it, you will have NACRO on going on about sink estates, tracksuit's, Magners etc etc.
If we want a Burger we go to the local Gourmet Burger Kitchen, like TGI's without the wankiness, reasonable prices, very accomodating and if you want a Burger nobody does it better.
If we want a Burger we go to the local Gourmet Burger Kitchen, like TGI's without the wankiness, reasonable prices, very accomodating and if you want a Burger nobody does it better.
We went to the Istanbul Grill, can thoroughly recommend it, one of my favourite places to eat now.
Anyone else a fan of Turkish food?
24 November 2008, 12:35 PM
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24 November 2008, 12:53 PM
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i went to the one in central london and leeds and they were fine , nice food and service .
then went to the one in watford on two different occasions for parties and the service and food was shocking , meals coming out after the rest of the group had finished , i counted 17 chips on my plate , waitresses who were puting the wrong food on the wrong tables and spilling stuff, and when we complained the manager got the right **** and wasnt bothered about showing it . lets say i wont be going back there ,
its luck of the draw tbh what one u go to .
then went to the one in watford on two different occasions for parties and the service and food was shocking , meals coming out after the rest of the group had finished , i counted 17 chips on my plate , waitresses who were puting the wrong food on the wrong tables and spilling stuff, and when we complained the manager got the right **** and wasnt bothered about showing it . lets say i wont be going back there ,
its luck of the draw tbh what one u go to .
24 November 2008, 01:02 PM
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Yes, there is a certain amount of irony in the name but you get the point when you go, they got rid of McDonalds about the same time this opened, in comparison to McDonalds or BK, beleive me, its Gourmet.
Its the one in Wilmslow.
PS, dont go that often, honest.
Its the one in Wilmslow.
PS, dont go that often, honest.