Greed and arrogance

Visit Oscars in Hillcrest whenever I travel to the coast and have had several good meals there. Was there Friday night and had a good grilled chicken. Breakfast Saturday morning at Oscars - good service as expected.

Decided to watch the rugby there on Saturday evening and have dinner. We got to Oscars just before six and missed most of the first half of the rugby. It was quite empty and we sat at a doubke table with four chairs in front of a TV screen. Most tables had four chairs or more.

The lanb curry (with bones) was really good and can campete with Solly’s any day. By 18:30 the restaurant was filling up quickly - and the rugby was good.

At 18:45, while enjoying a drink and before dessert and coffee, the manager (perhaps the owner) approaced us and asked us if we would mind if he split the two tables as he had customers waiting. My reply was of course not.

He then continued by saying ‘I am running a tight schedule here!’ - clearly not happy with us still occupying a table after our main course was done. I immediately made it clear that I was not impressed with his attitude, asked for a bill and left bedore desserts, coffee and the end of the rugby game.

Lets just hope that the greed and arrogance does not destroy a popular restaurant.