Groups like Scientology use that technique, not with a restaurant, but they get people in to watch videos, and try to stretch it out for hours, to the point of signing you up for a course.
But its good news some Loving Huts are not playing SMTV reruns, if they want to break away from Ching Hai, they could just use the screens to play music and things customers want to hear.
But this is the quote from the customer above about what they felt were deliberate delays.
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Lately I've been quoting Spaceballs a lot with "Assholes! I'm surrounded by ASSHOLES!" I think its because of my meal at Loving Hut.
This place has the worst service of anywhere I've ever been, and I've been all over the world.
Just a hint, don't go as a group of more than two people, they are unable to handle anything larger.
We ordered dinner after sitting for about 1/2 hour. Mind you, we were a group of 4 in a room with a total of 9 people. This is not rocket science. I'm borderline retarded and I can still wait tables, and have made a good living doing so. But the attitude we got was "well, you're lucky I am doing anything for you."
Like I said, surrounded by assholes.
But like Onyx said in Slam "but but but wait, it gets worse!"
Rule 1 in food service: bring everyone's meal at the table together.
This rule, however, was ignored.
4 people, 40 minutes of waiting for food to finally all come out. My girlfriend's mom and I got our entrees first. Count 40 minutes later, and finally my GF's dad's dinner came out.
Portions were tiny. "Vegan" fries were Orieda crinkle fries (I know them anywhere, grew up on them since mom can't cook) and it took all damn night to get our food. I think this was intentional so they could let us sit with their propaganda from Grand Master what's her name for a longer amount of time. It didn't work, now I just hate hippies, vegans and cult members even more.
Solid work on dispelling stereotypes Loving Hut! I won't ever be gracing your little cult compound again.
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