Citi Field is out by Flushing, right?
I think Citi Field is in Flusing. Along with the tennis stadium.
numi
August 1, 2014, 5:09pm
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on the flipside we had a really terrible experience at Spice Market, to be fair, I should have known as only tourists recommended it, no New Yorkers mentioned the place. Anyway, 30 minute wait for a table booked in advance despite a few chasers and a complaint to the manager. every single member of staff was extremely dismissive (“it will be ready when it’s ready, just sit in the bar”), totally up their own arses and I genuinely don’t think I’ve ever been spoken to with such disdain as by the prissy manager which was pretty surprising as I was pretty damn polite throughout the whole thing despite the provocation.
Do New Yorkers really not see an issue with waiting around for up to an hour for a table they’ve pre-booked? Do these ‘treat em mean’ places last?
The same thing happened elsewhere but in that place it was only 15 mins and the staff were apologetic about it and actually seemed to be trying to do something about it. the hostesses at Spice Market were just plain arrogant, they weren’t even really that hot.
If a table isn’t ready for me as soon as I show up, I leave and write a bad review. These places do tend to last longer than you’d expect, but once the word gets out, people stop going unless the food and prices are really good. The restaurant scene in New York is viciously competitive, and establishments that don’t understand good customer service deserve to go out of business.