A group of friends, along with myself, had a reservation to your obviously very high class restaurant (sarcasm). I happened to show up 10 – 15 minutes early, so I strolled in with my brother and approached the hostess. Before I could even open my mouth to speak she had looked me up and down, head to toe, TWICE! After clicking her tongue in exasperation and realizing that I wasn’t lost, but in fact in the right restaurant, she decided to greet me. Ignoring the strained superficiality, I explained to her about the reservation we had. Again, she openly examined what I was wearing, as if I had rolled in mud before entering her establishment… and told me I had to go wait on the step until our reserved time.
Wait, what? You just told me to go wait on the step because I wasn’t dressed pretentiously enough for you! You had benches 5ft away from you specifically for waiting! Oh, but my un-ripped jeans and dress shirt weren’t good enough for you (I even had my shirt tucked in!). Next time I’ll remember to put on a tuxedo when I got out to a Pub for drinks with my friends.
So, I did wait on your step, and made sure to intercept the dozen of my friends before they could set foot in your little slice of hell. You’d find better reception from a Dungeon Butler! —Subjugated to the Step
This article appears in Jan 19-25, 2012.
“strained superficiality” what else is new …
“a Dungeon Butler” heh
You stormed White Castle?
Wp
Give us a hint, OP, so we can avoid this overpriced shithole.
OB, you’re an idiot. I am a jeans and t-shirt guy but would wouldn’t dream of going to a first class restaurant without a tie, jacket, and dress pants. It’s not like you didn’t know where you were going. Certain places require a dress code. I suppose you’d show up to a formal affair dressed like that. Sorry, but you fucked up.
There is no place in halifax (other than the officers mess @ stad) that requires anything beyond business casual. Don’t listen to Bro Tim.
i’m confused? was there a dress code? you were made to sit outside? if i wasn’t breaching any of their restaurant codes of dress/behaviour, i would have parked me arse on the bench
@PG, you’ve got the right idea. Although personally, after being treated like that, I would have given them plenty of reasons to ask me to wait outside!
Yeah, no shit. Why the fuck did you agree to go outside? That’s just stupid.
Lol, that’s funny. Someone who makes 10 dollars an hour scoffing at your dinner attire.
Since when did jeans become business casual?
bro tim, good point. Um, it IS nova scotia? ha ha. But seriously, I don’t know of any places in halifax truly worthy of dress codeish behavior.
if it was truly a nice place, there’d be a selection of jackets from which to choose.
@XENO, hahaha, could you imagine a restaurant like that in Nova Scotia though? All of the complimentary jackets would be Plaid, or have elbow patches.
we went to a place in toronto, can’t remember the name, they had jackets you could wear. you could tell by looking around, which diners were wearing the jacket of *shame* hopefully the were cleaned regularly
OB, maybe she was trying to suck the manager’s public hair out of her teeth. That’s the sound you heard. Now imagine what she does when she gets fuct.
Add a pachyderm to the title and you’ve got where he went. I miss that place when it was Merrills, in that slim little time before they turned into a shit country bar.
**insert seinfeld restaurant/jacket episode here….
anyhoo, I definitely encourage you to write your review for all to see. I find the coast guide quite a good place to start when picking where to eat and to know what to expect or try to avoid…
agreed zedman, i don’t mind the restaurant bitches but i find the coast reviews useful and sometimes, kinda funny. thanks swampdonkey, i get it now
I thought E&C was closed due to bankruptcy?
the paper told me so.
http://thechronicleherald.ca/business/4359…
I think it might be just the live music part of it that shut down? That’s how I interpret it, at least.
ya, but that’s not actually the article I remember reading… just the only one I could find to back up my point…
I remember it said one month ‘elephant and castle in the states calling for bankruptcy… but that shouldn’t affect one local to halifax…
then the next month an article saying… “yup, it did. we’re closed”.
some argument with the landlord, I believe….
I guess it is closed? http://www.thecoast.ca/RestaurantandBarNew…
ah, that’s the one…
yeah, so I have no clue where this bitch is alluding to.
I went to Elephant & Castle quite a few times last summer (a thirsty hike from the ferry terminal to the citadel) and I never found it fancy. That little place near the library (the fireplace or the burning log or something) or the place at Bishop’s landing are fancier, I thought.
Trivia: the original Elephant & Castle in London got the name when Queen Catherine, the “L’enfant du Castile” stayed there prior to her marriage.
I’m also curious to know what restaurant this is.
Xeno, the place down in Bishop’s Landing would definitely be fancier than Elephant & Castle (at least I think so) … if we’re thinking of the same place, it used to be Bish but is now the Bicycle Thief. I don’t know that I’d put the Fireside in that category. I’ve been to Gio’s in the Prince George a time or two … maybe there?!? I don’t know … the only other place I can think of … maybe the Halifax Club … I don’t know if there is actually a dress code, but it’s definitely a more formal dining experience.
I’m now thinking too hard … my brain hurts. Time to get some not so fancy dinner.
Yes, the bicycle thief-very nice. I’ve also eaten at Ryan Duffy’s Steak House—there must be fancier places in Halifax, but I’ve never been to any! ☺
The fireplace was more of a bistro, but setting, menus staff, etc. were fairly upscale. You’re right, though-not up to the caliber of the Bicycle Thief.
Somehow my meatloaf with roasted vegetables (on the menu chez moi) pale in comparison…
I spent $25 at that place, Xeno, and left hungry.
I feel like they were theiving me until I had to trade my car in for a bicycle.
Oh, I had some lovely late dockside lunches at the bicycle thief! They have several wines available by the half bottle…
The food was very nice, but I found the accoustics are very loud with a lunchtime crowd that is behaving themselves.
i hear you o.p., and have had a simular experience when i worked at a car lot cleaning cars inside. you get quite dirty in the run of a few hours, and sweaty too. the bosses daughter, said something like ,”why can’t i be cleaner in there”. i asked her if she wanted me to wear a fucking tux? so the next day, i rented a nice powder blue full tux, and showed up for work in it. as day went by, it got real fucking dirty, went to cafetaria for dindin, and she was there, asked her how she liked the tux, and told her she would get the cleaning bill. walked out, and took off home after work. took tux back the next day, buddy fuvcking near shit when he saw the conditionn it was in. and i told him to send the fucking bill to this board with the big mouth. guy came by next day, and started on her, her dad heard the whole thing before and told her to pay the fucking bill and keep her yap shut next time.