Last week when we had a meeting with one of the teams I manage, we decided that we would go for a team lunch/dinner. I asked the leads to decide the date, venue and let me know.
Yesterday, MC (one of the leads) walked over to my desk to let me know about the plans they had made.
MC: R, we have decided to go tomorrow for lunch
Me: Oh, ok. I thought you had wanted to go next week
MC: Nope, the date did not work out for everyone. That is the reason we want to go tomorrow.
Me: Oh, ok
**I was looking at her expectantly for the venue details and hoping it was some place near the office.
MC: We want to go to Barbecue Nation that is near our office.
Me: What!! that restaurant. We go to that restaurant every time for a team lunch/dinner. In fact, we went to the one near our office a year back. Didn't we?
MC: that was Absolute Barbecue. this is Barbecue Nation (BN)
**Defeated, I said ok.
Seriously, I am still clueless on why everyone wants to go the BN restaurant. Personally, I don't have anything against them -
The first time you go, you will find the whole experience nice and unique.
But after you are there once, the novelty wears off.
It is the same menu, same taste, same decor. I should give them points for maintaining this all these years in all their restaurants.
I always feel that the whole time you spend in there, it is as if you are rushed in. They keep serving you those starters over and over again. They kind of stuff you with them. By the time you move on to the main course and the dessert, your stomach is almost full.
And all these restaurant chains have the same spread with very little variations - Barbecue, Absolute Barbecue, Coal Barbecue. What is the point in having so many dishes when one cannot sample most of them.
Second, the whole point of having a grill on the table may not be a good idea. They could just lay out the starters in the table or serve them. We could pick from them. I see a lot of food wasted when they are placed on the grills.
Two years back, for a corporate team lunch, we went to another restaurant where the spread was really good. I really liked the place. When we were done, a colleague remarked that they did not have many starters like the BN. I was surprised!!!
No wonder the BN chain is crowded every day for lunch and dinner. Patrons just flock there for their starters. Believe me, I have been to almost all the restaurants of these three chains in the city. In fact I was even taken to the same chain restaurant in Bangalore. It is a bit overdose for me.
What happened at the end - we did go to the restaurant today.
But next time, I am going to say a definite no if they choose this restaurant chain. No way, guyz!!! Am done with that place.
Yesterday, MC (one of the leads) walked over to my desk to let me know about the plans they had made.
MC: R, we have decided to go tomorrow for lunch
Me: Oh, ok. I thought you had wanted to go next week
MC: Nope, the date did not work out for everyone. That is the reason we want to go tomorrow.
Me: Oh, ok
**I was looking at her expectantly for the venue details and hoping it was some place near the office.
MC: We want to go to Barbecue Nation that is near our office.
Me: What!! that restaurant. We go to that restaurant every time for a team lunch/dinner. In fact, we went to the one near our office a year back. Didn't we?
MC: that was Absolute Barbecue. this is Barbecue Nation (BN)
**Defeated, I said ok.
Seriously, I am still clueless on why everyone wants to go the BN restaurant. Personally, I don't have anything against them -
✓ The food is good
✓ The grill on the table is a great idea
✓ The people who serve food are friendly and take care of every request you make.
✓ The prices are reasonable
✓ You have a good spread of starters, main course and dessert for the price you pay
✓ Ideal for an official team lunch/dinner
✓If you inform them that it is someone's birthday or anniversary, they get you a nice cake
But after you are there once, the novelty wears off.
It is the same menu, same taste, same decor. I should give them points for maintaining this all these years in all their restaurants.
I always feel that the whole time you spend in there, it is as if you are rushed in. They keep serving you those starters over and over again. They kind of stuff you with them. By the time you move on to the main course and the dessert, your stomach is almost full.
And all these restaurant chains have the same spread with very little variations - Barbecue, Absolute Barbecue, Coal Barbecue. What is the point in having so many dishes when one cannot sample most of them.
Second, the whole point of having a grill on the table may not be a good idea. They could just lay out the starters in the table or serve them. We could pick from them. I see a lot of food wasted when they are placed on the grills.
Two years back, for a corporate team lunch, we went to another restaurant where the spread was really good. I really liked the place. When we were done, a colleague remarked that they did not have many starters like the BN. I was surprised!!!
No wonder the BN chain is crowded every day for lunch and dinner. Patrons just flock there for their starters. Believe me, I have been to almost all the restaurants of these three chains in the city. In fact I was even taken to the same chain restaurant in Bangalore. It is a bit overdose for me.
What happened at the end - we did go to the restaurant today.
But next time, I am going to say a definite no if they choose this restaurant chain. No way, guyz!!! Am done with that place.
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