waider | not the best of dining experiences

Fallon & Byrne, Exchequer Street, Dublin 2: the place is a barn, a wide open space with nothing to deaden sound reflections off the walls and high ceilings. The waiter had the sort of heavily-accented-with-French English that makes you think he's actually putting it on (think John Cleese in The Meaning of Life offering Mr. Creosote "a wah-fair thin mint") and a smirking air of condecension about him. The prices were ok, running from somewhere around €8 for starters through €25-35 for main courses, and a few splashy items like the cheap caviar for €65 and the €300 bottle of bubbly. Le Waiteur smirked knowingly when I ordered the beef burger avec cheddar and bacon, and neglected to ask how I'd like it cooked; when it arrived, it was overdone and dry. And trying to attract any Waiteur to bring the bill was difficult to say the least. Oh well.

mopti's steak looked pretty good and he's good company, and after dinner we spent the rest of the evening in The Porter House which made up for the less-than-stellar food.

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Thank you for the compliment

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My head hurts

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waider. It's a bit like The Portrait of Dorian Grey, only with more alcohol. ;)

I hope the obnoxious waiter didn't get a tip. Or got an offensively tiny one.

I hope the obnoxious waiter didn't get a tip

The problem was the waiter took the order and patronisingly smiled the 33-year-old teenager for ordering a burger, but other staff did their bit, as in serve bread, serve the food, top up the wine, etc. So, we left a tenner.

Burgers and Wine! The highlife...oh wait that's Miller, the Champagne of Beer

You're welcome.

Practice.

Well, mine did too, a bit. But I'm used to it (see point 2)

not the best of dining experiences

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