点评:Very disappointing experience at Boondocks Restaurant. I have never given a restaurant a one star review, but in this case, it's well deserved.
We had brought our own water in order to save money, as we knew that Boondocks charges for water, and will not provide tap water. After we placed our order, our waitress hurried over an said that we could not bring outside drinks and cups in to the restaurant.
I explained that it was only water, but our waitress insisted that we could not drink it in the restaurant. I offered to pour out our water, and get tap water from the men's room. But, that wouldn't do, as we would still be using cups that we brought from outside.
After our waitress returned to her station, my wife, who was steaming mad by now, went to the bar and cancelled her order. In retrospect, I should have done the same thing, as my hushpuppies were the worst I have ever eaten. They were extremely dry, and even adding butter did not improve their consistency or flavor.
This was all much to the embarrassment of our dinner companion, who is a regular at Boondocks.
I have to say that we have eaten in restaurants all over the United States and Canada for over 50 years, and this is the first time in all that time that we have been refused tap water. I would understand if the local water in the restaurant was not potable, but this was certainly not the case here. I had to drink water out of the tap in the men's room later to wash down those arid hushpuppies, and have still encountered no ill effects.
Needless to say, we'll never be returning to Boondocks. It has left a bad taste, in more ways than one.
翻译:在Boondocks餐厅的体验非常令人失望。我从未给过一家餐厅一星评价,但这次,它当之无愧。
为了省钱,我们自带了水,因为我们知道Boondocks餐厅会收取水费,而且不提供自来水。下单后,服务员赶紧过来告诉我们不能把外面的饮料和杯子带进餐厅。
我解释说只能带水,但服务员坚持说不能在餐厅里喝。我提议把水倒掉,去男厕所拿自来水。但那不行,因为我们还要用从外面带的杯子。
服务员回到工作台后,我妻子已经气得不行了,她去吧台取消了订单。现在回想起来,我也应该这么做,因为我的玉米面球是我吃过最难吃的。它们极其干涩,即使加了黄油也丝毫没有改善它们的口感和味道。
这让我们的晚餐同伴非常尴尬,他是Boondocks的常客。
不得不说,我们在美国和加拿大各地的餐馆吃过饭已经超过50年了,这是这么多年来第一次被拒绝提供自来水。如果餐馆里的自来水不能饮用,我还能理解,但这里的情况肯定不是这样。后来我不得不喝了男厕所水龙头里的水来冲那些干巴巴的玉米面球,至今仍未出现任何不良反应。
不用说,我们再也不会去Boondocks了。它给我们留下了很不好的印象,而且不止一种。