On 2 May 2006 15:19:22 -0700, "-L." > wrote:
> The Ranger wrote:

>> Hmm. I had just the opposite experience recently... Lousy service,
>> greasy food, and super-expensive <$$$> for what we got. It _was_ our
>> favorite place to eat prior when visiting HMB but not after this last
>> trip. We'll hit "Pasta Moon" on Main Street from now on.
>>
>Wow - really? My entree was the most expensive - $21.95, I think.
>This was late Sunday night and they weren't busy so maybe we lucked
>out. We compared the menus of 4 or 5 different places and they were
>all about the same price range. Red Ginger looked interesting - but we
>had a toddler in tow and didn't want to disrupt other diners in a
>formal setting. Pasta Moon has some good Pizza - and is across the
>street from Zaballah House where we stayed for our wedding. We stayed
>at Beach House this trip which was wonderful!

We went in for lunch, prior to the lunch rush, were immediately seated
and then waited. And waited. And WAITED. It was a full 20 minutes
before any tables in our area saw a waitress -- and two were pretty
surly about it when she finally came back out. We should have taken
the cue to leave and never come back but we were seated in a nice
booth, near the fire, it was then full lunch rush, and we decided that
the extra customers would bring out extra servers. I hate when I'm
wrong on so many counts. We ordered the fish fry, the daily special
with fries and a dinner salad, three kids' plates, and soft drinks for
everyone. US$60.00 without tip. The fish came out dark and greasy. The
special was alright but not worth US$9.95. And none of the
daughter-units finished their meals -- even though all of them talked
about how starved they were going in.

I wrote A Letter explaining my disatisfaction with the experience but
never heard back. <shrug> That's okay. Pasta Moon has a better view
and I'm really wanting to try Doug's BBQ on our next day-trip.

The Ranger