Last week my husband and I decided we wanted to have our anniversary
dinner at Anjou in San Francisco after being there a couple of weeks
prior and having a very nice meal and experience all together.

Tonight was a whole different story! The owner who was very rude to us
greeted us. And when she asked if we had a reservation (you could see
on her face she was hoping we would say no) we replied yes and gave her
our name. The restaurant was empty and we asked for a table up top. She
said "NO" and made us sit in a rather unpleasant area.

We asked our waiter what was up and he told us he noticed she was rude
to us and apologized for her.

We had a great dinner but we were getting madder and madder as we saw
well dressed people with no reservations coming in and being seated
where they wanted to be seated.

Meanwhile, an entire row of tables next to us were empty till some
other people she decided she did not like were seated next to us (about
4 inches away) That did it. We scarf fed our main courses asked for the
check and decided to leave.

Before leaving my husband decided he would tell the owner he did not
appreciate her "class" system of people and that we would never return.
The answer he got back was "okay", in a cheery voice and a smile.

This is just a warning, the owner has some sort of class system and if
don't fit what ever she expects you to look like forget it, you are
dirt to her. But the wait staff is another story they are great!

On 14 Sep 2006 22:12:32 -0700, "Videocat" >
wrote:

>Tonight was a whole different story! The owner who was very rude to us
>greeted us.

We all discriminate....and yes, you do also.

Moral of the story...buy the restaurant and then you get to make your
own rules.

Videocat wrote:
> Last week my husband and I decided we wanted to have our anniversary
> dinner at Anjou in San Francisco after being there a couple of weeks
> prior and having a very nice meal and experience all together.
>
> Tonight was a whole different story! The owner who was very rude
>when greeting us. And when she asked if we had a reservation (you could see
> on her face she was hoping we would say no) we replied yes and gave her
> our name. The restaurant was empty and we asked for a table up top. She
> said "NO" and made us sit in a rather unpleasant area.
>
> We asked our waiter what was up and he told us he noticed she was rude
> to us and apologized for her.
>
> We had a great dinner but we were getting madder and madder as we saw
> well dressed people with no reservations coming in and being seated
> where they wanted to be seated.
>
> Meanwhile, an entire row of tables next to us were empty till some
> other people she decided she did not like were seated next to us (about
> 4 inches away) That did it. We scarf fed our main courses asked for the
> check and decided to leave.
>
> Before leaving my husband decided he would tell the owner he did not
> appreciate her "class" system of people and that we would never return.
> The answer he got back was "okay", in a cheery voice and a smile.
>
> This is just a warning, the owner has some sort of class system and if
> don't fit what ever she expects you to look like forget it, you are
> dirt to her. But the wait staff is another story they are great!

Ward Abbott wrote:
> On 14 Sep 2006 22:12:32 -0700, "Videocat" >
> wrote:
>
> >Tonight was a whole different story! The owner who was very rude to us
> >greeted us.
>
> We all discriminate....and yes, you do also.
>
> Moral of the story...buy the restaurant and then you get to make your
> own rules.

Hmmmmm, this is how people should be treated? Not a good moral. If
this is so correct she should list her likes and dislikes of patrons.

On 14 Sep 2006 22:12:32 -0700, "Videocat" > wrote:

>Tonight was a whole different story! The owner who was very rude to us
>greeted us. And when she asked if we had a reservation (you could see
>on her face she was hoping we would say no) we replied yes and gave her
>our name. The restaurant was empty and we asked for a table up top. She
>said "NO" and made us sit in a rather unpleasant area.

She didn't "make" you do anything. This was your cue to take your business
elsewhere, and you missed it.

From here on, you got (and paid for) exactly what you deserved.

-- Larry