As a side note, all the breastfeeding mothers I know are women, not girls

i once saw a lady breastfeed her baby in the middle of the restaurant on a busy night..or when parents bring their kids cheerios for dinner and the crazy kids crunch it all over the floor and the parents just couldnt bother to put a place mat under their kids plate…

I also thought the food was expensive for the quality. busboys and girls sure didnt do their job. i always had to clean up myself after a party of 10 meanwhile waiting on my other tables while those little hs girls stood at the hostess stand doing nothing but reapplying lipgloss.

I must say i met the owner quite a few times and he is as nice as can be. him and his wife are very down to earth. if he was the one to actually run the restaurant TG would still be here. it was that manager that had to go.

and now im laughing over the fact that tg went to quinlan park grill and now thats out of business also. ha-ha.

You’ve got to be kidding me?? Yes, there are opening week jitters, and they need to improve the staffing and service, but if you’re going to dismiss a new place based on opening mishaps, I think you’re missing out.

The food is very good there, and once things are ironed out, I’m sure it will be a much better overall experience.

Also, I’ve found offering constructive feedback is generally welcomed by new business owners, especially those looking to succeed.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy my kid has a job, but the truth is, she could care less about how the place runs. She’s a hostess, she’s there to look pretty and flirt with golfers, pretty much. The boys that she works with are more interested in her than getting me more water. I come to expect that though, these days. I’ve made a very common mistake as a parent: I’ve given her too much, and I have not instilled the same work ethic in her that my parents did for me.

I didn’t grow up wealthy, and for the most part I’m a self made man. I like the idea that my kids don’t have to work in highschool, or that thay won’t have to work through college either. I’ve expected very little from them, with the exception of their grades. My son hasn’t ever mowed the lawn. (What would the neighbors say?) She has a job because her friends have a job and they can hang out. They don’t care about advancement, or raises or the approval of customers. It’s purely social.

Now, what we need is business owners who realize that you can’t open until you’re ready, and do whatever you can to recruit waiters, and restaurant staff from Austin. College Kids who actually need the money. Of course, there’s the drive out here, which you’ll have to compensate them for. But I know it’s possible. Look at the Backstage Steakhouse. Those guys are all from Austin. They drive thirty miles to Spicewood to work. Just goes to show you, if the money’s there, you can get a real staff.

Id’ agree they shouldn’t have opened before they were ready, and they had unrealistic expectations, in my experience, these mom and pop places always underestimate the real cost of opening a business. They were probably strapped for cash and in a real push to get the doors open. Give them a couple of weeks, and things will improve, trust me.

But if you ask me, we’re likely to expect more of the same from any new restaurant that opens out here. Especially if they’re hiring our kids to run the place.

Ordering took a lot of effort, which got me a bit worried. We then sat for an hour waiting for starters. During this time (well over an hour in total), a used banquet table behind us sat entirely uncleared, and full of dirty plates, fruit rinds and so on. Flies everywhere of course.

After an hour the starter arrived – which my son demolished. We waited a while longer before eventually giving up and asking for our bill. The young waitress didn’t seem the slightest bit surprised, and apologized and sent us on our way.

Now I have heard my fair share of complaints – not all of them founded – about the various establishments that have been on this site. It would be easy to say that we all just love to complain about whatever business appears for us to lob rocks at, but frankly this place it dreadful. Any research at all would have informed the owner about the fact that businesses have had a reputation for bad service there. Opening night, with no fanfare, dreadful service, no food appearing that I could see anywhere, poor food hygene, and no awareness that customers are walking out is inexcusable. I’ve heard complaints that it’s hard to get decent staff, etc around here. Nonsense. There are several good restaurants around that do just fine. And look at Fions? It’s about good, or in this case bad, management.

It’s a pity, a decent Thai place would have been brilliant.

We turned around and left. I was excited to give something new a try, and I understand that on the first night, there might be some hiccups, but WHY OPEN IF YOU ARE NOT READY! REALLY?

Very frustrating. I can honestly say, I will not try again for at least a month!

Just FYI!