Two Posts in Two Days -- The Beginning of a Trend?

Cookie asked:  Yeah but did you eat at the diner? ;^)

Well, I'm glad you asked, Cookie. We sure did. We ate at the [old] Eveready Diner on Friday night, and I am sorry to report that everything was bad that night. Everything! If that had been the first time we had gone there, we never would have gone back. Thankfully, we had a long history of happy meals there, or we would not be able to forgive the cocktails that tasted like cough syrup and were spilling over the sides of the glasses. (Tip to makers of margaritas: If it's splashing over the side, the salt rim is washed away, and Norma, for one, is not happy -- even assuming that the drink was palatable otherwise, which it really wasn't.) In addition, that was my first taste of alcohol since being on these meds, and it really did not sit well, so that was my mistake.

The mac & cheese was at best uninspired (and we've had some really killer mac & cheese at that place in years past). The burgers were likewise rather tasteless and unimpressive.

We could not understand a word that came out of the mouth of the server. Correction: I, you will recall, am a professional listener. And so I had to translate everything he mumbled to my tablemates. Sandy just started saying, "Yeah," to everything he said, and I'd translate after he left. The whole night was just a bit of a disaster. 

It's not just that they were super-busy, because they have ALWAYS been super-busy all those many other times we've gone there and enjoyed great food, great service, great cocktails. It appears that they have sent all their good staff and good food over to the brand-spanking-new one that they built directly across from the fairgrounds.

That's me and Jenn walking in for breakfast at the new place.

It was fabulous.

All the same fixtures and decor and menu as the original, but so clean and new and shiny, with the same great food and wonderful service we've come to expect from the Eveready. 

Win! (With a caveat: We only ate breakfast there -- twice. So I can't report on lunch or dinner success or failure.)

We are hoping that our bad experience that Friday night was just a fluke.

Hey! That's two posts in two days! I have vowed to try to do better with the blog. It is so easy to get out of a good habit, isn't it? I've even saved up some content so I have more to blog about later. (Smart me.) 

 

Comments

[Seanna Lea]

That is too bad. I wouldn't want to go back if it was that bad, and I'm usually pretty generous.

[Carole]

I'm so glad the new one is open, I can't wait to try it next year. I daydream about the lemon meringue pie from the Everready.

[Manise]

I wonder if they will close the old one in favor of the new. I have fond memories of the old one when it was still good and all of the laughter with our peeps.

[Cookie]

Woo!

[Laura]

Heck, if you can't come up with blog content, just post photos of Mr. J. That always works.

[true religion outlet]

At this point we made the call that we were nearer to Bosherton than the car and carried on. We had coats, but not proper waterproofs, they were of course in the cottage as we'd set off in bright sunshine. I really should have learnt by now not to trust the British weather. Still, part of the way was under the trees beside the lakes and in half an hour or so we were ensconced in the small cafe enjoying tea and scones (with cream and jam of course). The sun began to peep from behind the clouds and a rainbow seemed to speak of better weather to come. How wrong could we be!