Last night I went out to dinner and the evening was going extremely well. When I arrived they placed me and my dinner date on the end of the long communal table but then moved us to a booth without us asking. My guest and I were deep in conversation the whole evening but it became apparent the waiters were adamant to interrupt us over 20 times to check we were "ok". Their lack of experience showed throughout the evening as theyslammed drawers behind our table but we didnt care much. When I asked for the bill the last waiter who served us presented the bill unfolded in the middle of the table. I pick up the bill quickly as I was treating my friend and the waiter then asked to see the bill and unfolded it and placed it in the middle of the table. I mentioned to him it's not polite to do this . He then came back with the card machine and took some very childish decisions to put the bill back in the middle of the table or pretend he couldn't read it or needed the light of the card machine to show the numbers on the bill. His passive aggressive behaviour really killed what was a great evening and completely changed my opinion of the entire venue. I've been going tot the Ned for many years as I used to work for a company in the royal exchange. The waiter was tall, dark and wore glasses and I sincerely hope he is removed from the establishment because and full grown man doesn't need to be acting this way at such a great establishment.
The dark waiter with the glasses is by far the most unprofessional server I have ever dealt with. From work at St John's , J Sheekey and the chop house myself he was confrontational, childish and they way he handle the bill by insisting he showed it to my guest like some delinquent child is unacceptable. If I return to the venue and see him there I will be sure to tell every single person I know of his pathetic behaviour. A full grown man who didn't apologise or acknowledge me as I left the restaurant walking straight past him at the desk. read more