Shauna Flynn

Review of La Locanda

Last night a group of us had dinner at your fine ...

Last night a group of us had dinner at your fine dining restaurant at least that was what I had heard! The service was unacceptable. The waiter was on roller skates. He threw the bread on the table accompanied by a very small plate of roasted peppers (we were 8 and there was enough for 1 piece each). He ignored our request for more. We asked for oil for the bread and were given a large bottle of oil we asked for grated cheese and he threw down two little plates beside each other on the table. No specials were given. He did not know what dishes we had ordered and we had to identify what plate was ours.

Surely, in a fine restaurant the waiter would have coded each person s choice and given the plates to the correct person.! Trying to get a second drink was difficult. Dishes and glasses were swiped away before everyone had finished. Eventually, one person was still eating and the table was cleared of almost everything. Any take home portions were poured into the take home boxes in the same manner as you would empty plates into the garbage it was pretty gross and the remaining diner was so disgusted that she couldn t finish her meal.

We were discussing how much tip we should give him as none of us wanted him to have the, now usual, 20%. He had shown no interest in us and, in fact, treated us as if he was doing us a favour by even serving us. When the bill came we found that he had added (in ink) 20%. We didn t want to make a scene so we paid it.

I know that La Laconda has a very good reputation but last night made us see you in a very different light. We all live locally and some of the party dine regularly at your fine dining establishment. I do not know how this will change because this very bad experience has left a bad taste in our mouths.

I do not remember the waiter s number but we were seated in the porch area and we were a party of eight.