We were with a large group and beforehand, due to ...

We were with a large group and beforehand, due to some picky diners, was emphatically asked whether it was possible to eat a la carte. That was possible, it was insured. Unfortunately, that turned out not to be the case upon arrival, and it was even suggested that we would have misunderstood that. Food was otherwise good and tasty. But it remained an evening with errors and mistakes: guests who had ordered the steak were given the deer back and it was then taken away after a few minutes - oops - and placed with another company.