BEWARE the McKendrick's RIP-OFF. I had lunch there...

BEWARE the McKendrick's RIP-OFF. I had lunch there for the first and last time yesterday. In addition to ordering the large filet, I asked the waiter if they had any lobsters because none were on the menu. After checking, he said they had some half pounders and a one pounder and I ordered the one pounder knowing that a one pound lobster is mostly shell and not much meat. When I received the bill, the charge for just the one pound lobster was $100.00 and this was at lunch, not dinner! I asked the waiter if that was a mistake and he said no, so I asked to see the manager. She reaffirmed that was the price and when I asked her why the waiter didn't warn me of the outrageous overcharge before I ordered it, she said he didn't because some patrons get offended by a heads up because they think it implies that the patron might not be able to afford it. A desperate response and pure nonsense because I don't know anyone, regardless of how wealthy they might be, who would be offended by a waiter alerting them to a $100.00 cost for a one pound lobster at lunch. On that theory, I'm not sure why McKendrick s has any prices at all on their menu because everything is expensive or why in almost every other restaurant, the waiter announces the price of any special items being offered that day without any prompting or inquiry by the patron, regardless of their net worth. I then asked to see the chef who very matter of factly said that was the price and he was off. Not once did anyone offer an apology. I looked at McKendrick's menu online and saw that on their dinner menu, they have a lobster appetizer for $17.95 and they have lobster tails (plural) for $59.95, almost half as much as the $100.00 one pounder at lunch. Apparently, at dinner, the restaurant is not concerned that they will offend any of their patrons by letting them know the cost of lobster by printing the price on the menu or maybe they figure that $59.95 for lobster tails (plural) at dinner isn t quite the rip-off of $100.00 for a single one pounder at lunch. The good news is that McKendrick's may not be running this scam for much longer. My experience has been that when a restaurant resorts to this sort of desperation, it s usually because it s going under and trying anything to stay afloat. My advice would be to stay away.