don't fall for it
So, on Sunday I went out for brunch with my friend, Caitlin, and a couple of other people. We wen't to a place in the meatpacking district, and it's name escapes me, but we were drawn in by brunch + UNLIMITED drinks for $20. Now, I know that a few of my friends have had a problem with this (namely James and Megan), but IT'S A LIE!!! It's not unlimited drinks. It's more like, we'll let you have two or three until we decide we don't want to give you any more, then the waitresses will purposefully avoid eye contact with you every time they walk by because they don't want to give you any more bellinis made with $3-a-bottle sparkling wine. Remember that bullshit place in Park Slope that did the same thing? Also, under their "unlimited" drink special they changed me for MULTIPLE fountain sodas?
What fucking bullshit! Why advertise UNLIMITED drinks unless you actually want the element (like myself) that plans on taking advantage of it? Thank goodness that Cailtlin's boyfriend, Dave, doesn't stand for things like this. I always get embarrassed and when I get a bad vibe, I don't push the envelope. But Dave will send back a screwdriver with instructions for the waitress to "actually put some vodka in it." So, on Sunday, he took charge, and for good measure every time the waitress tried to slip by, very loudly he would demand another round of drinks. At one point, we both had about half an inch of bellini left in our glasses and the waitress said "I can't refill your drinks while there is still some in your glasses." So, our response was to chug them and hand her the glasses. She was not well pleased.
So, I'm not sure if this is a business model or waitstaff attitude. They had gone there the week before and apparently their original waiter had no problem with keeping the drinks a flowin'.
Caitlin told me that she had been to a place recently whose brunch menu said "Unlimited Drinks! (up to four)." WTF? Why not just say "four drinks included with brunch"?
Anyways, afterwards, we decided that we were going to ball and each order a $13 drink at the Ganesvoort Hotel penthouse bar. It was cool. There were a bunch of rich babes and dudes sunbathing by the pool. Tommy Lee was there with some chick and some guy, who was probably his manager. Obviously, he noticed that we recognized him, because when we walked by his table to sit down he smiled at all of us, which I thought was nice of him. He seemed like he was having fun chain smoking and gettting drunk. But man, he looks haggard. I mean, he's a pretty good looking guy, but you can tell that he's basically been partying non-stop for the last 22-26 years. He isn't going bald, which I guess is all that really matters, haha.
What fucking bullshit! Why advertise UNLIMITED drinks unless you actually want the element (like myself) that plans on taking advantage of it? Thank goodness that Cailtlin's boyfriend, Dave, doesn't stand for things like this. I always get embarrassed and when I get a bad vibe, I don't push the envelope. But Dave will send back a screwdriver with instructions for the waitress to "actually put some vodka in it." So, on Sunday, he took charge, and for good measure every time the waitress tried to slip by, very loudly he would demand another round of drinks. At one point, we both had about half an inch of bellini left in our glasses and the waitress said "I can't refill your drinks while there is still some in your glasses." So, our response was to chug them and hand her the glasses. She was not well pleased.
So, I'm not sure if this is a business model or waitstaff attitude. They had gone there the week before and apparently their original waiter had no problem with keeping the drinks a flowin'.
Caitlin told me that she had been to a place recently whose brunch menu said "Unlimited Drinks! (up to four)." WTF? Why not just say "four drinks included with brunch"?
Anyways, afterwards, we decided that we were going to ball and each order a $13 drink at the Ganesvoort Hotel penthouse bar. It was cool. There were a bunch of rich babes and dudes sunbathing by the pool. Tommy Lee was there with some chick and some guy, who was probably his manager. Obviously, he noticed that we recognized him, because when we walked by his table to sit down he smiled at all of us, which I thought was nice of him. He seemed like he was having fun chain smoking and gettting drunk. But man, he looks haggard. I mean, he's a pretty good looking guy, but you can tell that he's basically been partying non-stop for the last 22-26 years. He isn't going bald, which I guess is all that really matters, haha.