3/5 Matt A. 4 months ago on Google
Toby
Carvery
varies
place
to
place.
The
other
in
Blackpool
is
often
unavailable
or
runs
out
of
food
-
a
sign
of
success
perhaps.
I
have
visited
TC
at
Salters
Wharf
with
my
family
a
few
times,
and
taken
a
few
take-out
roasts
home
from
here.
The
front
of
house
staff
grace
customers
with
friendly
service,
and
the
food
is
more
satisfying
than
my
own
amateur
cooking.
However,
our
attempts
to
secure
a
booking
for
ten
this
December
holiday
transformed
into
a
frustrating
spectacle
of
miscommunication
and
managerial
mishap.
Initially
confirmed
without
any
need
of
a
deposit,
my
wife
received
an
abrupt
phone
call
contradicting
prior
assurances.
A
harbinger
of
festive
doom,
he
demanded
a
deposit
payment
with
all
the
warmth
of
a
Siberian
Winter.
Attempting
to
resolve
the
matter
in
person,
she
was
told
by
staff
at
the
counters
that
no
payment
was
expected
in
advance,
the
same
confirmed
when
placing
the
pre-order
online
-
"0.00
to
pay"
it
shone
back
in
a
hollow
promise.
With
over
two
weeks
to
go,
she
was
later
contacted
by
the
same
stern
man
demanding
£600
upfront,
speaking
at
her
like
she'd
committed
some
heinous
culinary
crime.
The
call
ended
with
a
dodgy
signal,
leading
to
a
cancellation
email
from
the
restaurant
that
same
evening.
The
inconsistencies
and
unprofessionalism
saved
us
from
having
to
suffer
frankly
exorbitant
pricing
-
far
above
their
usual
excellent
value
-
safe
to
say
we'll
all
be
enjoying
each
other's
company
for
dinner
elsewhere
this
Christmas,
far
from
this
bewildering
drama.