tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post3305380434340517456..comments2024-02-16T21:13:02.643+00:00Comments on meemalee: St John's PigFAIL 2010meemaleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17252248464524701128noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-12217541514161697272010-02-01T23:13:01.797+00:002010-02-01T23:13:01.797+00:00@knit nurse - Wouldn't taste very nice!
I'...@knit nurse - Wouldn't taste very nice!<br /><br />I've just noticed that in the video you can acually hear the waiter saying something like "I am not very punctual" :)meemaleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17252248464524701128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-48131593596962453952010-01-29T17:17:51.863+00:002010-01-29T17:17:51.863+00:00darn, pressed publish on the above post before put...darn, pressed publish on the above post before putting my ID in!knit nursehttp://theknitnursechronicles.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-27490320173667088732010-01-29T17:16:50.120+00:002010-01-29T17:16:50.120+00:00hehe, I suggest you ask for the sulky waiter's...hehe, I suggest you ask for the sulky waiter's knackers on platter as an amuse bouche when you go back in March!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-3187865888085724712010-01-27T21:29:30.209+00:002010-01-27T21:29:30.209+00:00@theundergroundrestaurant - Hi MML! We got the sli...@theundergroundrestaurant - Hi MML! We got the slightly weird explanation that apparently they'd been swamped by confused punters who'd meant to go to St John the pub and also that the waiter had thought one of our party was still eating crab and so he was waiting for us to finish the starters before he brought out the pig (doesn't explain why the starters were late though).<br /><br />Meat becoming a feminist issue in this case is I think purely because a couple of guys on twitter were completely taking the mick out of a bunch of us girls mentioning we liked steak.<br /><br />I have never been ladylike. I just like meat.meemaleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17252248464524701128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-31877945913573047652010-01-26T12:14:36.522+00:002010-01-26T12:14:36.522+00:00Very interesting. Shame St Johns weren't on fo...Very interesting. Shame St Johns weren't on form that night. I wonder why? I wonder if it was in fact that you were a roomful of women? Did anybody get any explanation?<br />Bizarre especially considering that everythingbut knows one of the chefs there!<br />But may I also ask why eating vat loads of meat has become a feminist issue?<br />I am split here:<br />On the one hand I must admit, the idea of women gorging on pig flesh is rather offputting... (in cannibalist societies humans are known as 'long pig' for we taste so similar).Remember girls, eating meat makes you sweat and smell nasty.<br />On the other, eating is a feminist issue...'nice' women eat like birds a la Scarlett O 'Hara. We are exhorted to curb our apetites/ambitions and the slimming industry can also be considered an attempt to physically make women 'take up less space'.<br />But I feel it's a pity that, especially considering the damage that meat eating does to the environment, this liberation from 'seemly' ladylike eating patterns has taken the form of excessive meat feasts.theundergroundrestauranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07595882288876011436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-27861697179853729082010-01-20T10:48:46.098+00:002010-01-20T10:48:46.098+00:00@Ian Douglas - I find that unlikely :)
@Kavey - Y...@Ian Douglas - I find that unlikely :)<br /><br />@Kavey - Yeah, it was weird - his apology did seemed a bit half-hearted :(meemaleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17252248464524701128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-53765612784632208802010-01-19T23:34:10.100+00:002010-01-19T23:34:10.100+00:00I'm not sure but get impression duty manager f...I'm not sure but get impression duty manager finally figured out there was a problem from some of the tweets made during meal on being kept waiting and waiting and waiting.<br /><br />He annoyed heck out of me when he said, he'd been aware through evening that we'd experienced some problems but they were busy so he'd not had chance to come over. Well, hang on a second, unless the entire restaurant was full of punters having problems, surely the most important task for a manager to be doing is handling those who are??? Not waiting until 10.40 pm to come over and say something! SHEESH!Kaveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16662875905365870280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-5154711408988468282010-01-19T23:31:37.135+00:002010-01-19T23:31:37.135+00:00Shame. Maybe he'll read your blog and have a s...Shame. Maybe he'll read your blog and have a serious word with himself.Ian Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06325534174263851012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-21621646799104566572010-01-19T21:43:01.353+00:002010-01-19T21:43:01.353+00:00@Ian Douglas - Hi Ian, thank you and it's an h...@Ian Douglas - Hi Ian, thank you and it's an honour to have you commenting on my humble blog!<br /><br />Maybe we were just unlucky ...<br /><br />To be fair, the waitress was charm itself, but the waiter seemed to loathe us :(meemaleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17252248464524701128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-6534134631518253202010-01-19T20:39:37.475+00:002010-01-19T20:39:37.475+00:00Sorry to hear you had such a bad time, but that wa...Sorry to hear you had such a bad time, but that was an excellent blog post. I felt like I was with you (which I couldn't have been, what with being a bloke and not knowing you).<br /><br />It's surprising it was all so bad as I've been to St John several times and never had anything but incredible food and service that was at worst fine, at best sparklingy friendly.Ian Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06325534174263851012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-75314167767807677432010-01-19T19:35:24.924+00:002010-01-19T19:35:24.924+00:00@The Shed - Roger wilco :)@The Shed - Roger wilco :)meemaleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17252248464524701128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-31516126720411198112010-01-19T16:25:23.516+00:002010-01-19T16:25:23.516+00:00Ooooh please count me in with any future pigfests,...Ooooh please count me in with any future pigfests, wherever they might be!The Shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01464898095881984697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-46046290677445920382010-01-19T14:20:29.425+00:002010-01-19T14:20:29.425+00:00@Brucey1 - Hi Sophie - you had a narrow escape :)@Brucey1 - Hi Sophie - you had a narrow escape :)meemaleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17252248464524701128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-84292886771970717032010-01-19T11:39:52.938+00:002010-01-19T11:39:52.938+00:00Only just seen this - What a nightmare ladies!
Hav...Only just seen this - What a nightmare ladies!<br />Have to say I'm glad I didn't make the trip down<br />from Oxford for that, but still looking forward to <br />meeting you all.<br /><br />Sophie (@Brucey1)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-76529796946756486232010-01-19T10:17:49.272+00:002010-01-19T10:17:49.272+00:00@ruduss - Melbourne may be a little far but PigFes...@ruduss - Melbourne may be a little far but PigFest 2011 may reach those heights! Thank you for coming :)<br /><br />@Fat Les - I guess it is quite a big piglet! I should have listened to Su-Lin :) You're not bad, you're you x<br /><br />@Penny - We need to send a bunch of lads and see how they get treated :)meemaleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17252248464524701128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-43650941790366862642010-01-19T10:07:41.729+00:002010-01-19T10:07:41.729+00:00Thanks for the warning! If I visit London I will g...Thanks for the warning! If I visit London I will give this restaurant a body swerve - there's no excuse for appalling service. I wonder if they would have treated a party of men in the same way?Penny Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14744535005838509901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-41639557094480276562010-01-18T21:55:50.151+00:002010-01-18T21:55:50.151+00:00Right I'm putting on my loose cannon hat and q...Right I'm putting on my loose cannon hat and quite rightly so if I may. There were obviously two twerps mentioned on this post, first the waiter and then Little Lord Falteroy for suggesting Fergus H. be bestowed a Nobel accolade for food, meh. As for the latter, if it was suggested by someone less gushing in their usual writing like Fort or Gill, then I just might kowtow and mutter praise be.<br /><br />That ain't no suckling pig, it's a blooming teenager! If any of you wish to taste a real baby then you'll need to head down to Chinatown during weekends or <a href="http://tamarindandthyme.wordpress.com/2009/04/05/fino-and-cochinillo/" rel="nofollow">Fino</a> (thank you Su-Lin and for indeed I've tried and enjoyed) or, or, or save your pennies and come <a href="http://www.asadoretxebarri.com/default.asp?2" rel="nofollow">here</a> instead.<br /><br />I'm bad I know.Fat Leshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09659024295552292245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-76259814820749692142010-01-18T21:17:34.211+00:002010-01-18T21:17:34.211+00:00Too bad you did miss the spotted dick, as it was g...Too bad you did miss the spotted dick, as it was georgeous. Although with you and others leaving by then, it did take the shine off it. <br /><br />I would try it again, and I do like your idea of Chinese next. There's a place in Melbourne that does great Peking duck (too far?).rudusshttp://ruduss.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-39736659101158390332010-01-18T20:08:07.671+00:002010-01-18T20:08:07.671+00:00@GreedyDiva - Everyone was so lovely that I did ha...@GreedyDiva - Everyone was so lovely that I did have a fab time despite everything else - thank you for coming x<br /><br />@Suzler - It <i>was</i> good pig :)<br /><br />@Graphic Foodie - Thanks Fran :) Unfortunately, as organiser I felt really guilty about the situation - even more so because I had to dash and leave everyone in the lurch before we'd finished eating!meemaleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17252248464524701128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-49858749775419663472010-01-18T20:03:27.033+00:002010-01-18T20:03:27.033+00:00I really wanted to go to this and well done you fo...I really wanted to go to this and well done you for organising things. The pig and the desserts looked delicious. <br /><br />Bad form for St. John. The waiter in particular sounded like a complete arse.Graphic Foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06996991111308891331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-17522602391474745522010-01-18T18:39:21.805+00:002010-01-18T18:39:21.805+00:00Aw. :( That makes me really sad. You were all so e...Aw. :( That makes me really sad. You were all so excited. When I was a waitress I loved happy, bubbly customers. What a horrible man, especially since a lot of people would have been throwing major strops at the length of time it took for the pre-ordered food to come out. <br /><br />(Even if there was some issue in the kitchen, they should at least offer some kind of explanation/warning up front. Pretty basic customer service.)<br /><br />At least there was pig. It looked like good pig. :)Suzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03540385345529638786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-16020911511099793782010-01-18T18:02:06.732+00:002010-01-18T18:02:06.732+00:00I have been to St John a few times before Pigfest ...I have been to St John a few times before Pigfest and I absolutely love it - although service has been a little "crisp" in the past too at times. I must admit, I was enjoying my wine and the chatter so much during the (loooong) wait, and the food was so divine, that even the insanely long wait did not put too much of a dampener on my evening. However, I might not be saying that if I had missed out on the puds!Greedy Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114726748321671965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-17305660261453527522010-01-18T15:16:40.823+00:002010-01-18T15:16:40.823+00:00@Robin - Hi Robin - you should definitely go if yo...@Robin - Hi Robin - you should definitely go if you liked it before. Just don't take a massive group! Nice to meet you too :)meemaleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17252248464524701128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-65400640734325167932010-01-18T14:19:29.292+00:002010-01-18T14:19:29.292+00:00That sounds really rubbish.
I went to St John...That sounds really rubbish. <br /><br />I went to St John's for the first time on Friday for lunch (lovely Welsh Rarebit) and was really looking forward to having a proper meal there with a pal. Really liked the feel of the place, but now I'm not sure whether to press on or sack it off. <br /><br />P.S. Nice to meet you on Saturday at the Miele thing.Robin Clarkhttp://www.sourcecookeat.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488444600218615887.post-46626332646016249302010-01-18T13:42:46.000+00:002010-01-18T13:42:46.000+00:00@Su-Lin - Am gutted about the spotted dick!
@catt...@Su-Lin - Am gutted about the spotted dick!<br /><br />@catty - I think I’d try a Chinese place next time - I just found out <a href="http://www.mychinesefood.co.uk/printmenu/banquet_english.htm" rel="nofollow">my fave Peninsula does suckling pig</a><br /><br />@Lizzy - Exactly - prebooked, precooked :)<br /><br />@Kavey - Would you really want to go back though however glorious that pig was?<br /><br />@BribedwithFood - As lovely an idea as that is, I think the waiter might have called the police<br /><br />@The Happiness Project London - Pride comes before a fall and all :) I’ll ask the others if they’re happy to be namechecked<br /><br />@Dan - Seems a bit contrary of them, doesn’t it?<br /><br />@MathildeCuisine - Thank you my dear x<br /><br />@TheAmpleCook - Jan, I’m expecting to find a pig’s head in my bed.<br /> <br />@Scandilicious - Thanks hun - maybe it was just a bad night but I wouldn’t go back in a hurry.<br /> <br />@BrightonSuz - That’s so sweet of you! I heard actually that all the waiters had swapped shifts because they didn’t want to be on our service!<br /><br />@The Shed - Hope you have better luck x<br /><br />@James - Packed it may be, but I expect decent service from a Michelin restaurant.<br /><br />@goodshoeday - Exactly - we didn’t think it would be an issue since we’d prebooked our choices (and prepaid!).<br /><br />@Ollie - As far as I know I don’t think anyone complained but it was obvious we’d been neglected. And yes, the sigh really upset me.<br /><br />@Food Urchin - Are you saying St John are a bunch of misogynists? Just cos we wouldn’t let you come :)<br /><br />@chumbles - I'm expecting an M&S voucher in the post :pmeemaleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17252248464524701128noreply@blogger.com