Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
Calis Beach Forum => Calis Bar and Restaurant Questions and Discussions => Topic started by: lagoon lover on September 16, 2015, 22:58:31 PM
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As a slow eater, compared to the company I keep, it is a real pet peeve of mine that in almost every restaurant I visit here, the staff swoop upon an empty plate regardless of whether the remaining diners at the table are still eating or not. One exception to this apparent rule is the Meeting Point in Calis. I have been so impressed with the standard of service/respect in this establishment that I recently commented on this matter to Ahmet. He was incredibly flattered by my compliment and assured me that they make sure that they never clear a table where people are still eating. Excellent manners. I have yet to find another restaurant that can compare in this regard. Well done Meeting Point. The small stuff counts too :)
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It's not something I've particularly noticed and I'm not sure it would annoy me (might though, most things do ;) )
My main hate (and it isn't just a Turkey thing, it's evident more and more everywhere) is the appalling habit so-called waiters have of believing it is quite acceptable to reach across one diner's plate to serve or remove another. Surely professional waiting involves finding every possible way to avoid that?
I am weary of having a sweaty arm across my plate (and sometimes an armpit in my face.
Now that is surely far worse than yours, lagoon lover? ;)
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Strangely enough my experiences are the opposite to lagoon lover's.
It amazes me the amount of times that when people have a starter, the empty plates are left on the tables and only cleared when the server arrives with the main course. :-\
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The one that drives me nuts is when a hot meal is served & the waiter then takes an age to bring cutlery >:(
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It's very bad manners to clear a plate when someone is still eating. I can't stand when they do this either
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I can't stand when they do this either
That'll be the Efes. :)
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I also object to smelly body parts in one's face, but as I have said in other post's. I would rather be in Calis with an armpit in face, than here (UK) working my but off. ;D ;D ;D
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You either get a smelly waiter or one that has doused himself in aftershave
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Is this the grumpy sods thread? ;)
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Just what I was thinking Stoop.. People expect a lot for their cheap meals in Turkey. There isnt anywhere in Calis that is the Ritz... chill people.. these are people working for bare minimum wages and are just doing their best on the whole... .
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My pet hate is still the people who insist on smoking on the table next to us whilst we are eating our meal and they have either not started or finished there's.
Saw a lovely lady actually go out of the Nil to go sit on the wall and have her fix.
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What annoys me is they hand me my food but haven't bothered to check first whether I have the free toy they have put in box. Not happy at all
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My pet hate is still the people who insist on smoking on the table next to us whilst we are eating our meal and they have either not started or finished there's.
Saw a lovely lady actually go out of the Nil to go sit on the wall and have her fix.
If the people on the other table were there before you, why did you not ask to sit somewhere else?
By the way I am an ex smoker.
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Perhaps they were not smoking when Stoop sat down? We were in the Nil last week and sat next to a couple who were eatiing their dinner. We ordered ours and eventually when we got our dinner the couple lit up a couple of cigarettes. There were not a lot of tables free and I looked across and saw and empty one, but the couple next to that were also smoking. I know that smoking is not allowed inside and this was inside.
Phil was a smoker and when we used to go into Calis to eat he would not smoke unless we got an outside table and he was sitting right away from any other diners as he always said he would hate to smoke as someone ate their meal.
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I tend to work on the thery that if there are ashtrays on the table, they could well end up being used by a smoker.
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There are always ashtrays on all tables, so that theory is knocked on the head.
This means, you could not sit at any table in any restaurant in case someone used an ashtray.
We often find the waiter asking do we need the ashtray, we say no, and he take it away.
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They arrived after we did and it was a Turkish night so there were no other tables.
I nearly said something but decided to move next to Maggie rather than cause a fuss.
Funnily enough he put his fag down by his side so that the smoke didn't go over his friends but unfortunately for us it was at our side.
It's just inconsiderate but it's what I've come to expect from SOME smokers.
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People smoking whilst we are trying to enjoy a meal is our absolute pet hate. When restaurants are busy you don't have the choice of moving away. We ordered our meal in the Meeting Point, but unfortunately as soon as it arrived the people on the next table - who had not been smoking as they were eating their meal - all lit up. some consideration for the people on the next table (at least whilst eating their meal) would have been nice. Fortunately in all of the other restaurants we have managed to avoid this. When it does occur and there is a chance to move away from the smokers we always do so.
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Another option is to tell the owner / manager if he cannot find you a smoke free area to eat your meal you are walking out. ! ;)
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Always amazes me that the Restaurant Owner allow smoking inside when they have signs up saying "No Smoking"
We were in Georges last week and a party of about 10 people all took turns to go over to the sea wall and have a smoke, which, we thought was really considerate of them.
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And I believe be fined significant amounts for ignoring the law.
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One thing that used to niggle me was when in a restaurant with plenty of seats, was someone arrivng after me and then sitting at the next table when I had a cigarette on the go, who would then moan about the smoke. Not a problem I have these days of course.
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We never had that problem as Phil would never smoke if he could not get an end table so he was sitting on the outside away from everyone else and the smoke would go out to the prom. :)