Comments on: We don’t serve plain water, only the fancy kind

By: knobby

knobby — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:06:34 +0000

this reminds me of that one time i was at drinks with E@L [update your blogroll, man :)]. except i wasn't having a drink because i was self-propelling myself that night. so i stuck to nibbles and then asked for the lifesaving liquid that springs from faucet rather than from spring. to which, of course, they said no, get the spring one not the sprung one, if you know what i mean. seven @%!(_^~ dollars for a 200ml bottle. i made noise but no use. ordered one anyway and by the time i opened the bottle and sniffed at it, it was gone. still thirsty (told you, self-propelling). then E@L has an idea:

excuse me, do you serve tea?
yes sir.
is it the teabag type or teh tarik.
teabag sir (simultaneously perplexed and snooty)
and i can have as much hot water as i want?
yes sir.
ok, i want a pot of hot water please.
what kind of tea sir?
no just the hot water.
uhh. ok sir.

comes the hot water. next:

hi
yes sir
bring me a bucket of ice please. and an empty glass if you would be so kind.
right away sir.

e@l turns around and beams at me with a knobby-so-dumb-ordered-$7-water look on his face. and there i was ready to barge into the kitchen and demand access to a tap.

By: knobby

knobby — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:06:34 +0000

By: lincoln

lincoln — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:04:36 +0000

That's true… it would have been even worst form if i got my guys to send the water to you from my side. hahaha

By: Debbie

Debbie — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:50:25 +0000

I actually bitched about this policy in an online forum eons ago, about some rah-rah Italian restaurant that has since closed down. These days, I just make it a point to boycott such eateries. With so many choices available in Singapore, the smart consumer knows which places to support and which ones not to.

By: Mr Miyagi

Mr Miyagi — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:18:09 +0000

Thought about it very seriously. Then decided it wasn't good form to
abandon the birthday drinks party.

By: lincoln

lincoln — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:49:51 +0000

You know you have just gone over to number 2 Rochester….

By: Mr Miyagi

Mr Miyagi — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:16:04 +0000

I've not dined at Bakerzin because I didn't like the food when I did.

By: aromacookery

aromacookery — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:18:53 +0000

This practice seems to getting more prevalent. I boycotted Bakerzin cos they also had a no-water policy, but now they have done a U-turn on this issue. Hope more F&B outlets will follow suit!

By: littlecartnoodles

littlecartnoodles — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:56:38 +0000

Bottled water has become Public Enemy #2 here in Hong Kong (after plastic bags) because of the (1) carbon emissions from their shipment from their bottling source and (2) the non-biodegradable waste from the plastic bottles used for many of the brands.

But some restaurants use the excuse of “old pipes” or “customers detecting funny taste” to weasel out of serving free tap water.

Which makes me wonder what they make their soups and ice cubes out of … …

By: Mr Miyagi

Mr Miyagi — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:36:05 +0000

Indeed it does.