I had a bad experience in the new Middle Eastern resto on CHL yesterday eve. Maybe its because they're new and anxious about how they're going to do there, but I found the main guy unwelcoming and unfriendly. I only wanted to have a coffee there, so popped in with my son who had just finished work on the Guiness site. Ok, so his jeans were dirty, but he didn't have his work boots on, but perhaps we shouldn't have gone in there like that. I was having a look round, mainly by the counter, saying how nice it looked, he was having none of it, and rushed us over to a table. That pissed me off a bit. Anway, I fancied some bakclava with my coffee, but didn't want as many as 6 (which is what was on offer), so asked if I could have 3 instead. He wasn't happy but agreed to it, then charged nearly as much as I would have paid for 6. The bakclava was tops, but for £2.50 for 3 very small bites felt a bit steep (or have I just got too
used to Cardiff prices). At the end, I was trying to discuss the bill, but the guy wouldn't even look at me, just kept waving his hands saying, ok, no problem. I saw red and told him not to shut me down and that if he wants to make a go of it, he needs to be friendlier and more polite with people. I left more or less shouting, "Carry on, you'll last long". Not my most dignified moment, but I couldn't believe how rude he was. When we went passed later in the eve, there were lots of smiley-faced customers in there, so maybe they're doing something right.
