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| - It absolutely breaks my heart to write this review. But I have to be honest. This was a disappointing event. I am sure Chantel will do amazing in future and this isn't a dig at her (I am not looking to make enemies) but I feel that this event could've been managed a lot better.
Firstly, there were way too many people in a very small space. Secondly, I have been a long-standing Mangia Bevi fan but if today was my first experience here, I wouldn't be tempted to come back.
Johnson totally got it right about some Yelpers. But 15 minutes in, I realized that they weren't the only ones to blame. The servers kept dumping the the pizza samples at 2 exact spots every time, at the edge of the 2 tables. That's about 12-16 little pieces that seemed to take forever to come out and were gone within 2 seconds. Pray, why couldn't this be like the other Yelp events which is either a full sit down affair where every table is catered to OR one where the server goes around serving different groups instead of consistently dumping the samples at the 2 exact spots? For the first 45 mins at this event, I hadn't tried a single sample. I wrestled in to grab some at the very end - one slice of pizza (the toppings were manhandled off it by certain Yelpers), another slice of a cheese pizza, and a slice of a bread-dessert that came out too soon (they still served a few pizza samples after this).
Overheard from the permanent table sitters: "I feel bad for grabbing all the food... but not really." Basically, Sorry-Not-Sorry! That's a terrible attitude to have for an elite. And it left a bad taste in my mouth.
Some Yelpers and even the CMs may frown upon my negativity. But here's the thing, if I am vocalizing my feelings about the neighbourhood coffee shop that possibly has terrible customer service, I am entitled to an opinion about Elite events too. And I don't really have to take certain ifs and buts into consideration. And having been to multiple events that are actually 4-5 stars, I have to knock a couple off this one.
Lastly, the mimosas were the only redeeming factor. I tried both the offerings - the original and the "blush" - and they were fantastic.
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