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  • I came here for the first time last night and was wholly unimpressed. I guess their main drawcard is their $5 cheap meals. I like the concept but was of course concerned that the food would be fairly low rent. I wasn't wrong. There was a lineup outside when I arrived but as my friend already had a table so I walked right past it. I was surprised to see not one but many empty tables in perfect order i.e. they weren't waiting to be cleared or anything. So I see, they were just making people queue on the street for the sake of it. My friend also mentioned that she had been to another of these locations and the hostess had made her queue outside in the rain even though there were visible empty tables. It must be their thing. Sorry, but who do you think you are...Uncle Tetsu's Cheesecake? Grand Electric? Maha's? Saving Grace? I ordered a 'woodbine julep' which is their version of a mint julep I guess. The server asked me if I would like a double, to which I replied no. My drink arrived suspiciously quickly and was in a tiny glass full of ice cubes that would be more suited to a vodka soda. Given the little room left for liquid it tasted strongly of alcohol and sugar syrup. It also had giant stalks of mint poking out. The bartender hadn't bothered to remove the stems, tear the mint or basically do anything to ensure its flavour would be a part of the cocktail. Meh, I only drank it because I paid for it. For my meal I got the veggie burger with a side of salt and pepper fries. It was a generous portion for the price but I didn't enjoy it and couldn't bring myself to finish it. The soy patty was so processed and tasted bad for you...and not in a good way. If I'm committing dietary sins I at least want to enjoy it. The fries were fine. I definitely had buyer's remorse over my meal. I spent the next two hours regretting having ordered it. I also thought my server was particularly poor. She just generally seemed apathetic and couldn't bring me water to save her life. I actually got water from the bar several times and she didn't even notice. She was fortunate in the fact that we had such a large party, thus ensuring gratuity was already included. Other observations: - It is unpleasantly and depressingly dark inside. It was evening but the darkness was still bothersome. And iit feels pretty cramped given the space was long and narrow with a lower ceiling. - The washrooms were scarily unclean looking. I washed my hands but didn't dare use the toilets. Given it was 7pm on a Tuesday and not 1am on a Sunday I found this even more unacceptable. - They have a very limited wine list including only 2-3 white or red wines and all from Australia. Given I am from Australia this prospect didn't excite me much which is why I chose not to order wine. That is beside the point, but I feel like you should pick a few different wines from a few different regions to give consumer choice. They were also too expensive in contrast to the rest of the menu prices. - They had a reasonable draft beer selection. I'd recommend ordering one of those over a cocktail even if they are the same price. - They don't take debit card - just to be difficult, illogical and annoying - Why don't they have a website or menu online? For a chain of some 10 locations that is pretty poor form. I shan't say I will be back. Thanks, but no thanks. I'd rather pay a few $$ more and eat just about anywhere else.
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