Boardwalk Bar and Restaurant – Port Macquarie :o( :o( :o(

They say that if you don’t have anything nice to say, it’s best not to say anything at all. I have to say I agree in some ways, but when it comes down to a place with awful customer service that leaves such a bitter after taste you won’t advise even your worth enemy to go to… You share the pain.

It was a year ago, but the owner still strikes according to tripadvisor reviews. We drove from Sydney to Port and came in Boardwalk Bar and Restaurant to have a quick glance a the dinner menu (it was 4:30pm but we skipped lunch, being on the road) We were heavily welcomed by the owner who didn’t show the menu but just newspapers articles praising how Boardwalk was great. This was fine for me…

Though it took us 3 minutes to finally Get Access to the menu. As we looked at it, the owner just couldn’t stop but go line by line… Reading the menu and saying each dish was the best on earth. I decided i’d go for the lamb. Being explained that “this is Australia and dinner is served at 6pm” with quite a patronizing tone, we made up our mind to come back later. Part of the dialogue was spoken in French, the “i’ll get the lamb” and “let’s come back at 6pm“… Nothing more.

As i handed out the menu and before i could even tell the owner we’d come back at 6pm, we were shown thumbs down and were told “yeah, French are like that. I speak French”. I was left speechless and we made our way to the exit as the owner shout “no need to be rude”…

Too bad we didn’t try anything but the rudeness of a man who surely doesn’t have any sense of hospitality… Not recommended at all.