I have to agree with sinsu in saying that I will be hard pressed to ever again break bread at this once fine establishment, until I can receive assurances that a much stricter dress code will be enforced. Last Saturday evening, my darling wife and I were looking particularly elegant, when we decided that we must simply go out to see and be seen. Our drive went without incident, and our anticipation of another chic meal grew as we drew near the valet stand. As we pulled the Bentley alongside the curb, to our horror, a rather shoddily dressed valet approached the vehicle from my driver's side. Not only did he fail to open the door for my beloved Buffy, he left fingerprints on the front left area of the hood. I know that these valet types are used to parking people who are only able to afford Toyotas and Hondas, but more attention should be paid to preferred customers. And it didn't stop there. Sure, we were quite late for our reservation, but is that any excuse for the hostess to greet us wearing last year's fashion? I wouldn't normally complain, but she was wearing open toed shoes and her colors were not at all right for the season!! We had to wait nearly five minutes to be seated, and even then our favorite table was not available. Much to our dismay, we were instead seated much closer to the kitchen than what Buffy is accustomed. And as if that were not enough, there was a party seated not more than twenty yards from us that appeared to be drinking a bottle of wine that was not from the premium end of the wine list, if you know what I mean. I understand that many of the less fortunate are not able to afford all of the finest all of the time, but the gentlemen (if you can call them that) at this table were not even wearing dinner jackets, and one of them was wearing brown shoes with a black outfit. As I'm sure you can understand, we were quite embarrassed to be seen in this sort of company, and will not be frequenting Slumbo's in the near future.
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