Awful Rude Condescending Treatment
We booked a rare family meet-up, as we live several hundred miles apart, and chose this hotel for a pre-New Year’s afternoon tea. Our group consisted of 8 people (4 adults and 4 children, with the youngest being just 1 year old). When booking, we made it clear that we would only order a few adult afternoon teas and a couple of children’s teas, as two of the children were under 3 years old (with one being on baby milk and food). Also, one of the members was on a medicated fast diet on the day.
Upon being seated, we placed our order. However, the male manager on duty delivered x6 adult afternoon teas, despite there being only x4 adults in our group.
We immediately explained that this was not what we ordered. He left to check the details, leaving us waiting at the table without touching any of the food or drink. After 10 minutes, we had to request his return. When he did come back, we reiterated that this was not our order and emphasized that we had not touched anything, as we did not want to be charged for food we hadn’t ordered. His response was, “Don’t worry, you can eat it; we’ll sort out the misunderstanding later.”
Trusting his assurance, we began eating. However, halfway through the meal—having only consumed about 40% of the food—we started to feel uneasy about his intentions. We approached him again and asked to settle the bill. That’s when the situation took a turn for the worse. The manager, Mohamed, was shockingly rude and dismissive. He claimed, “You booked online for six people, so you MUST pay for six adult teas,” despite being fully aware that we had young children, including a baby. He even made an offensive remark: “You look rich, so you can afford it.”
We were horrified by his behavior and demanded an apology in his statement - as such comments were entirely unacceptable. This was not about the money—it was about principle and fairness. His response was to give us an ultimatum: either pay for everything or leave without paying anything, implying we were freeloaders. We made it clear that we are not the kind of people to leave a venue without paying, as we believe in acting with integrity.
In the end, we paid for six adult teas, even though we had only ordered four. Mohamed begrudgingly removed two children’s teas from the bill—teas that were never ordered for our 1- and 3-year-old children.
The entire experience was soured by his unprofessionalism and lack of basic customer service. This level of rudeness and disrespect is entirely unacceptable, and it left us deeply disappointed with what should have been a special family occasion.
Mohamed needs further training and learn to treat the hotel customers with respect and decorum- his lack in delivery for saying to a customer “you look rick so you can afford it” is utterly disgraceful!
30 de dezembro de 2024
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