Harry's staff - a moan

ecureilx · Post by **ecureilx** » Mon, 24 Jan 2011 5:00 pm

JayCee wrote:
ecureilx wrote: Local staff are more responsive and make you feel home ..
Really??? I must have missed that!

Ok, let me rephrase it with some extra smileys

Generally I found local staff on the ball, than compared to some 'expat' staff - either it was a case of the girl feeling that the guys are trying to pick them up - or when you smile at a waitress, automatically another male staff from the said girls' country starts to aggressively loiter around you - till you feel like 'damn, what was that' ..

or - the 'expat' staff decides to start chit-chat till - when you have been doing the same job in your previous life - feel whether the staff is so happy to talk to you that she is neglecting the other customers (not that I minded that anyway .. but .. )

And too often, I had to repeat that when I want Scotch - I want Scotch, not Jim Beam or Jack Daniel or Wild Turkey, because such drink is hour pour or there is a promo .. and is a good replacement for Scotch .. ah - well, as they say, I am not one of those who vote with the wallet, as, on a rainy day - ANYTHING WILL DO

But no sir, not gonna get a membership in Harry's or intend to get their stored-value card

Saint · Post by **Saint** » Tue, 25 Jan 2011 5:25 pm

We had a chat with guy we know who's one of the top cheeses of Harry's and he said it's their practice to rotate the bar's management teams between each bar. He did admit that the Tampines and 360 bars do have problems as no one particularly want to work them. He did say that's no excuse but they are working on it

ecureilx · Post by **ecureilx** » Tue, 25 Jan 2011 5:50 pm

Saint wrote:We had a chat with guy we know who's one of the top cheeses of Harry's and he said it's their practice to rotate the bar's management teams between each bar. He did admit that the Tampines and 360 bars do have problems as no one particularly want to work them. He did say that's no excuse but they are working on it

Honestly, the other outlets are more of 'come-buy-drink-talk-to-friends-buzz-off' type outlets .. including the one in 1 Raffles ... so - not gonna hurt the walk-in customers ..

Yah, maybe Tampines - need some refinement - but then again, my comments are not to be taken as complaints - I drop by there maybe once in two months, ever since they took off the promo for nearby tenant

InTheBlue · Post by **InTheBlue** » Wed, 26 Jan 2011 2:41 pm

Saint - good to hear that they recognise it at least and I don't have a problem with the Harry's brand as the bars tend to be in good locations and some staff do make an effort.

The 360 just happens to be the worst and the one closest to my home. Unfortunately there are not a lot of other options in that area.

bgd · Post by **bgd** » Wed, 26 Jan 2011 5:26 pm

You have the hawker centre if you want cheap and cheerful and just around the corner you have the Dog and Bone on Upper East Coast Road so it's not quite a desert.

InTheBlue · Post by **InTheBlue** » Wed, 26 Jan 2011 6:24 pm

Ok, the hawker centre is good for cheap beer and good food but I'll keep my opinion to myself of dog 'n' bone, V bar and scruffy murphy's. Maybe I'm just a picky git. Maybe they are all alright and it's just me.

Nah! Harry's at 360 is bad.

Post by **sundaymorningstaple** » Wed, 26 Jan 2011 6:43 pm

That ought to bring Saint charging back in here - to defend 'is local!

ecureilx · Post by **ecureilx** » Wed, 26 Jan 2011 7:32 pm

InTheBlue wrote:Ok, the hawker centre is good for cheap beer and good food but ...............

Who associated Harry's with cheap beer ??

I mean, comparing with a hawker center, somebody lost the plot

PS: I would have suggested Mel's place though

InTheBlue · Post by **InTheBlue** » Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:16 pm

Ok, I'll give you that one, Mels place is OK.

Blooies not the worst place in town either.

JR8 · Post by **JR8** » Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:44 pm

Lets be honest, anywhere called 'Scruffy Murphy's' is going to be a steaming great pile of shite isn't it!

You don't really need a 50 year pedigree as a restaurant and bar reviewer to predict that.

Saint · Post by **Saint** » Thu, 27 Jan 2011 9:40 am

sundaymorningstaple wrote:That ought to bring Saint charging back in here - to defend 'is local!

Each to their own, leave more space at the bar for me

InTheBlue · Post by **InTheBlue** » Mon, 31 Jan 2011 9:56 am

Scuffy Murphy's serves some of the worst food in this town. NEVER go for the English breakfast especially when you've got a hangover and want a good one.

Does anyone have a good English breakfast place or Sunday roast place?

JR8 · Post by **JR8** » Mon, 31 Jan 2011 10:10 am

See

InTheBlue · Post by **InTheBlue** » Mon, 31 Jan 2011 10:18 am

Scuffy Murphy's same group as Molly Malone's and other great pubs with comical Irish names in Singapore.

ecureilx · Post by **ecureilx** » Mon, 31 Jan 2011 1:55 pm

InTheBlue wrote:Scuffy Murphy's same group as Molly Malone's and other great pubs with comical Irish names in Singapore.

But not the same as Molly Roffeys ??

http://www.mollyroffeys.com/

That's not a bad place, and they are operating two outlets !!!

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