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Response from the owner
6 mesi fa
Dear Madam, First of all, we would like to sincerely apologize for the misunderstandings and language difficulties that affected your experience. We are truly sorry that communication issues prevented your lunch from being as enjoyable as it should have been. However, we would also like to clarify that there was indeed a significant misunderstanding regarding your order. You ordered a steak from the à la carte menu, cooked medium, served with French fries and a green salad. What you had seen being served to other guests was actually our daily special, a beef tagliata, which includes fries, arugula, parmesan shavings, cherry tomatoes, and thyme and rosemary olive oil. Unfortunately, the daily special is different from the regular menu. The confusion seems to have occurred because you saw several plates of the daily special passing by and assumed it was a dish from the menu. When ordering, you pointed to the steak on the menu without asking whether it was the same dish you had seen. At that moment, both you and our server were doing your best to communicate using gestures and a few words via Google Translate. Unfortunately, this was not sufficient to fully clarify the situation. We would also like to point out that you ate the entire dish without expressing dissatisfaction or asking for clarification. Additionally, the staff member at the bar, who speaks fluent English and welcomed and checked you out, was available throughout your visit and could have assisted you if needed. We regret that you did not feel comfortable asking whether someone spoke English, as we would have gladly helped. Regarding the butter, we would like to clarify an important point. The butter you saw on the menu is a homemade paprika butter, offered as an optional supplement for the steak, similar in style to a Café de Paris butter. It is not intended as butter for spreading on bread. When you pointed to this option on the menu, unfortunately we were already out of this paprika butter that day, as we had been victims of our own success and had sold a large number of dishes with this supplement. However, if you had asked for plain butter to accompany the bread, we would have gladly provided it free of charge, as we do every day for our guests, including during breakfast service. We apologize that this distinction was not clearly understood due to the language barrier. Regarding the steak, we were surprised to read that it was described as “chewy”. On that same day, we served more than 30 portions of this exact product, without receiving a single complaint. However, accept our apologies for the cooking of the steak. Do not hesitate next time to let us know at the beginning, so that we can change it. As for the coffee being served earlier than expected, this was clearly another misunderstanding, and we regret the inconvenience. We genuinely regret that language barriers impacted your experience. Our 72-year-old co-owner, who served you, does not speak English, but she always does her best to welcome every guest with kindness and professionalism. Both sides made efforts to understand each other, but sadly, they were not enough on this occasion. Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We truly hope you will understand our perspective, and we wish you all the best in your future travels. Kind regards, Hugo Silva