tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post4295899835739767861..comments2023-10-31T22:22:44.116+11:00Comments on Rita's Bite: Remi followupRitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05721723151185687327noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-79162469422189299092010-06-05T09:06:42.006+10:002010-06-05T09:06:42.006+10:00Very average review on Remi from John Lethlean in ...Very average review on Remi from John Lethlean in the weekend Australian todayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-22328729124849135762010-05-16T10:23:58.148+10:002010-05-16T10:23:58.148+10:00My God! That's weird . We had exactly the same...My God! That's weird . We had exactly the same reaction when we arrived the other night. What is it with this staff member - something pathological?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-55658255345292843672010-05-16T08:37:59.189+10:002010-05-16T08:37:59.189+10:00Well Sir G - I gave the place a chance, and didn&#...Well Sir G - I gave the place a chance, and didn't even get through the door. Rude service really gets on my goat, I can cope with rushed or busy waiters being short, but sigh at me and you've lost that chance. <br /><br />Re: GP - remember industry folk, he is the first to jump to our defence writing articles admonishing bad dining etiquette on the part of the punter.lemon curdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14334704590926699646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-535980738912313242010-05-16T08:34:16.967+10:002010-05-16T08:34:16.967+10:00This comment has been removed by the author.lemon curdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14334704590926699646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-63042018875018247732010-05-14T15:17:27.946+10:002010-05-14T15:17:27.946+10:00Thanks for your words of wisdom YodaThanks for your words of wisdom YodaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-75923797911104441852010-05-14T15:06:25.211+10:002010-05-14T15:06:25.211+10:00I don't know GP, or Dee. I do read the restaur...I don't know GP, or Dee. I do read the restaurant reviews most Sundays and have done so for years and therefore feel qualified to make a neutral comment. I have visited most restaurants he has reviewed (not on the strength of his reviews).There are 5 that come to mind that he gave glowing comments on. My experiences were nothing like he encountered.(3 of the 5 no longer operate ) Recently, there were 2 which were not reviewed favourably- my experiences were a mirror image of those two reviews. The point I’m making is that everyone’s expectation is different. <br />I do think that GP’s credibility could be enhanced if he left out the sarcastic comments and personal attacks he has made on individuals over the years -it's not necessary and to that end, if he dishes it out, then he needs to accept it back. He also makes it very obvious as to which are his personal favourites. It must be difficult to remain neutral! I didn't realise that reviewers weren’t compensated financially for their dining expenses. Surely they must at least be paid? Maybe Dee might have wished she'd just slept on it. No -one likes to sit back and see their loved ones slammed but it won't be long before something more controversial takes the place of the GP discussion and life will move on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-33919336493723926132010-05-14T12:51:59.135+10:002010-05-14T12:51:59.135+10:00Anon 12.02: good on you for using your initiative ...Anon 12.02: good on you for using your initiative and going along anyway and then finding you enjoyed the experience.<br />I agree we're all just typical diners: some will like the food and have a generally great time & tell everyone about how good it was, others won't enjoy the food and might have a crap time and will still tell everyone about it.<br />There's no right or wrong way. It's just everyone's differing opinions. <br />RitaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-60124702203971890612010-05-14T12:26:09.623+10:002010-05-14T12:26:09.623+10:00that last anon sounds like someone trying hard to ...that last anon sounds like someone trying hard to sound chirpily upbeat despite the oviously divisive opinion on RdP.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-25036637113750545852010-05-14T12:02:09.969+10:002010-05-14T12:02:09.969+10:00Ditto Sir Grumpy!!
I went to RdP and had a wondef...Ditto Sir Grumpy!!<br /><br />I went to RdP and had a wondeful experience. The food was great, the 'wine cellar' inspiring and let feeling content and happy, and knowing that I will be back!<br /><br />As for the review by GP- he like everyone else orders food, eats food, form comment and pays and leaves. The only difference is that he publishes his comment, and it is out their for debate! Why not decide for yourself- take a chance, you may be pleasantly surprised and enjoy your self!<br /><br />I certainly enjoyed my experience- well done, good work and I will see RdP again soon!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-21793709518850185622010-05-13T19:29:24.729+10:002010-05-13T19:29:24.729+10:00Ah, Remi, the picture of the fallen Madonna with t...Ah, Remi, the picture of the fallen Madonna with the big boobies in in the knockwurst.<br />Listen closely, I will say zis only wance: give the place a chance.sir grumpynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-68354493931384341052010-05-13T08:32:38.854+10:002010-05-13T08:32:38.854+10:00Man. I didn't realise food and wine could brin...Man. I didn't realise food and wine could bring out such ugliness in people. <br />Surely reviews are only guides (and entertainment)sometimes lethal, but rarely.<br />Each meal experience is personal.<br />I'm all for critising a meal and letting the staff know if warranted.(hopefully that encourages improvement).<br />We all obviously read GP, I find him entertaining and he knows his stuff esp Game and champions the encouragement of "good eating" in this state, which hopefully improves dining out here.<br />If anyone ate at the wonderful "Prospect House" in the 1980s you'd realise how food standards have dropped dramatically in this state.<br />It gotta be hard finding the words to write positively about the restaurant scene every week.doolznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-11248770659606154552010-05-13T07:23:09.391+10:002010-05-13T07:23:09.391+10:00Been away from the net for a few days - there are ...Been away from the net for a few days - there are some devoted fans out there! <br /><br />Tried to get to RdP before I moved, but request for a 7.30pm table was met with a sigh (gotta love that service staff sigh!), and a brusque "We can't do 7.30pm." We had to prompt - "Well what time can you do?" I left it.lemon curdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14334704590926699646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-56803975877519438202010-05-12T17:37:13.054+10:002010-05-12T17:37:13.054+10:00Dee - I am absolutely delighted that you responded...Dee - I am absolutely delighted that you responded here, and thank you for your comments. Please do not take the various negative Anon's opinions as being the over-riding opinion about either GP's reviews or the RdP review either, by the way.<br />I arrived home from work tonight, all ready to do battle on this blog with a few commenters, to find your comment amongst others. <br />I have never discussed the freebie meal issue with Graeme but have always known that all meals reviewed by The Mercury reviewer must be paid for by whomever was doing the review. It was that way too with Dave Macquarie when he reviewed the places I worked at when he was the reviewer, although I remember one instance when he got really shitty that he and his wife had to pay for such a crap meal - so he angrily told me! (My opinion was that the meal actually wasn't crap, as I watched it being prepared, and served it to him, and if I was in any doubt about the standard of his meal I would have refused to take it out, but that's another story!).Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05721723151185687327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-91056872472465467572010-05-12T16:58:23.305+10:002010-05-12T16:58:23.305+10:00Good on you, Dee.
Some good comments made by you....Good on you, Dee.<br /><br />Some good comments made by you. I believe some of the comments in this blog are a bit slanderish... I personally do not enjoy cask wines for example however I do not harass people who do. So if Graeme wants to smoke, go right ahead.<br /><br />Have not been to Remi so cannot comment.Nuf Sednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-38048493146596100912010-05-12T16:49:17.097+10:002010-05-12T16:49:17.097+10:00My hat is off to you Anon 2:15.
Glad you enjoyed ...My hat is off to you Anon 2:15.<br /><br />Glad you enjoyed your meal!Christinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-33301964735150226582010-05-12T16:46:31.909+10:002010-05-12T16:46:31.909+10:00Well said Dee!
... from another reviewerWell said Dee!<br />... from another reviewerAnon2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-69646912272983406882010-05-12T16:21:50.127+10:002010-05-12T16:21:50.127+10:00Last night my husband Graeme Phillips - GP - showe...Last night my husband Graeme Phillips - GP - showed me the blogs on this site. Now I know why his mood is often quiet and pensive. Even though he will never respond, I feel I must set the record straight on rubbish comments which have been aired. Irrespective of Graeme's good, bad or indifferent comments regarding a restaurant, I can assure you that no word ever printed is written in haste or without great thought. Sometimes it is weeks before the right words come to him. Being a 'critic' - whether it be for food OR wine may be an envied occupation - one that many probably feel they could 'do' better. Try doing it week in - week out, coming up with different ideas for stories, keeping the columns varied and interesting without repeating yourself, year in, year out. It would certainly be CHEAPER if we stopped dining out at OUR expense! A freeloader ? I don't think so!!! If restaurant review meals were free (or subsidised by the paper - which they most definitely are not), we'd be out every night ... think of the money I'd save on house-keeping! Maybe you'd also like to try sitting up to 1/2 dozen wines before breakfast, sipping, spitting and sampling to meet a deadline. Not once has GP ever reviewed a wine that he hasn't tasted. He doesn't read back labels for any other reason than to confirm the alcohol content. Mercury staff can attest to their weekly supply of opened bottles after the photographer has finished with them.<br />GP doesn't go on binges and does not suffer from alcohol-induced shakes - yes, he smokes, but after 5 decades of smoking, his tastebuds are his tastebuds and he knows how they work. Strangely, I agree with them 99% of the time and I DONT smoke. <br />I just wonder whether the bloggers who have criticized GP for his latest review on RdP would trade places with himUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03433630112349836415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-40219727900117264222010-05-12T15:52:24.634+10:002010-05-12T15:52:24.634+10:00Yes, but if the apporling level of litarecy of som...Yes, but if the apporling level of litarecy of some contribators here is in line with their restauront judjements, Im a bit woried.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-11820694124494173392010-05-12T15:22:51.368+10:002010-05-12T15:22:51.368+10:00How wrong can Anonymous be when it is stated that ...How wrong can Anonymous be when it is stated that Graeme Phillips is a free loader. We have dined with him and his wife and I can assure you that each time he pays like the rest of us. Also a pity that anonymous who is so "Picky" has trouble with spelling.<br /> From another anonymousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-28459124753459547162010-05-12T14:15:10.965+10:002010-05-12T14:15:10.965+10:00Well after all the discusion here yesterday I just...Well after all the discusion here yesterday I just had to go and try Remis for myself, So Talked the wife into coming out and was quite supprised. If the things in the review were true it must of been the wake up call they needed as I found everything great. I had the terrine it was well seasoned and had the perfect fat content with a beetroot salad with good acidity to cut through the richness. My wife had the mussles again well seasoned and very fresh. For mains I had the daube (I just had to after GP review) I found it very rich and well seasoned the meat well cooked and very tender I am sure it was beef cheeks. My wife had fish special that was harpuka with confit kipflers , tomato olive sauce and a fennel salad . It was simple good flavours and again well seasoned.. For dessert we both had the creme brulle that was devine perfect consitancy smooth as silk , I will be sure to have that brulle some time again soon.<br />The wine centre is amazing but this time i was driving so we only shared one bottle. Will be back in a taxi next time.<br /><br />Well I hope things stay as good as they were for me as i do like the concept and if they keep up the standards Hobart will enjoy this establishmentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-27749213761364504272010-05-12T11:03:37.941+10:002010-05-12T11:03:37.941+10:00Yes Rita, as long as one is CONSISTENT in applying...Yes Rita, as long as one is CONSISTENT in applying this rule in order to be fair to everyone!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-62377390664459466512010-05-12T10:36:28.155+10:002010-05-12T10:36:28.155+10:00Its just not that good=overpriced+small portions+b...Its just not that good=overpriced+small portions+blandAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-16180515778893790492010-05-12T10:27:48.436+10:002010-05-12T10:27:48.436+10:00Yes, Anon 10.00, you are 100% correct.
I am not ma...Yes, Anon 10.00, you are 100% correct.<br />I am not making excuses for making an allowance for either sympathy or friendship withy the owners when I wrote my RdP review. I made the deliberate choice not to say anything negative at that stage of their trading, being totally aware of the high number of hits on my blog at that particular point in time.<br />Had Remi been trading longer, I would have considered him fair game for writing about whatever my experience was on the night, and leaving it for readers to either reject or accept what I wrote.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05721723151185687327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-16340996474958035452010-05-12T10:00:30.762+10:002010-05-12T10:00:30.762+10:00With due respect to all concerned, if one withhold...With due respect to all concerned, if one withholds judgement on a restaurant SOMETIMES because of sympathy or friendship with the owners, does this not destroy any claim to one's credibility, not to say honesty, as a reviewer?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-22507861838149106642010-05-12T07:17:40.164+10:002010-05-12T07:17:40.164+10:00Anon 9:58
No idea what you are talking about, or ...Anon 9:58<br /><br />No idea what you are talking about, or who George is, but can certainly re assure you that Rita's credibility has risen, not fallen.<br /><br />The crdibility of 'Anonymous' commenters who make inaccurate disparaging personal remarks to people over the internet without revealing their name is what has fallen around here.<br /><br />So, either mellow yuour little whine or clarify it.Nuf Sednoreply@blogger.com