Just want to share the disgusting experience I had tonight.
Was shooting an X'mas event in Yio Chu Kang Community Club and brought my family for dinner at a nearby coffeeshop after which. Ordered a BBQ stingray and sambal "Tua Tao" for dinner and I specifically pointed that I want the one I had selected. The lady says OK, but I noticed she had not move the selected for the kitchen. I purposely pass by a few more times to "show" her that I am watching, and she just ignored me.
About 20 mins later, she served a plate of BBQ stingray which was obviously smaller than the one I had chosen, I challenged her and she try to give me stories like its normal the fish will shrink after BBQ. I walked to the "ice tray" and pointed to her the piece I had selected is still there, she began giving me another crap that those are sample pieces, its normal that the kitchen will just serve the correct size as per order. I probe further, and she reluctantly brought the plate away for replacement.
Meanwhile, the sambal "Tua Tao" was served. I began to dig around for the tua tao flesh and find it extremely suspicious when none of the flesh is "stick" to the shell. I tasted one and could tell immediately that it is not the fresh type (probably frozen). We began to have interest in the dish and start looking for more evidence to support our claims. Without eating, we split the flesh and shell onto each side of the plate, and there are about 30 over shell and 10 over pieces of flesh. All except 1 pathetic piece have the "stock" (the part and hold the flesh to the shell) which is evidential that they had probably reuse the shells after thorough cleaning, remove the "stock" since it will decay.
Since I had my camera with me, I shot some pictures and obviously they are shocked to witness me doing that. I consulted again to the lady who served me the "renew" piece of stingray (probably) and she quickly explain that she will highlight it to the chef (a lot more polite than previously was) and she came back telling me they will not charge me for the "tua tao" since it wasn't up to standard.
Attach are some pictures of the shellfish dish served.
The only shell with the "stock"
No stock here....
Not here too...
Nor here....
PS: C & C not necessary as I only shot these pictures using the 18-70mm kit lense... keke...
Was shooting an X'mas event in Yio Chu Kang Community Club and brought my family for dinner at a nearby coffeeshop after which. Ordered a BBQ stingray and sambal "Tua Tao" for dinner and I specifically pointed that I want the one I had selected. The lady says OK, but I noticed she had not move the selected for the kitchen. I purposely pass by a few more times to "show" her that I am watching, and she just ignored me.
About 20 mins later, she served a plate of BBQ stingray which was obviously smaller than the one I had chosen, I challenged her and she try to give me stories like its normal the fish will shrink after BBQ. I walked to the "ice tray" and pointed to her the piece I had selected is still there, she began giving me another crap that those are sample pieces, its normal that the kitchen will just serve the correct size as per order. I probe further, and she reluctantly brought the plate away for replacement.
Meanwhile, the sambal "Tua Tao" was served. I began to dig around for the tua tao flesh and find it extremely suspicious when none of the flesh is "stick" to the shell. I tasted one and could tell immediately that it is not the fresh type (probably frozen). We began to have interest in the dish and start looking for more evidence to support our claims. Without eating, we split the flesh and shell onto each side of the plate, and there are about 30 over shell and 10 over pieces of flesh. All except 1 pathetic piece have the "stock" (the part and hold the flesh to the shell) which is evidential that they had probably reuse the shells after thorough cleaning, remove the "stock" since it will decay.
Since I had my camera with me, I shot some pictures and obviously they are shocked to witness me doing that. I consulted again to the lady who served me the "renew" piece of stingray (probably) and she quickly explain that she will highlight it to the chef (a lot more polite than previously was) and she came back telling me they will not charge me for the "tua tao" since it wasn't up to standard.
Attach are some pictures of the shellfish dish served.
The only shell with the "stock"
No stock here....
Not here too...
Nor here....
PS: C & C not necessary as I only shot these pictures using the 18-70mm kit lense... keke...
