Why are some restaurants always busy/quiet?.

[Rosie34]

We often wonder how some restaurants keep going if you judge on how busy they are - when we go to one of our favourites, we are often relieved when more people come in and 'we leave 'em' busy And the other side of the coin - WHY is Simbads always so PACKED Just goes to show that you can't judge the quality of a restaurant by how busy/popular it is

 

[ragdollabbi]

Never could understand that one myself Rosie. A classic example of that is, as you say Simbads.....always busy and Tribeca.....very often very busy. Personally speaking, I wouldn't go back to either of them after having been in each of them once and once only At the other extreme, we went to Hells Kitchen twice during our week in October and on both occasions when we arrived I think we were the only people there. It did get busier before we left though. Maybe we just ventured out too early

 

[Rosie34]

Never could understand that one myself Rosie. A classic example of that is, as you say Simbads.....always busy and Tribeca.....very often very busy. Personally speaking, I wouldn't go back to either of them after having been in each of them once and once only At the other extreme, we went to Hells Kitchen twice during our week in October and on both occasions when we arrived I think we were the only people there. It did get busier before we left though. Maybe we just ventured out too early

Same here - visited both Simbads and Tribeca once and never wanted to repeat the experience

 

[mike_dublin]

It's been years, but I still can't believe I actually went into Simbads.

Sorry for OT post

 

[CliffB]

Steak and Guinness pie at Hells Kitchen,not traditionally majorcan but very tasty indeed.

 

[supamac]

not 100% sure , but regarding Simbads , someone once told me that they own a number of rental properties and they offer a sort of meal deal for guests. Thats why its busy inn summer months .

 

[El Gordo]

We often wonder how some restaurants keep going if you judge on how busy they are - when we go to one of our favourites, we are often relieved when more people come in and 'we leave 'em' busy And the other side of the coin - WHY is Simbads always so PACKED Just goes to show that you can't judge the quality of a restaurant by how busy/popular it is

I think the reason that is that we all have different tastes.

What is good for one may be disliked by another.

Over the years we have frequented restaurants that do not get good reviews, sometimes we have enjoyed the experience and at others have been disappointed.

"You can please some of the people, some of the time but never all of the people all of the time" (sorry for the misquote!!) comes to mind.

The important thing is that there is room for all sorts of different restaurants to suit everyone. Its when you get too many of the "same" that we need to worry about. "Variety is the spice of life"

If you have had good or a bad experience its good to pass on by reviewing and giving an honest critique giving reasons for your views. It is not helpful at all to criticise without giving your reasons. It is unfair for the establishments not being able to respond to bland criticism.

 

[sws97sdg]

and of cause just because it is empty doesn't mean it is bad, or good!
and just because its full doesn't mean its good, or bad!

 

[Ronnie]

There are so many restaurants in PP and Pollensa Town, the most of which are excellent, therefore they cannot all be busy!!!. Its great that we tourists have so many great eateries to choose from!!!!! .

 

[Smiddy]

and of cause just because it is empty doesn't mean it is bad, or good!
and just because its full doesn't mean its good, or bad!

If any of the "quiet" restaurants want to hire me i'll happily sit and make the place look busier

 

[sws97sdg]

I would do the same smiddy but I would only make the place look untidy!

 

[gers1873]

I see this thread was started by hoopy re o,lume then moved to here

The place frequented more regularly than others by me, mrs gers and the 2 bluebells is full to capacity every time we visit therefore we are used to a place being packed out and no need to spread out a bit to make it look busy

thats why some places have an atmosphere and others are dead an pretend to be full all the time I suppose

 

[Sparky]

Gers, the thread started by Hoopy was about "O Lume" v Stay, it went off topic on the last 4 posts and became a discussion about why some places were busier than others, Simbad and Tribeca etc were mentioned so those posts were moved to this new thread.

 

[Baron de Lay]

Can't say it's my favourite place, but we've eaten in Simbad a couple of times over the years and found the food, without being anything exceptional, was perfectly acceptable.

I remember one evening, the lady serving us - (You know, the one who looks like the little blond on in "Allo Allo"!) made a big fuss of our daughter, showing her how to fold napkins into fan shapes.

Others may well have had bad experiences in there, but from a personal point of view, I've eaten in far worse in the port!

 

[pollensafan]

Can't say it's my favourite place, but we've eaten in Simbad a couple of times over the years and found the food, without being anything exceptional, was perfectly acceptable.

I remember one evening, the lady serving us - (You know, the one who looks like the little blond on in "Allo Allo"!) made a big fuss of our daughter, showing her how to fold napkins into fan shapes.

Others may well have had bad experiences in there, but from a personal point of view, I've eaten in far worse in the port!

Re the lady in sinbads......Not just us then that liken her to the woman in Allo Allo. We always refer to her as " Mi Mi La Bonk "

Only ever went in once about 15 years ago. My lasting memory is my pals face when confronted with his " Ham Sandwhich " which turned up full of " Jam ".