A little unfair......

[Disorderly]

Thanks Sparky.....so that's two resolutions for me:-

1) Give El Posito another chance
2) Go to a Tuesday meet up in the square

Coming back to PP for nine days on 10th June - see you there!

D

 

[gpm]

Good morning.My family have been coming to pp for the last 30 years,so we have seen many changes good and not so good,BUT what i find a little unfair is that there seems to be the IN PLACES and these are always mentioned ok it's a personal opinion but i really think you need to be more fair on comments and were you send people not going to mention names but very obvious were people are getting their benefits..........

Suzanne, I don't think people are actually getting "benefits" but human nature as it is, people like to be remembered when they return to restaurants and will maybe have a chat with the owner when there.However, I do agree with you, and you can have all the threads you want about other restaurants, it will always come back to the "In PLACES", which as a frequent visitor I never go to.

 

[Sparky]

Suzanne, I don't think people are actually getting "benefits" but human nature as it is, people like to be remembered when they return to restaurants and will maybe have a chat with the owner when there.However, I do agree with you, and you can have all the threads you want about other restaurants, it will always come back to the "In PLACES", which as a frequent visitor I never go to.

GPM, it would be great if as a frequent visitor, you could take the time to tell us about your "IN PLACES" then maybe we could all try them and they would become our in places too .

 

[Doogz1874]

GPM, it would be great if as a frequent visitor, you could take the time to tell us about your "IN PLACES" then maybe we could all try them and they would become our in places too .

I think between the last few comments we may have hit on the underlying issue - as yet another frequent visitor in general we are almost always going to return to our tried and tested favourites unless we have a compelling reason to try somewhere new - the last time this happened was about a year ago when we saw a great review on the site for La Roda which has now been added to our list of regular haunts

 

[animagic21]

Just a thought, but for our family the cost of eating out will be enormous next week.....5 adults etc etc. We probably tend to go down the "tried & tested" route for fear of going somewhere different but finding that we have wasted our money(in our opinion). We are still enduring high fuel bills, increased petrol costs and food bills here in the UK & whilst still managing to visit the Port as often as we can every meal is a big consideration.

 

[snowy2007]

What I have noticed Susanne has lit the fuse and retired !!

 

[Doogz1874]

Another thought I should have mentioned last night - other than the reviews here the best way we have found to add to our list of regular restaurants is by trying them out on the tapas route. .... although now we have too many restaurants / too few nights!

 

[scotslizzy]

Suzanne Please Come Back !!

I was really hoping that by now Suzanne would have shared some of her favourite places and given us all some more insight into her original comments.

I do not think that we are all that bad on this site (compared to another site that I use). So come on Suzanne please share your experiences about PP with us.

Cheers

Scotslizzy

 

[kate1]

Just really wanted to back up what everyone else is saying: have been coming to PP since 1994 and have reviewed quite a few restaurants on this site and can confirm, categorically, that I have never received any sort of benefit - I am 100% sure that no restaurant owners who know me are even aware that I submit reviews as I have never mentioned it (and nor would I). Yes, some owners who I now know reasonably well have on occasion given us a free glass of wine, or even a free bottle, but this is no more than they do to all their regulars and it certainly would not influence me either way. I have said before (as others have said in this thread) that the ability of PP restaurant owners to remember clientele year after year, sometimes on the basis of only one annual visit, is amazing - it puts some UK restaurants to shame. I think most (hopefully all!) of us who submit reviews would be horrified if an owner asked us to submit positive comments in return for any sort of benefit - it would certainly make me much more inclined to give them a stinker! Suzanne, we review restaurants because we want to share our experiences with others who love the area as much as we do - believe me, this is an act of pure altruism and there are definitely no fringe benefits!!!

 

[Siralf]

Hook Line & Sinker

I think it's time to empty out the keep net now Suzanne and count up how many you "reeled in"

 

[Mimsy]

I think you've hit the nail there Siralf!

 

[Catwoman]

Suggested Restaurants

Have only just picked up this thread but as newbie to site (although a reader for several years and visitor for some 20 years) I would like to say a huge thank you for all the mentioned restaurants! Without children(!) it has made me visit establishments I was a little wary of entering-perhaps seeming for locals only or a little pricey with small menu. Hubby and I have thoroughly enjoyed many meals the last 2 years specifically because of your comments.