tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post383962649392041450..comments2024-03-08T05:08:55.233-05:00Comments on EYE ON MIAMI: My Email to Captain's Tavern: Avoid Server 212. by GeniusofdespairGeniusofdespairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-19934100252827870302011-06-04T08:22:26.960-04:002011-06-04T08:22:26.960-04:00It is a coincidence, we were sitting next to the k...It is a coincidence, we were sitting next to the kitchen and we are not Hispanics. Maybe you had our server then last anonymous.Geniusofdespairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-47315018802395064752011-06-03T22:37:30.644-04:002011-06-03T22:37:30.644-04:00Visited the restaurant last year. As is fairly ev...Visited the restaurant last year. As is fairly evident, it skews heavily to an Anglo customer base. The three Hispanics showed up, and we were escorted to the table next to the kitchen. Not convinced it was a coincidence. Have never returned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-41015474142344301062011-06-02T22:28:28.972-04:002011-06-02T22:28:28.972-04:00How disappointing! Usually such a great place!How disappointing! Usually such a great place!Bill Chttp://www.skyline-sfl.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-80351643241389659872011-05-31T15:39:42.161-04:002011-05-31T15:39:42.161-04:00Sorry you had a bad experience.
I eat at Captain&#...Sorry you had a bad experience.<br />I eat at Captain's Tavern quite often and have never had a bad meal there.<br />The Russian oysters are my favorite appetizer and the yellowtail macadamia is always cooked perfectly.<br />Their wine list is also pretty extensive with out an exorbitant mark-up like you find in some other places.<br />There has been once or twice when the service was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-15338872022969653432011-05-31T13:51:43.982-04:002011-05-31T13:51:43.982-04:00hmmm... a good point.hmmm... a good point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-22003760252374321592011-05-31T12:14:18.457-04:002011-05-31T12:14:18.457-04:00I am in the house all day working and blogging. I ...I am in the house all day working and blogging. I have got to get out for something...Geniusofdespairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-27583525334241359432011-05-31T12:13:02.146-04:002011-05-31T12:13:02.146-04:00first, there are no places for good service in Mia...first, there are no places for good service in Miami, I thought you knew that... and second, I recommend you learn how to cook.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-56440454701848117552011-05-31T11:28:36.500-04:002011-05-31T11:28:36.500-04:00This former Maine resident says:
They need to cle...This former Maine resident says:<br /><br />They need to clean their place. The carpets are gross and the place smells like sewage. When I see and smell that, I get nervous about what the kitchen looks like.<br /><br />For those of you who want to "summer in Maine", here's a tip: lots of lobstering families will move out of their houses for the summer and rent them out. So you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-46280042759733250712011-05-31T10:01:18.466-04:002011-05-31T10:01:18.466-04:00I has a similar experience at Captain's Tavern...I has a similar experience at Captain's Tavern while celebrating Hannukah with a friend and his family.<br /><br />We haven't been back since. I also think the food there is highly overrated.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14767963711266343150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-9129622759208658882011-05-31T09:30:33.163-04:002011-05-31T09:30:33.163-04:00Try the Fish House on Miller Dr. Its better than ...Try the Fish House on Miller Dr. Its better than the Captains Tavern at 1/2 the price. Also they have live music and you get a 10% discount if you are an WDNA member<br /><br />DeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-74519270955294758372011-05-31T02:15:11.192-04:002011-05-31T02:15:11.192-04:00That's a funny video. I may need to watch that...That's a funny video. I may need to watch that movie!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-50681299449664460662011-05-31T01:33:53.867-04:002011-05-31T01:33:53.867-04:00"We summered in Maine." Hey, I can relat..."We summered in Maine." Hey, I can relate to that wealthy, elitist lifestyle!Chesterfield Vanderbilt Rockefellernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-78715161677538759822011-05-30T22:02:58.187-04:002011-05-30T22:02:58.187-04:00Where do you winter?
Perhaps we'll run into ea...Where do you winter?<br />Perhaps we'll run into each other.WOOFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11514250946548893394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-5201356997138000272011-05-30T19:27:41.854-04:002011-05-30T19:27:41.854-04:00That's good news. Show the Road Trip clip to y...That's good news. Show the Road Trip clip to your companions so that they don't make the same mistake again.Opienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-80638337048358540832011-05-30T19:01:46.850-04:002011-05-30T19:01:46.850-04:00I wasn't eating it...I wasn't eating it...Geniusofdespairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-31206397707278079322011-05-30T18:55:58.417-04:002011-05-30T18:55:58.417-04:00You send food back in a restaurant? Are you crazy?...You send food back in a restaurant? Are you crazy? I once worked in a restaurant and I would NEVER send food back!<br /><br />I encourage you to watch this clip from Road Trip about sending food back to the kitchen: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4ZXRlcoEW8" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4ZXRlcoEW8</a>.Opienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-65642324513336400172011-05-30T14:17:16.330-04:002011-05-30T14:17:16.330-04:00I think it was always overrated.
There is one th...I think it was always overrated. <br /><br />There is one thing I will will not tolerate and that is poor service with attitude. <br /><br />If I had experienced the routine GoD received, I would not have been quiet then nor now.southdadedivanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-62831402357128775832011-05-30T14:14:10.707-04:002011-05-30T14:14:10.707-04:00Why are some writers defending the indefensible? W...Why are some writers defending the indefensible? Whether you eat somewhere often or just once, a bad experience can happen, but most restaurants will try to make up for it. It seems that food that is not properly prepared is not something for the restaurant to arge about, but to correct quickly. The poor service, no salads, no sides etc. adds to the unpleasant experience. Why go out for a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-57924368489021938862011-05-30T14:05:10.396-04:002011-05-30T14:05:10.396-04:00When a restaurant turns off regulars it is a big t...When a restaurant turns off regulars it is a big thing. The people were there to celebrate a birthday. Now that birthday will always be associated with a bad experience that they had to pay for. A double birthday whammy on what was supposed to be a special day.Barbaranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-90516430372388880602011-05-30T13:56:11.788-04:002011-05-30T13:56:11.788-04:00Will you are wrong. When restaurant personell star...Will you are wrong. When restaurant personell start arguing with guests it is the beginning of the end.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-6226648022036207072011-05-30T13:53:14.217-04:002011-05-30T13:53:14.217-04:00Captain's Tavern was posted because they didn&...Captain's Tavern was posted because they didn't respond to an email. They could have --- they could have said they were sorry. I waited to hear from them and I said that in the post. They could have offered us a free drink next time we came. Anything. Silence instead.Geniusofdespairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-45202112662109372652011-05-30T13:48:57.130-04:002011-05-30T13:48:57.130-04:00A bad pedicure can cost plenty if you get a toe na...A bad pedicure can cost plenty if you get a toe nail fungus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-78394443953608903042011-05-30T13:40:00.194-04:002011-05-30T13:40:00.194-04:00I have been to Captain's Tavern many times ove...I have been to Captain's Tavern many times over the 15 years that I have lived in Miami and have had exceptional food and service. I think it is in poor taste for this blog to post such a poor review of this dining institution because you had one bad experience after 50 good ones. Every one has a bad day. <br /><br />Will Furry<br />Coconut GroveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-33081121607725695482011-05-30T13:09:02.602-04:002011-05-30T13:09:02.602-04:00This ranks up there with Tweets people post about ...This ranks up there with Tweets people post about pedicure disasters. Sometimes you knock it out of the Park. This time you struck out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-83687391997690183072011-05-30T12:39:25.414-04:002011-05-30T12:39:25.414-04:00Lobster is always served on the tuff side there.
...Lobster is always served on the tuff side there.<br /><br />Their version of Scampi is usually a watery mess. Chardonnay is the recommended wine ingredient, but it tastes suspisiously like Natty Ice.<br /><br />Bitching is ignored in the interest of expediency 'cause there's another 40 fools outside waiting for your table, so it behoves them not to dignify complainers.<br /><br />Hope youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com