点评:I have been to the RBG many times for the flowers, plants and garden walks. It has always been fantastic -- a really special experience. However, for the first time I organized an event, a sit down dinner for 50 people. In total, we were charged $140 per person for the buffet dinner WITHOUT drinks (alcoholic or otherwise). We were suckered in by the advertised buffet price of $49 per person but they have many extra charges and fees. For example, the cash bar had a fee, the room had a fee and they added 17% service to everything despite the lack of table service (it was a buffet!). The food was completely ordinary and the amounts just plain stingy. We pre-ordered a cheese platter to have an appetizer and we were told the chef would work out what $420 meant. Turns out it meant a small chopping board of rather ordinary cheese with a few grapes (see picture). The buffet literally ran out of vegetables and salad before all guests had been served. The chicken and vegetables were served without gravy or a sauce. They like their fees and rules. They fussed about having more than one kind of red wine at the cash bar -- told us that would be extra. Then the bar wasn't even ready on time. They also ran off with the last of the desserts (squares) without warning. Very strange service experience. Guess this is what happens when you don't compete on the basis of your dinner service and get a free ride on having the gardens. Would have been far better off enjoying the rock garden for $10 and going somewhere else for our dinner.
翻译:我曾多次到皇家贝鲁特皇家花园观赏鲜花、植物和花园散步。每次都感觉很棒——真的是一次特别的体验。然而,这是我第一次组织活动,为 50 人举办的晚宴。自助晚餐总共收费 140 美元/人,不含饮料(酒精饮料或其他饮料)。我们被广告中每人 49 美元的自助餐价格所欺骗,但他们还收取了很多额外的费用。例如,现金酒吧要收费,房间要收费,尽管没有餐桌服务(这是自助餐!),但他们还是为所有食物加收了 17% 的服务费。食物完全是普通的,份量也很小。我们预订了一个奶酪拼盘作为开胃菜,我们被告知厨师会算出 420 美元意味着什么。结果发现,这意味着一小块砧板上放着相当普通的奶酪和几颗葡萄(见图)。自助餐的蔬菜和沙拉在客人吃完之前就卖光了。鸡肉和蔬菜上桌时没有肉汁或酱汁。他们喜欢他们的收费和规则。他们为在现金酒吧提供多种红酒而烦恼——告诉我们那要额外付费。然后酒吧甚至没有按时准备好。他们还在没有警告的情况下拿走了最后的甜点(方块)。非常奇怪的服务体验。猜猜当你不以晚餐服务为基础竞争并免费享用花园时会发生什么。花 10 美元欣赏岩石花园并去其他地方吃晚餐会更好。