点评:We booked our company Christmas party at the Utilita Bowl based on great experiences in past years, but sadly this year’s event was extremely disappointing and not something I would recommend.
Firstly, we were placed in a long, brightly lit room overlooking the cricket ground, which had absolutely no atmosphere. Only a few tables were in the room, making it feel empty and flat all evening. To make matters worse, our company name was spelt wrong on the digital signage despite us flagging this earlier.
The table layout was odd (one with 12 places, another with 7), and the menu was surprisingly limited with only a single starter and dessert option. The soup starter was so peppery and spicy that half our table couldn’t eat it. The main course was good, but the dessert was very hard.
The DJ was another low point. The playlist during dinner was random, and because our table was right next to the speakers, the volume made it genuinely hard to talk. The lighting was static and added nothing. Given how far the music needed to travel down the long room, the whole audio setup felt poorly planned.
The dodgems were on the ground floor while our event was on the third, which made them far less accessible than previous years.
At £65 per head, this felt very poor value. We left feeling disappointed and will not return next year.
翻译:我们之前几次在Utilita Bowl举办公司圣诞派对的体验都很好,所以这次也预订了场地。但遗憾的是,今年的活动令人极其失望,我绝对不会推荐。
首先,我们被安排在一个狭长的、灯光明亮的房间里,可以俯瞰板球场,但房间里毫无气氛可言。房间里只有几张桌子,整个晚上都显得空荡荡的,毫无生气。更糟糕的是,尽管我们之前已经指出过,但电子显示屏上的公司名称还是拼错了。
餐桌的摆放很奇怪(一张桌子有12个座位,另一张只有7个),菜单的选择也少得惊人,只有一道开胃菜和一道甜点可选。汤的胡椒味和辣味太重,我们桌上有一半的人都吃不下去。主菜还不错,但甜点却很硬。
DJ也是一大败笔。晚餐期间播放的歌单毫无章法,而且因为我们的桌子就在音响旁边,音量大到根本无法交谈。灯光也一成不变,毫无亮点。考虑到音乐需要沿着长长的房间传播很远,整个音响系统的设计显得非常糟糕。
碰碰车在一楼,而我们的活动在三楼,这使得它们比往年更难到达。
每人65英镑的价格,感觉非常不值。我们失望而归,明年不会再来了。