点评:If you’re ever in Heacham and fancy paying top-notch prices for bottom-of-the-freezer quality, look no further than the Silver Sands Pub.
We were a table of eight, with high hopes (silly us) of enjoying some proper seaside pub grub. Five of us ordered the “cod” fish and chips (£12.95 each) — you know, that classic, fresh-by-the-sea experience? Instead, we got the kind of frozen fish, oven chips, and peas you’d find in a supermarket value pack… on a bad day. None of us could eat it.
My sister splashed out £26 on a steak, which turned out to be about 1cm thick, mostly fat, and apparently worth an extra 10p if you want a tiny sachet of mustard. Yes — you read that right — twenty-six pounds for the steak, but mustard is extra.
When we complained (politely at first), the manager’s charm offensive began… by “offensive,” I mean literally offensive. She declared, “We’re not a fish and chip shop,” as if that excused serving subpar food at the beach. Many pubs manage beautiful fish and chips, but apparently, that’s too ambitious here.
She also made sure to remind us that “no one else complains.” Odd, since the place was virtually empty — must be because of all those satisfied customers who never return. And in case you were wondering, no refunds here — even when plates are barely touched. We were told they “don’t need” our custom and “don’t care” about a bad review.
Well… mission accomplished.
If Silver Sands was charging Wetherspoon prices, we’d have let it slide. But charging fresh-food prices for frozen slop, with a side order of rudeness? No thanks. Save your money, save your appetite, and maybe go anywhere else.
翻译:如果你去过希查姆,想用顶级价格品尝冰箱底部新鲜出炉的美味,那就去银沙酒吧 (Silver Sands Pub) 吧。
我们一桌八人,满怀希望(我们自己也有点傻)想享受正宗的海边酒吧美食。结果我们五个人点了“鳕鱼”炸鱼薯条(每份12.95英镑)——你知道那种经典的、海边新鲜出炉的体验吗?结果我们点的却是那种超市超值套餐里才会有的冷冻鱼、烤薯条和豌豆……尤其是在天气不好的时候。我们谁也吃不下。
我姐姐花了26英镑买了一块牛排,结果发现它只有1厘米厚,大部分都是肥肉,如果你想加一小包芥末,显然要多加10便士。没错——你没看错——牛排26英镑,不过芥末是另外加的。
当我们抱怨的时候(一开始还算礼貌),经理的魅力攻势就开始了……我说的“冒犯”,是真的冒犯。她宣称:“我们不是炸鱼薯条店”,仿佛这样就能在海滩边提供低质量的食物。很多酒吧的炸鱼薯条都做得不错,但显然,这里太过激进了。
她还特意提醒我们“没有其他人抱怨”。这很奇怪,因为店里几乎空无一人——一定是因为那些满意的顾客再也不来了。而且,如果你想知道,这里不退款——即使盘子几乎没动过。我们被告知他们“不需要”我们的光顾,也“不在乎”差评。
好吧……任务完成了。
如果银沙餐厅按威瑟斯彭餐厅的价格收费,我们肯定就此作罢。但按新鲜食材的价格买冰冻的泔水,还要加上粗鲁的对待?谢天谢地。省点钱,省点胃口,或许可以去别的地方。