The Market Place, Oxford Circus

Went after work yesterday: the queue to get to the bar stretched out of the door, and as usually there were 2 poor bar staff totally rushed off their feet, being hassled from all sides and looked close to collapse. The manager was nowhere in sight, with one girl repeatedly phoning to ask him to come down- no response!
The weather forecast predicted for days to expect a bright warm sunny day yesterday. Why cant they also plan for this and hire in some extra staff- to enable us to not waste half an evening stood at a bar and your poor staff to have it a bit easier? To have 2 staff serving an after work crowd on a hot day, with around 40 people stood at a bar is absolutely ludicrous and a very strange way of conducting business.

I waited for half an hour to get 2 drinks- and when this is inside in room that- quite frankly- stinks this is incredibly unpleasant and irritating! We then waited a further 30 minutes just to get some pita breads and dips. I've leanrt my lesson: will not be returning!

11 May 2006 22:00