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Originally Posted by upthesaukee
First, Welcome to the Forum.
It seems that you have been going to Sandy Point for many years and have enjoyed the food. I happen to like the decor...kind of like nice old family cottages on the lake rather than 15-20 room homes, or larger. To each their own.
In my many years of dining out, I have always appreciated a waiter or waitress letting me know if there was one or more large parties in the restaurant. It tells me that if my table of 4's order goes into the kitchen after the 11 person table, my meal is going to take longer to come out. Kitchens are handling the orders on a first come, first serve basis. If your table of 4 order goes in after a table of 11 and a table of 9 or 10, you will have some extra time to spend in the dated surroundings.
Fear not...this is the Damon's last year running the Restaurant and if the Resort owners find someone to take over the Restaurant, they may agree on an update to the premises. Personally, I will miss the Damons, their food, and the decor.
Sorry you had a bad experience. I do hope you understand the other side of the coin. Hope the rest of your dining experiences are better for you.
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I think my point was more in the attitude, in not so much that there was a large party in the establishment. I never minded the decor, although its dirty, so no matter what it looks like a clean cloth would be appreciated. I agree, there is a flip side to my story, and you seem to be someone that is in the "know" about being a waiter or waitress which always makes me a little leary of a response like that (although maybe you are just someone who has a liking to Sandy Point, which many people do, so no argument there), but really, her statement of "so I don't know what to tell you" then rushing our meals in and getting us out within 45 min was uncalled for. I made a reservation, so they were more than aware that my party of 4 would be there at the same time as that party of 11. Perhaps they should have taken more time to say to either me or the other party that we would need to change our times (which I would have had no problem doing). Its great food, just has never been a place to get great service. Sorry, my opinion, but its based on years of going there, and having waitress after waitress frustrated and looking overwhelmed. The food is all that keeps us going. So kudo's to their chef, and hopefully he stays when they retire, cause a little upkeep and maybe some new silverware along with this food could make this place and unbelievable find at the lake. Thanks for your input though, it did bring a different perspective, and yes, many people love the "old" look...