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AltonGuy · 09-20-2007, 01:51 PM

I usually don't make an effort to badmouth a Restaurant where I have a bad experience. Usually I shrug it off and vow to never return. However, I could not refrain from doing so after having dined at Morissey’s Front Porch last night. From reading prior posts it appears my girlfriend and I have suffered some of the same pains. Upon entering the establishment we waited 15 minutes for a table even though there were multiple empty ones available. People were coming in behind us wondering why there was a wait despite the vacancies. This should have been our cue to leave but instead we stayed and eventually got seated. Things progressively went downhill from there. I half expected a slow initial response from our waitress but surprisingly she came right over and took our drink order. We ordered two sodas, one regular one diet and when brought to us a few minutes later they tasted like pure syrup. My diet soda tasted awful but the girlfriend liked the added sugar in hers so I guess that made up for it. Following the soda delivery, the service became sub par. After waiting for several minutes the owner ended up coming over to take our order. One Roast Beef Dinner and one Boiled Dinner was requested and brought over about 25 minutes later. Presentation was awful to say the least. My corned beef looked like two small shards of wood, accompanied by 3 carrot fragments and 4 small slices of potato. It was edible however despite its disappointing arrangement and size. The Roast Beef Dinner was disheartening due to its crunchy mashed potatoes, uncooked vegetables, and overall cold presentation. I realized that they offered “Seconds of Roast Beef on them” with confidence as no one would ever bother ordering a second helping! The Roast Beef was sent back and brought back in a sea of grease. The girlfriend had a bite or two but by then she had lost her appetite. I was planning to tell the owner of our bad experience but lost track of him by the end of our so called meal. We were just happy to leave in the end. Bottom line, we won’t be bothering with the place ever again.

09-20-2007, 01:51 PM	#15
AltonGuy Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 54 Thanks: 1 Thanked 11 Times in 6 Posts	Bad Morrisseys Experience I usually don't make an effort to badmouth a Restaurant where I have a bad experience. Usually I shrug it off and vow to never return. However, I could not refrain from doing so after having dined at Morissey’s Front Porch last night. From reading prior posts it appears my girlfriend and I have suffered some of the same pains. Upon entering the establishment we waited 15 minutes for a table even though there were multiple empty ones available. People were coming in behind us wondering why there was a wait despite the vacancies. This should have been our cue to leave but instead we stayed and eventually got seated. Things progressively went downhill from there. I half expected a slow initial response from our waitress but surprisingly she came right over and took our drink order. We ordered two sodas, one regular one diet and when brought to us a few minutes later they tasted like pure syrup. My diet soda tasted awful but the girlfriend liked the added sugar in hers so I guess that made up for it. Following the soda delivery, the service became sub par. After waiting for several minutes the owner ended up coming over to take our order. One Roast Beef Dinner and one Boiled Dinner was requested and brought over about 25 minutes later. Presentation was awful to say the least. My corned beef looked like two small shards of wood, accompanied by 3 carrot fragments and 4 small slices of potato. It was edible however despite its disappointing arrangement and size. The Roast Beef Dinner was disheartening due to its crunchy mashed potatoes, uncooked vegetables, and overall cold presentation. I realized that they offered “Seconds of Roast Beef on them” with confidence as no one would ever bother ordering a second helping! The Roast Beef was sent back and brought back in a sea of grease. The girlfriend had a bite or two but by then she had lost her appetite. I was planning to tell the owner of our bad experience but lost track of him by the end of our so called meal. We were just happy to leave in the end. Bottom line, we won’t be bothering with the place ever again.