Canoe

[canoe]

Good afternoon,

I want to thank everyone for all there post and to those who continually support us, we greatly appreciate the time you take to post on the forum. We value everyone's input good and not so good.

I do have an issue with MR. No Bozo, again you have made accusations that are slanderous and false, some of which have been removed from this forum by the webmaster. If you can please tell me where the sign in the restaurant states and I quote your post-

"Sign In the Restaurant Lobby...
Misbehaved Children will removed from their parents custody.. and SOLD as Slaves. NB

let me show you what is at the front desk:

Dear Customers and Staff

House Policy Concerning Children 12 &
under.

Canoe has and will always welcome children
Of all ages. We have 5 different dining rooms
accommodating 200 guests. We do however
Reserve one dining room (Canoe) for adults
only, 50 of our 200 seats.

This is our one and only policy that concerns
children. Thank you for understanding.

We hope you enjoy your dining experience.

Sincerely,



Scott Ouellette
Owner/Chef

Again I appreciate everyone's opinion on our policy, I realize some of you agree and some don't, that's what makes everyone different and the world go around..... we try our hardest to please everyone we can. Thank you and have a great rest of the summer.

[NoBozo]

Originally Posted by canoe

I do have an issue with MR. No Bozo, again you have made accusations that are slanderous and false, some of which have been removed from this forum by the webmaster. If you can please tell me where the sign in the restaurant states and I quote your post-

"Sign In the Restaurant Lobby...
Misbehaved Children will removed from their parents custody.. and SOLD as Slaves. NB.

Attention On Deck: (A Little Old NAVY Lingo ) MR NoBozo reporting for duty: Hi Canoe..aka BenzGuy..aka Castleview: YOU need to get a sense of humor. Lighten up. NB

PS: You left out the big grin smily face in your "quote" of my comment.

[Pontoon Goon]

I have noticed you have commented several times regarding Canoe. Could you please share with us your own personal experience dining there.

[NoBozo]

Originally Posted by Pontoon Goon

I have noticed you have commented several times regarding Canoe. Could you please share with us your own personal experience dining there.

I Have commented on Canoe.. but not just Canoe. Being an old retired coot with nothing better to do than read posts on this forum...I see trends in writing styles, and attitudes... of the posters. I have noticed this with Restaurant postings.

When the comments toward a certain restaurant go negative,.. Eventually, the owner.. May come on and explain himself with a reasonable explanation.....OR... Digs himself a hole.

I look for consistancies between posts.. of the suspects: in this case: (Canoe...BenzGuy, and CastleView). Low Number of posts since joining the forum. Strong opinions In Favor of the resaurant...Same writing style. It goes on..... Notice the Smily Faces. Not interested in making trouble...just observing. NB

[chasedawg]

[QUOTE=NoBozo;209769]I Have commented on Canoe.. but not just Canoe. Being an old retired coot with nothing better to do than read posts on this forum..

[chasedawg]

[QUOTE=chasedawg;209782]

Originally Posted by NoBozo

I Have Being an old retired coot with nothing better to do than read posts on this forum..

NoBozo...Oh No...Bozo...Oh NO...I thought you were my shinning light into retirement having great experiences everyday doing something new.

Now you tell me you are an "retired old coot with nothing to do" but sit and watch the forum every morning. OMG! Please look out the window and see the beautiful mountains, sunsets, and gorgeous views of our wonderful world we view everyday.

[Shreddy]

Originally Posted by NoBozo

I Have commented on Canoe.. but not just Canoe. Being an old retired coot with nothing better to do than read posts on this forum...I see trends in writing styles, and attitudes... of the posters. I have noticed this with Restaurant postings.

When the comments toward a certain restaurant go negative,.. Eventually, the owner.. May come on and explain himself with a reasonable explanation.....OR... Digs himself a hole.

I look for consistancies between posts.. of the suspects: in this case: (Canoe...BenzGuy, and CastleView). Low Number of posts since joining the forum. Strong opinions In Favor of the resaurant...Same writing style. It goes on..... Notice the Smily Faces. Not interested in making trouble...just observing. NB

He asked you to comment on YOUR OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCES there...sounds like you're a typical keyboard jockey who just wants to stir the pot. Give it up...

[canoe]

Good morning no bozo I actually do have a great sense of humor but not knowing me there's no way you would know that. You're right I do get a little defensive especially when it comes to people making false accusations regarding my business my employees and/or myself.

I can also tell you I am none of those other people that you think I am, Benz guy or Castle View, I am canoe. I know you may not believe me but I have no reason to lie and I give the webmaster full authority to tell you that I am neither one of those two people. I will guarantee you with the utmost certainty and if you find different you may have the keys to all of my business or I will close them down.

[VitaBene]

Originally Posted by canoe

Good morning no bozo I actually do have a great sense of humor but not knowing me there's no way you would know that. You're right I do get a little defensive especially when it comes to people making false accusations regarding my business my employees and/or myself.

I can also tell you I am none of those other people that you think I am, Benz guy or Castle View, I am canoe. I know you may not believe me but I have no reason to lie and I give the webmaster full authority to tell you that I am neither one of those two people. I will guarantee you with the utmost certainty and if you find different you may have the keys to all of my business or I will close them down.

Enough said! Thanks Scott and keep up the great work!

[Resident 2B]

Originally Posted by canoe

Good afternoon,

I want to thank everyone for all there post and to those who continually support us, we greatly appreciate the time you take to post on the forum. We value everyone's input good and not so good.

I do have an issue with MR. No Bozo, again you have made accusations that are slanderous and false, some of which have been removed from this forum by the webmaster. If you can please tell me where the sign in the restaurant states and I quote your post-

"Sign In the Restaurant Lobby...
Misbehaved Children will removed from their parents custody.. and SOLD as Slaves. NB

let me show you what is at the front desk:

Dear Customers and Staff

House Policy Concerning Children 12 &
under.

Canoe has and will always welcome children
Of all ages. We have 5 different dining rooms
accommodating 200 guests. We do however
Reserve one dining room (Canoe) for adults
only, 50 of our 200 seats.

This is our one and only policy that concerns
children. Thank you for understanding.

We hope you enjoy your dining experience.

Sincerely,



Scott Ouellette
Owner/Chef

Again I appreciate everyone's opinion on our policy, I realize some of you agree and some don't, that's what makes everyone different and the world go around..... we try our hardest to please everyone we can. Thank you and have a great rest of the summer.

For the record Scott, you did nothing to try to please me. You clearly treated us like crap.

Please explian how a two-foot diameter raised cocktail table is a reasonable dining table for a party of six people who made reservations for dinner on a Saturday night at lease four days ahead of the "dinner". Ages at the time were 53, 42, 18, 16, 14 and 8. Never a question about ages of the people in the party at the time the reservation was accepted. In all fairness, I could be a year off on the ages, but that is immaterial.

Also, please explain how you or your staff tried to please us when I professionally complained about the verbal filth coming from the mouths of the intoxicated males who were five feet or so away from our dinner party at this mini dining table. I was clearly told "if we did not like it, we could leave." Is that what you refer to as trying to please us? The only people you were trying to please that evening were the men over consumming at your bar. Isn't that a high profit area in your business?

Never tell me you do your hardest to please everyone you can. That is pure crap. You have known of my situation for 12 years and you have never accepted responsibility, have you? You just fluff it off. I have zero respect for you or for any of your businesses. You are a smoke-and-mirrors kind of guy and the public is now seeing through it. You let kids into the better dining areas only when you are not busy. Otherwise, families get treated like crap.

Putting a family with children at a cocktail table five feet from your bar for dinner. Really?

I await your response.

Thanks!

R2B

[KTO]

Resident 2B -

I'm not sure I understand. Were you treated unfairly at this establishment? I don't believe your multiple posts on the topic were clear. Six more posts on the matter might clear it up.

You've made your point. Stop being a crazy ex-girlfriend and actually further a conversation.

[longislander]

The wife and I frequent Canoe and "like" and appreciate the recognition of "no kids" in certain areas of the restaurant.

The wife and I were once "kids" (amazingly) and were brought-up with an old adage of "kids should be seen, not heard"; not the norm in today's society ... for better or worse!

Kudos to Canoe for understanding its paying clientele!


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[Shreddy]

I love Canoe and their policies. Food is great, I personally haven't had bad service, the ambiance is nice, I feel you get what you pay for.

With that said, all these people GRIPING about the kids policy need to relax. Adults with kids complaining about the "kids policy" is like me going to McDonald's with a play place COMPLAINING about why they allow kids. Canoe is a high end restaurant geared towards adults enjoying themselves for a nice romantic dinner. McDonald's is geared toward low end, fast food, and keeping kids happy. Get over it, cry about it, clearly the policies aren't going to change as the owner has voice his acknowledgement.

Resident2B - he owes you no response. Give it up, you're making a fool of yourself by taking your personal agenda against their policy public. If you were that upset about your situation you should be addressing your issue privately. If nothing less, your experience has assured me that I want to go back and their policy works.

[jrc]

Originally Posted by longislander

...
Kudos to Canoe for understanding its paying clientele!
...

It's his business, he obviously thinks that the few people turned off by the policy will be replaced by more people who like the policy. Since he seems to be successful, he must be right. Ultimately in business the market is the judge, people vote with their pocketbooks.

Too bad more issues weren't solved this way.

[brk-lnt]

Originally Posted by Resident 2B

veryone you can. That is pure crap. You have known of my situation for 12 years and you have never accepted responsibility, have you? You just fluff it off.

Dude... After 12 years, you're probably the only one with any recollection of this. Maybe it was an off night, maybe he hated your shirt and wanted to single you out. Who knows? But at this point it's probably time to move on. If Canoe was truly that terrible, they'd likely have gone out of business by now.