We had a veggie Indian lunch at Sangeetha here in Abu Dhabi yesterday. It's delicious and cheap which is unusual in this town. We met up with a couple of friends and their two small children around 1:30. Unfortunately our timing and our natural reticence meant that we didn't get food for a good 45 minutes, as people who arrived well after us got served first. Sigh.
We all know that small children have a narrow window of patience for these things. I had hoped that the folks at the restaurant would recognize this, too. They have a set lunch, so usually they would have had food on the table within five minutes of seating us, but a busload of folks had arrived just before us and it happened to be a special harvest festival--Happy Pongal, by the way! The food was tasty and served in generous portions in the end, fortunately, and we emerged relatively unscathed and stuffed with all sorts of goodness (only some of which could we name).
Lessons learned:
We all know that small children have a narrow window of patience for these things. I had hoped that the folks at the restaurant would recognize this, too. They have a set lunch, so usually they would have had food on the table within five minutes of seating us, but a busload of folks had arrived just before us and it happened to be a special harvest festival--Happy Pongal, by the way! The food was tasty and served in generous portions in the end, fortunately, and we emerged relatively unscathed and stuffed with all sorts of goodness (only some of which could we name).
Lessons learned:
- Observe and adapt to the culture of the place. Be bold--assertiveness is rewarded at Sangeetha.
- Avoid festival days when possible.
- Order immediately upon being seated.
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