We’ve been pretty quite here in Foodies for the last few weeks, as life has been a bit overwhelming lately, between work and all sorts of kid stuff. During last weekend’s rush, a bunch of us left the annual dance recital headed for a bite in the sun. Bobby C’s Dockside is a big place in the marina in Bowmanville. Being surrounded by boat yards and industrial units, the scenery approaching the place is less than stellar, but at least there is a nice patio overlooking the pier. On previous visits, the service has been less than stellar, but I figured that it would be hard for them to screw up a few pitchers (or more) and a few pounds of chicken wings. WRONG!

First of all, the patio was full, but the outside hostess said there was loads of room inside, so there would be no problem seating all of us (I think there were 14 or 15 of us). WRONG. They sat 6 of us at a table in an empty section at one end of the restaurant & the remaining group were put in a party room at the other end of the building. The manager explained that all the tables around us were reserved. No worries…just bring us beer & food & we’re good to go. While we waited about 20 minutes for our pitcher to arrive, we were treated to the stunning view of a chubby hostess cruising around the place with 2 inches of ASS CRACK! When she bent over to set a table I think I saw some of that cutlery the bar was missing…

A tiny appetizer plate of wings and a chicken quesadilla came at the same time as the pitcher, but well over an hour later, there was no sign of dinner. This was when we noticed that the other group had already left, on their way back to the recital. Now, we started to panic as we realized that we may be late getting the kids on stage. I grabbed the manager and told him that we weren’t pulling a dine & dash, rather he was comping our beer & apps to make up for the non-existant service. I made a point of mentioning the other table that had come with us, who had already eaten and left. Little did I know…

When we arrived back at the school, we found the others in the cafe, tucking into Subway! It seems they too had only received drinks & had done a runner. They didn’t really run, they tried 4 times to get service, but the service never came. They also announced their departure. I’ve NEVER bolted from a bill before, but I also don’t think I’ve ever had service that sucked so badly. We won’t be going back.