Go on, give a damn please

Overcooked, still stuck together and filled with a substance they called pork.

What am I talking about?

The dumpings (Gyoza) I had yesterday in a Japanese restaurant.

They were so overcooked, that they had just stuck together - so with one prod of my fork, I could have picked up all five pieces. Separating them from each other involved simply destroying the dough in order to loosen them all up.

And they had the cheek to charge £3.50 for this.

Earlier we had ordered some chicken wings for my niece to eat during the main course. And when did they turn up? Just after all the plates had been cleared up.

And they had a cheek to charge a 10% service charge for this.

Now, this isn't an accusation about the Japanese, because to be honest, I dont think I've ever had this kind of service from a Japanese establishment - its more an accusation about resturants in general, but dont they realise that this kind of sloppiness puts people off from going to there again?

I don't know- maybe I'm being sensitive to things like this, but I view eating out as an experience, and I love my food. "Little" things like this, irritate me, and makes me wonder about the business ethos of restaurant owners like this.