Playin' around
Havent been to the Rangitaiki Cafe myself, other than to park there while riding in the forest. However, I know someone riding his Rocket III over the Napier-Taupo with his missus on the back, they stopped there for a bite to eat and a "comfort stop" and got told the same thing about the restrooms. Again, they are customers that a) wont be coming back; and b) are telling others not to go there either.
Mainlander in Exile
Good service you tell two friends, and then another two, and then another two.
Bad service you tell two friends, they tell two friends, and they post it on the interweb.
Good reputation is much more important in business and harder to get.
Couple of places I won't go back to too. I try not to bad mouth them, but if I'm with someone and it is suggested we go there I'll tell them why not.
Soccer - A Gentlemans game played by Hooligans.Rugby - A Hooligans Game played by Gentlemen.
Slowest cnut in the Bay
Its probably going to take a lot of people over time pissing on their lawn outside the door for them to wake up.
But then again, as alluded to no one will go back anyway.
Shame really as it was always a good pitstop over the years when we used to head up to the drags at Meremere or the Puke swap meet.
Forum whore
Anywhere that serves Illy or Supreme "coffee". I'd rather drink Nescafe Fine Blend and that stuff makes me vomit.
If a man is alone in the woods and there isn't a woke Hollywood around to call him racist, is he still white?
Deus ex ukulele
I'll agree that Illy is crap. Have yet to quaf a good one of those. I am astounded that people feel compelled to import this stuff from wherever when Wellington has four of the world's best roasters and blenders. But I have had more positive experiences with Supreme -- the house blend at the Fush and the Mainstreet Deli in Greytown! The house blend at Chez Hitcher is L'Affare's Primo.
"Standing on your mother's corpse you told me that you'd wait forever." [Bryan Adams: Summer of 69]
The instructions are simple...
And in true KB fashion, the thread segues seamlessly from a terrible cafe with locked toilets to Hitcher's house blend coffee....'tis forever a wondrous thing
Do you realise how many holes there could be if people would just take the time to take the dirt out of them?
Forum whore
Supreme is always salty and oily. I've never had a good coffee from the fush.
If a man is alone in the woods and there isn't a woke Hollywood around to call him racist, is he still white?
In the riders seat
perhaps he should be infracted for taking the thread off topic?Originally Posted by MSTRS
"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough power."
parting of the sensory
My last boss used to have their coffee couriered to him in D'Auckland! He'd order it one day, they'd roast it, and he'd have it the next day. Even with the courier fee, it was only about $30 (IIRC) for a kilo.
Then he got all super-technical, bought a commercial espresso machine, a roaster, and four different types of green beans, and roasts his own.
I've thought about getting my onw roaster too, but I can't be bothered, as Altura is within sniffing distance of work, so I just walk around at lunchtime and buy a bag.
... and that's what I think.
Or summat.
Or maybe not...
Dunno really....
Deus ex ukulele
And the toilets (all four of them) are rarely locked at Chez Hitcher, apart from the one in the basement that is currently suffering from Belva fatigue.
"Standing on your mother's corpse you told me that you'd wait forever." [Bryan Adams: Summer of 69]
Hardcore Biker
WTF?? Surely that breaches health and safety regulations? You should write a letter to Helen
You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be quoted out of context, then used against you.
Hardcore Biker
I KNOW.... Called in there on the way to Cold Duck. Could not believe how many different notes on the walls explaining what you could or could not do!
Last time there for sure...
Full of Titanium go-fast bits!
Yeah, I had that exact same experience. It was pouring with rain when I came through, from Napier towards taupo, so after 100k solid rain riding, i stopped to warm up.
There were two types of sasuage, veil and pork - the veil was more expensive. She asked which type I had chosen, I told her pork, I don't like deer. She said it looks like a veil sausage so she will charge me for that..
There were signs up everywhere explaining the toilet situation - basically said that because the laws that were around when the place was built meant they didn't need toilets for punters, they didn't have any, and that if you disagreed with this, you could find another place to eat/piss.
The lady was grumpy when a bunch of other bikers huddled round the fire trying to dry their gloves etc, say they were hogging all the heat and so on.
AND, to make matters worse, that place has BY FAR, the worst coffee I have ever had. No joke. it was terrible!
If i stop there again on my way to Napier , It'll be to piss on their door.
"And, look, the luscious and fecund fronds of the Silver Fern has given brilliant birth to a stupendous fruit! A red Hondaberry, desposited by a lesser known species of Plonker Gittus Maximus Idiotus."
Melicious
I cant believe that Bubble... thats just rude and very stupid of them. I will make sure I never go there... or actually I might just to see what they say when I need to use their toilets, but Iam not buying anything!!! Is it the Rangitaiki Lodge & Ranch? I googled it, they have email address.
The Loose Goose
That's pretty appalling for a place off the main drag. Not allowing people to use the restrooms because they don't feel they have spent enough is not on.
We stopped in Taupo on the way back from Auckland recently and noticed all the cafes we entered (trying to find hot food that looked appealing) had notices saying their toilets were for the use of staff only. Had to end up paying 40c (doubled in price since last time!) to use the superloos - but at least they were clean, had plenty of toilet paper, soap and paper towels.
Some cafes have no idea of customer service. We visited the one near the Mobil in Foxton after the new owners took over and weren't impressed. Extremely slow service - one guy bought a filled roll from the cabinet but didn't get it for about 15 minutes - and his drink order came even later! We ordered iced coffees and had to wait close to half an hour for them. I got mine first and after tasting it I said it tasted like chocolate and was very sweet. Andy tried it and agreed it wasn't coffee so I called the waitress over and said we may have been given the wrong order. She took it back to the kitchen and the owner came out, very indignant. "That IS an iced coffee, I make very good ones and I put orange rind in them to make them special." I said there was no taste of coffee but she was adamant that was what it was. Andy's was the same - it tasted like chocolate syrup and had this bitter orange aftertaste but not a hint of coffee. She shot herself in the foot because we won't bother returning. Orange in an iced coffee? Ugh, trust me, those are two flavours that don't really go together!
Yes, I am pedantic about spelling and grammar so get used to it!
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