Two weekends ago one of my bff's celebrated her 30th birthday. She had planned a dinner at Boucarou restaurant in NYC, and a night out at a neighboring lounge. The night started great- Her guests were arriving, pics were being taken and drinks were being served. This started at 9:30pm. We ordered our meals, took more pics and talked some more. The time was now 11:30. All but TWO of the 11 guests had NOT received their appetizers (and the two who did received theirs by accident!).Long story short, we ended up walking out of that place. But not before a confrontation with a member of the restaurant's staff. So, another one of my bff's (we'll call her "T") took charge of the entire situation (the restaurant tried to charge the entire party for their meals, which we NEVER received!). After a lot of heated back and forth conversations between T and the staff member, we ended up only paying for our drinks.
By now (as you can probably see) this night could have been a TOTAL disaster. It wasn't though. After we left the restaurant, we headed to the lounge for music, drinks and cupcakes. Given it wasn't the BEST of lounges, T made sure EVERYONE had a good time and that the birthday girl had an even better time. She'll never forget her 30th, that's for sure.
The treat? T! Everyone needs a friend like T. You're truly blessed if you already have one. Those are true gems- real lifetime friends that you know will have your back no matter what! T even helped save my life (ok I'm slightly exaggerating) in the Bahamas when we fell off the banana boat in the middle of the ocean, but that's a whole 'nother story ;-)
Do you have a "T" of your own or are YOU "T"?
6 comments:
a similar thing happened to me at boucarou. there were only 4 people there for dinner, but they had us waiting for an hour. ridiculous! my friend knew the manager from when he worked at another restaurant she frequented often. she asked him what the deal was and he told us there was a large party from germany there that night and the kitchen was backed up. excuses, excuses, whatevs! i'm glad your friend took charge.
i have about 3 friends who can quietly and courteously handle these types of situations. they usually pull the planner/owner/manager to the side and in a calm professional manner make him realize how he is in the wrong and he needs to make it up to us. works every time.
i have an aunt like that. any trouble she's the one to call and she says things in a nice manner, but her tone of voice let's you konw not to mess with her. i wish i had the boldness for myself, but most of the time i let people get a way with a little more.
Oh my "T" is definitely my sister, she knows how to handle those situations better than any of my friends or myself.
"T"s are crucial in situations like that.
I had to become the "T" for my brother. I visited my brother for slope day at Cornell...after the festivities ended a group of us (7 of us) headed into College Town to eat at Mahoghany Grill....long story short...myself, my brother & his gf were the only black people in our group...the waitress came, looked us in the face & took each of our orders.... we received our drinks, appetizers & dinners...my brother was the only one in the group who didn't receive his appetizer or dinner, so we didn't eat & waited for his food...we kept calling the waitress, she kept walking off so I spoke to her manager...manager was polite & professional & I kept it straightforward with him about the poor service so my bro just paid for his drink...he didn't want to wait for his food so we left & made it a dominoes pizza night...
I share the same "T" you do lol! and I'd like to consider myself a "T"!
One of my Pastors always says..."When you find a "T", cherish them because it's better to have one good "T", then 11 "A"-holes!
xoxo
Lela
I have to say, I'm the "T" in situations like these... But, I do have a friend who will have my back no matta what! I'm the sensible one when it comes to a heated argument but my girl has been there for me thru thick and then. Thanx D! You're the bestest. A sista from anotha mutha :o)xoxoxo
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