Day and Night

On 19 Feb I had lunch with a friend at Julios, their R99-00 prawn special was delicious, my choice of 1/2 rice and 1/2 chips filled the plate and I left very satisfied. The complimentary Portuguese roll and sauce was fresh and tasty, and the service from the waitron, Angel, was friendly and efficient. I returned on 26 Feb, with another friend and decided to have dinner, consisting of the same choice as before, for the above reasons. Our waitron was Rajen, who was very pleasant up to the point of payment, I guess his tip of 11% of the bill amount was not enough? The prawns were not as tasty as the previous visit's, the rice was not fully cooked, and the portion size of 1/2 rice and 1/2 chips made the plate look as if something was missing. We also did not receive the rolls and peri-peri spread, and there were no condiments presented. When I drew the managers attention to the rolls and small portions, he only commented that it was because of my choice of 1/2's, and did not mention that they were out of rolls. He offered me more chips which I declined, accepting explanation. Being hungry I only realised that something was amiss with the 1/2 cooked rice, and called Rajen to complain. He then went to the manager, and returned with a plate of chips, enough for my friend and I to share after the meal. Perhaps this is the reason that Julios seems busier during the day than at night, I definitely will not be going back there for dinner any time soon. The lady at the bar seems very unhappy too, one never sees her smile....