[d`monyita]

This has got to be one of my number one pet peeves when eating in a restaurant. Being charged for something that I never drank or ate. BUT what if you were charged FIVE times for an item that was NOT even available? GRRRRRRRRRR!

The Diner's Club went out on its regular monthly meet at Leonardo's....a very cozy place in Lahug. The ambiance was pretty nice....the place was really cozy....we were the only ones there too so I really liked the fact that we could bahakhak all we wanted without worrying about other diners.

The menu choices were not impressive....very little entrees to pick from.....and there was just ONE pasta dish available... lasagna...which was 185p per order. Considering that Anton and I already had a bit to eat at 6pm (we got to Leonardo's around 8pm)....the lasagna was enough for the two of us...and thank God it was yummy. Dear gawd! At the price it better be!

Everyone I guess was satisfied with their food. I heard no complaints...and you should hear us complain...but tonight...the okay-okay food was overshadowed by the good company (right, KE?).

What really got me and the other ladies riled up was that when it was time for the bill....it showed that we were due 1900+ total for all the food and drinks of the 8 diners. When Addicted2 started passing out the change...she realized that the money was not enough. And so we had to re-compute. It was found out that we were charged not just for one...not even two... but FIVE four season cans when all the while....THERE WAS NO FOUR SEASONS AVAILABLE!

Ok...so they made a mistake....(if it really was a mistake to charge us for something unavailable) but what got my goat was that the cashier (his name is ERWIN) left us! My gulay! He left us because he figured that his job was done! WHY IN HEAVEN'S NAME WOULD I ASK FOR THE RECEIPTS AGAIN IF THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG?

After discovering what was the problem with the bill....the next problem was...where will we ask for the P247.50 that was DUE us? The waiters were gone...the bone-head cashier was gone...and all that was left was this Wendell dude that was just the katiwala and the security guard.

NAKAKAINIS! NAKAKAPUNDI! What kind of management do you have there in Leonardo's, Mr. Jojo Lapisan ?

KAYA...whoever is reading this..... I will not say DO NOT eat there...eat there...masarap ang lasagna....PERO...bantayan nyo tawn ang bill ninyo....kay basin charge-an kayo nung steak nila na tag-700 kapin tapos di nyo na mamalayan.

As for me...I do not think I will go back there again.