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The tale of 5 Four Seasons and Four Seasoned (female) Diners

As you have read on the previous posts of our dear diners, we obviously didn't have the time of our lives. To spare you from the boredom, I'll make this short and simple (I wish!).

As we arrived at the destined place called "Leonardo's". We were greeted with a sense of class and exclusivity. I said to myself, "I should have worn a better outfit.". At the entrance stands a sign that says "People who can't afford anything decent is not allowed."... well it did not really say that but that's what it meant anyway. So in we went and the first thing that came into my mind was "Wow, this is a neat place!". The music, the ambiance, and the mood was perfect for a romantic dinner with friends and loved ones. Everything was perfect... up to that point at least.

Moving forward and with everything set to be perfect, we decided to place our orders. Glancing through their menu, I spot a few dishes that I could have liked. Unfortunately, these were not available so I went for the tried and tested "Chicken in a Basket". If I can fry, I'm sure these guys can do better (with the amount they were charging, they better be). That being said, I ordered one and added "extra egg - well done".

A few minutes passed and our meals are served. First thing I noticed was my "not so well done" egg... not only that, it was pretty obvious that recycled oil was used! I said, oh well, our mushrooms on a hotplate is here... so I pushed the mushrooms to one side and "finished" cooking my egg on the other. Brilliant! As my egg gets done a little bit more, I started to set my sight on my all time favorite food, chicken.

As I stabbed it through all its tender glory... I imagined myself in a blissful state as I partook it. Lo and behold, the moment it touched my mouth, the world seemed to have ended and disappointment has drowned all the excitement. IT WAS SO BLAND THAT A 20 PESO SLICE AT OUR "SUKI" AT THE NEARBY PUNGKO-PUNGKO WOULD SEEM TO TASTE LIKE A MILLION DOLLAR DISH... at least the mushrooms were almost right. But who can't cook mushrooms?... anyway, "just a bad day" I said to myself.

So after hours of seemingly never ending conversations, a Diner's Club tradition. (We had good company. Too good that we forgot about how the dining experience was.) We decided it's time to call it a night. We asked for our bill, paid for it, and we were set to go. As the men readily stood up, the women got down to business. Upon "very" careful review of our tab, they found out that we paid for something that we did not order... and worse, it was something that was not available... 5 Cans of Four Seasons Juice. So being the seasoned diners that they are, they stayed on and demanded an explanation as well as a refund. Tired of all the bruhaha, I went out for some air followed a few minutes later by Benjie and Ron. We had our laughs as we said amongst ourselves that if it were just us, it would be done and over with the minute we got the bill, case closed! we talked about our experience... a not so pleasing one. The moment we paid our bill, the airconditioner was turned off. Soon after, all the crew went out. Leaving us inside their establishment! There was no "last order" call... nor was the guard courteous enough to at least "notice" us as we asked him a simple question. Deadma, we didn't exist. I think he was pissed off that we stayed for so long.

In the end we weren't able to get to anyone who can make decisions and resolve our issue. Roda will go back there one of these days to claim back the cash we paid for something that wasn't there. As nice as the place was, the service was simply horrid. We couldn't help but ask ourselves "why would they charge us for something that isn't available?". There must be something fishy but that is beyond us. As for me, I wouldn't reccommend the place to anyone. The place is nice, but the experience is simply horrendous.