"I recently went to this restaurant for my hen do with more than 20 coworkers. We had pre-ordered our meals three days in advance, but had to cancel three people last minute due to illness or childcare issues. This left us with a total of 21 guests on the day of the event. We were informed that if any more guests cancelled, we would have to pay for their meals as extra staff had been called in to serve us. Our reservation was for 7 o'clock, but we arrived at 6:45 and had to wait until 8:50 for our food to be served. Despite asking twice about our meals, we were told they were "on the way." We had expected that pre-ordering our food would have saved us time, but we ended up waiting almost two hours. We only had one waitress who also had to serve other tables in between attending to our group. We did receive a discount on our bill, but we had anticipated leaving the restaurant by 9:30 at the latest. Unfortunately, the last of the food was being given out at that time, causing us to miss our post-dinner plans. Overall, my hen do experience was not as enjoyable as I had hoped. I understand that catering for a large party can be challenging, but we had pre-ordered our food in advance specifically to avoid such delays."
