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Giggling Squid

Giggling Squid

34 Princess Victoria Street, BS8 4BZ, Bristol, City of, United Kingdom

Thai • Sushi • Tapas • Asian


"I 'm not in the business of giving one star ratings just because of one failing so this review is 3 star because the food is good if a little lacking in spice by authentic Thai standards and the service is good, especially given how busy it always is here. Now the bad bit. This is the latest in numerous (10+ visits to this restaurant and on only one occasion has the advertised large beer been available. On every other occasion I have been told We 've just sold out or we 're waiting for a delivery . If there are genuine problems with the supplier then, after 5+ years pf business, it 's time to change supplier. If it 's a problem with the purchasing department it 's time to make a change in that department. If on the other hand it is because the restaurant chain makes more money selling two small beers for more than a pound more than one large beer then it is a blatant, head office organised, rip off. It is compounded by the restaurant being so busy. A couple of good chugs and the beer has gone then getting a fresh one is dependant on catching the eye of one of the busy waiting staff. I would be happy to place a large bet that the majority of the beer drinkers would much prefer a large beer to a small one especially given that the ridiculous parking restrictions in Clifton render it virtually impossible to drive here and park and would love to be able to swig at least two bigguns whilst eating. I raised this complaint before departing and the manager acknowledged that this was a frequent complaint. Sadly the staff suffered because I refused to pay the service charge since the policy of the company is such that the service I would like has not been delivered (through no fault of the staff concerned I shall doubtless return and fully anticipate that this rip off will not have been rectified. A call to trading standards (do they still exist? will be the next action. This chain is patently advertising an item that it rarely if ever has available."