My father visited Palm Springs earlier this year, just as arguments about the paint job on the Saguaro hotel were really heating up. There were a bunch of meetings and angry people and letters to the editor … the whole bit.
My dad’s take? “If you’re that upset about paint on a hotel, you need more problems.”
(Here is the super offensive paint in question.)
So the other day I was scrolling through some Palm Springs restaurant reviews on Yelp, and I realized that some of you need more problems.
Yeah, I know it sucks to spend money on a meal that is less than satisfying. But to say that too much pepper on your filet mignon was a tragedy? Oh my god. You’re right. How could you possibly go on living after such trauma?
Check out some of the other ridiculous Yelps I stumbled upon:
it was the only place in town I wouldn’t feel outlandish wearing a floor length ball gown. As for the food … I should have known better than to order heirloom tomato salad in February.
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I would like the “era” of the deceptive lobster pot pie (or pot pies that are not) to end. Serving a cup of “stew” with a bread stick is not as advertised.
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we were offered a prix fixe choice of (yaaawn…) turkey, salmon or beef short ribs. We started with an “appetizer: ” a tiny, bland boiled potato that was advertised as having “lemon crème fraiche and caviar,” however, I think they forgot the crème fraiche on mine and the “caviar” turned out to be black tobiko. (Perhaps the similar amuse at Manressa was too fresh in my memory – simple yet bursting with flavor.)
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we ordered a pinot noir from the Russian River Valley. But the waiter brought out the same brand of pinot noir but with California as the appellation.
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they were subbing green mussels for the original black ones. I should have known and steered clear because green mussels are nothing like black, they are usually tough and way too gamey. But I chose it anyway and regretted it.
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Minus 1 star for not providing us the fancy little flashlights to read our menu.
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I ordered the Bisque de Homard ($14). This dish was utterly inexcusable. I had to let it sit for quite some time as it was absolutely scalding hot when it was poured from a cast iron vessel into my soup bowl at the table.
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The appearance of the apples in the risotto was less than appealing.
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They claim the Filet is 8 ounces. Bring a scale. I’m contesting the claim.