Cocktails @ Roosevelt - Jazzing up old Lehel

Me is home safely. I say boo work at 6am!

That's 2 out of 40+!!

me home too safely, gotta work in the morning... but those cocktails- defo not watered down for happy hour!

Nfrgle!

Thanks again to GG to organising the space and looking so decorative , I thought it was a great bar with a great mingling atmosphere along the front!

It was a wonderful start to my evening which culminated 4 bars later in getting home at five. Schwabinger 7 was rocking last night... I met a nice astrophysicist (as you do in places like that) before we moved on to doner kebabs and trying to find a 24 hour bar somewhere in the GBV...

For the love of god, please tell me you werent trying to find the sunshine bar??

We may have been... is that the place the size of a car that 6 of us were squeezed into?

Thank you to polka-dot-speedo for the idea and georgiagirl for organizing!
Even the castrated cocktails were very good, the Virgin Mary had spice enough for two without being eye-wateringly strong. It was nice meeting some newbies (Kats, Manil) and the regular crew again.

I didn't get to meet PDS in the end (as I came late), thanks too!!!

Excellent evening, went really well. Even the night tram came right on cue.
Why do I feel fine today? Am I devoloping an immunity to alcohol? That could get expensive.

Right so, there were unpaid drinks at the end of the evening. I do not for one second believe that the guys were trying to stiff us or made a mistake, so someone forgot to pay.

3 x Cuba Libre - €28.50
1 x Planter's Punch - €9.50
3 x Mai Tai - €33.00
1 x Merlot - €5.50

Total+tip = €80.00

I would appreciate if whoever it is would get in touch and pay me back. I don't mind covering a few extra beers and have done so many times in the past but this was a pretty big omission by a couple of people.

You did pay for my Merlot before I had a chance to (as I understand the guys were pressing for the money), sorry I forgot to pay you before you went home... Will do so next time I see you!

I actually insisted on doing pay-as-you-go for the short time I was there. The bar staff seemed amazed that I wanted to pay as I received the drinks. The place was nice but had clusterfcuk bar tab written all over it.

Excellent.

yep, i did the same and got the same look at first but they got used to me paying after the second round.

Its really unfair that Keydeck has got stuck with such a large bill...I do wonder whether any people at the bar who were not part of our group snuck their drinks onto our tab? There was a couple sitting at the far end after about 10.30ish.

This Old chestnut again...

I think every TT event should be a Pay as you go event...

I really feel for you Keydeck.. It has happened to me on many occasions.. I bet the fucking culprits dont forget where they live!

G

Well done Keydeck.. Keeping the Face of TT blemish free.!!

Well, I didn't go pay as you go, but I didn't drink any of the drinks left over either. Hopefully that gets straightened out soon, for Keydeck's sake. Been there many times too!

Apart from those who've posted here and the couple of PMs I've gotten there's been no word from most people who were there. I'm guessing some people haven't seen the thread so thought I'd flag it up again. Cocktails @ Roosevelt - Jazzing up old Lehel. To be honest, I'm not really expecting anything to come of it, but just in case.

Or Free loaders..

Bump!

Keydeck, thank you for picking up the extra bar tab, that was very generous of you.

I also ended up contributing €50 (not including tip) when I only had four drinks, so something's definitely gone awry. But, Grinner, a bit OTT there mate. Let's not get ugly, it certainly doesn't encourage anyone to come forward to take responsibility.

I now owe Katrina €20 for cab fare... thanks K!

i paid for my cocktail (pink rose) and merlots.

Sorry Roger,

Was on pay as you go the whole night. I wasnt sure when I was gonna bail, and with people coming and going all night long, stuff can get forgotten etc.

Scogs and I came away early after a Mock Julep, Virgin Mary, Roosevelt Special and 3 Bristol Punches* (and a new liver).
I second or third the motion for PAYG for such events so no one gets left with the baby.
EDIT: *And a Mint Julep they gave me by mistake.

Well as you know, Keydeck, the only drink I had was the Mai Tai you got me at the same time as you bought one for yourself. I don't know if you paid for these straight away, I would assume so though, but if not, then they could amount for 2 of the 3 you were left to pay for?
But again, I am pretty sure you would have paid for them straight away.

I also had a Mai Tai, but it was included in the four drinks I paid for. They were quite popular (and quite potent, I might add!)

So what could have happened here…

The bar staff added extra drinks onto the tab.
No. These guys were professional and efficient. Had no need for this kind of crap. Simple as that.

Somebody else added drinks to our tab – quite a few people were sitting at the bar towards the end who were not with the group.
Again no. That’s not done in this country, and if anyone had tried it on the bar staff would have nipped it in the bud (see above).

So we’re left with one or more TT-ers not paying. We assume that this was not intentional, so what has in all probability happened is that someone forgot to pay on Friday, and because they have not checked this thread since are still not aware of it. When they do read it they’ll go “oh shit damn bugger what a silly person I am� and quietly hand over the dosh.

Otherwise yeah, PAYG for all drinking events. Anyone who wants a tab can have one but must be prepared to be saddled with paying for forgotten items at the end.

Just for clarity (and to prove that even when I'm pissed out of my tree I have an excellent memory ), OG and I bought 9 mai tai's, 7 of which were happy hour (one of which was bought for Carm), 2 were not and 2 Gin & soda (not happy hour). We paid each drink as we ordered.

I know I was "selling" the mai tai's as they were bloody strong so I think a lot of people started ordering them.

I did initally wonder about double-billing on some of the drinks, but after some thought would have to say I agree with Jeeves... the bar staff at Roosevelt is very efficient and it's unlikely they would have made a mistake.

I haven't bothered to respond until now as I did not order any of the unclaimed drinks. However, for clarity's sake I had two cosmopolitans and two vodka tonics - all of which I paid for just before the incident flared up.

Keydeck - hope you're able to recover your money.

Good god! If they were as strong as some say, no wonder you needed all weeked to recover. Because I know for a fact you are no light-weight.

We could turn this into a see if you can remember what you drank on Friday night game.

At the pizzeria where Scogs, andrea and I had supper I had a large water, at home a Grand Marnier and a Spaten Bock

I had only one MaiTai, and that was as ER said- paid for by them.
I also paid for my Cosmos and Honolulu Juciers before I left.
I have been the one holding the bill at the end of the evening before and know what its like.

Hmm, sounds like a large chunk of my drinks bill (I had a Pils, Planters Punch (h.o.), 2 cuba libre, and a mai tai) however I definitely paid when the waiter came around the front of the bar to sort everyone's bill out.

so are we definately ruling out that the bar staff fucked up?

Just to rule myself out, I was on beer all night (and PAYG). I didn't find the barstaff all that charming, especially the older guy who at one point was rather rude to me.

Just to add my bit: I had two cocktails, each of which I paid for immediately.

Just to add - I wasn't there so it wasn't me. Keydeck sorry you've been stiffed here mate. A lot of peeps have been in similar situations before but 80 bucks is way OTT. Hope it gets sorted . . . .
Judging by the amount of alcohol consumed though, I impressed how many were still standing later on when we met. Good effort

Thank you.

I'd agree that the bar staff was hardly charming, but they did their job well enough for me.
I didn't notice them being exactly rude, but they were rather snotty to a couple of Italian lads who came in at about 6:30 and wanted to sit at the still empty bar.

Personally I thought the guys were very friendly. More so than in many other places I've been here.

I had no problems with the barstaff, got me cocktails always very fast.

friendly, maybe not, couldn't say really. They were MUCH quicker at their drink making than in many other bars coping with so many people, though, to their credit.

They were lovely to me, but I did see them 'ignore' others, or as in Tara's case be somewhat abrasive.

From the sign up sheet, there was possibly 30-40 of you there..

Maybe you should all contribute 3€ to the "Keep Keydeck Kushty" fund...?

Seems like a fair thing to do.

The fair thing to do would be for whoever forgot to pay to comtribute to both funds: Keep Keydeck Kushty and Get GeorgiaGirl Going.

I know I've walked out of bars without paying before now(Usually GM's or The Arc), so I get reminded when I go back. But it will completely slip my mind and I'll believe that I paid, its an easy mistake to make. An 80€ tab for one person to pay though is way too much, I agree with Grinner here and that everyone who went to this event should contribute 2-3€ each so that Keydeck gets his money back.

Bar staff were slow, unattentive, and at points not really intrested in serving people. I would hate to be in that place if it was really busy. Yes the cocktails were great, but waiting 10 minutes so they could talk to mates was a bit taking the piss...

edit - will add into the Keydeck fund!

I think we're all agreed that it's easily done. Which is why whoever should be given a real chance to settle up.
Should that not occur then I for one am more than happy to buy Keydeck a beer to share the load a bit.