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	<description>A blog of a Malaysian who grew up in Bukit Mertajam, Penang. I love good food, travel and photography!</description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: banquet manager</title>
		<link>http://www.vkeong.com/2007/11/24/do-you-complain-if-you-get-lousy-food-and-service/#comment-19810</link>
		<dc:creator>banquet manager</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:53:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The problem is that most restaurants loose customers because of bad food or service and never know the reason why.  Most people don't "complain" in the right way to really get the message across to management that they will take their business elsewhere.  You have a bad meal and just never go back.. The restaurant never knows why you left and wonders why less and less people show up each day.

&lt;em&gt;banquet manager's last blog post..&lt;a href='http://soyouwanttobeabanquetmanager.blogspot.com/2008/08/im-ranked-4-in-google-and-1-in-yahoo.html' rel="nofollow"&gt;I'm Ranked #4 in Google and #1 in Yahoo !!!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The problem is that most restaurants loose customers because of bad food or service and never know the reason why.  Most people don&#8217;t &#8220;complain&#8221; in the right way to really get the message across to management that they will take their business elsewhere.  You have a bad meal and just never go back.. The restaurant never knows why you left and wonders why less and less people show up each day.</p>
<p><em>banquet manager&#8217;s last blog post..<a href='http://soyouwanttobeabanquetmanager.blogspot.com/2008/08/im-ranked-4-in-google-and-1-in-yahoo.html' rel="nofollow">I&#8217;m Ranked #4 in Google and #1 in Yahoo !!!</a></em></p>
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		<title>By: flora</title>
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		<dc:creator>flora</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I agree with u totally vkeong, if the food is priced so ^^^^ and quality vvvvvvvv i will definitely voice out. but my bf is always the one suan la suan la.... end up eating expensive food and taste bad , haihz</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I agree with u totally vkeong, if the food is priced so ^^^^ and quality vvvvvvvv i will definitely voice out. but my bf is always the one suan la suan la&#8230;. end up eating expensive food and taste bad , haihz</p>
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		<title>By: encikali</title>
		<link>http://www.vkeong.com/2007/11/24/do-you-complain-if-you-get-lousy-food-and-service/#comment-17267</link>
		<dc:creator>encikali</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 09:20:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>A lot of Malaysian food vendors are thugs and samsengs. They will etiher yell at you or tell you to "jangan datang lagi" if you complain of their badfood/poor service.

There is simply no tradition of respect for customers in Malaysia. Just people who want to make a quick buck.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A lot of Malaysian food vendors are thugs and samsengs. They will etiher yell at you or tell you to &#8220;jangan datang lagi&#8221; if you complain of their badfood/poor service.</p>
<p>There is simply no tradition of respect for customers in Malaysia. Just people who want to make a quick buck.</p>
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		<title>By: Simon Seow</title>
		<link>http://www.vkeong.com/2007/11/24/do-you-complain-if-you-get-lousy-food-and-service/#comment-14755</link>
		<dc:creator>Simon Seow</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:27:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yupe. I'll definitely voice out if the food is stale or expired or unedible. Expect customer to pay for bad food meh. I will complained even if the food is too salty. Once I complained to the manager in Zanmai Sushi about their Kani Suppu (Crab Soup), which is way too salty to put in the mouth. The manager quickly notify the chef about it. That's what I call service. If not, how  to improve?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yupe. I&#8217;ll definitely voice out if the food is stale or expired or unedible. Expect customer to pay for bad food meh. I will complained even if the food is too salty. Once I complained to the manager in Zanmai Sushi about their Kani Suppu (Crab Soup), which is way too salty to put in the mouth. The manager quickly notify the chef about it. That&#8217;s what I call service. If not, how  to improve?</p>
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		<title>By: vkeong</title>
		<link>http://www.vkeong.com/2007/11/24/do-you-complain-if-you-get-lousy-food-and-service/#comment-14528</link>
		<dc:creator>vkeong</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 14:49:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@ys_nocturne: Thanks for sharing! I'd certainly do the same if I were you. One incident I remember in fast food restaurant was Pizza Hut, they had this promotion that let you spin a pizza like plastic wheel which the main prize was a free pizza. When my friend really got that (he was super lucky) the waiter didn't want to acknowledge it and asked him to re-spin. That's really bad, and it happened in my hometown BM's branch. I even felt a bit embarrassed listening his experience...

@RT: Yes I purposely didn't want to mention the restaurant's name, because I wouldn't want to spoil their reputation.. since they gave me a reasonable explanation, miscommunication does happen. But if you look at the comments.. one of it got the restaurant's name right :P He has got good eyes.. 

@Michael: Emm I think my answer to RT has confirmed your observation lol. I am baffled that you can recognize the restaurant, even without being there before! Anyway I do agree with you that some restaurant owners do have some 'other' businesses. So they wouldn't care less if it profits or losses..since their main purpose is to 'wash money' only. You and I share the same thoughts of testing the food, I'd certainly not allow any food to be served to the customers if it doesn't even pass my expectations.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ys_nocturne: Thanks for sharing! I&#8217;d certainly do the same if I were you. One incident I remember in fast food restaurant was Pizza Hut, they had this promotion that let you spin a pizza like plastic wheel which the main prize was a free pizza. When my friend really got that (he was super lucky) the waiter didn&#8217;t want to acknowledge it and asked him to re-spin. That&#8217;s really bad, and it happened in my hometown BM&#8217;s branch. I even felt a bit embarrassed listening his experience&#8230;</p>
<p>@RT: Yes I purposely didn&#8217;t want to mention the restaurant&#8217;s name, because I wouldn&#8217;t want to spoil their reputation.. since they gave me a reasonable explanation, miscommunication does happen. But if you look at the comments.. one of it got the restaurant&#8217;s name right <img src='http://www.vkeong.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':P' class='wp-smiley' /> He has got good eyes.. </p>
<p>@Michael: Emm I think my answer to RT has confirmed your observation lol. I am baffled that you can recognize the restaurant, even without being there before! Anyway I do agree with you that some restaurant owners do have some &#8216;other&#8217; businesses. So they wouldn&#8217;t care less if it profits or losses..since their main purpose is to &#8216;wash money&#8217; only. You and I share the same thoughts of testing the food, I&#8217;d certainly not allow any food to be served to the customers if it doesn&#8217;t even pass my expectations.</p>
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		<title>By: Michael &#124; Friends of StevenGoh.com</title>
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		<dc:creator>Michael &#124; Friends of StevenGoh.com</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 13:41:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It looks like fisherman's grill although I never been there. 

First, if you really want to eat good food don't go to such places. The reason is they are all there to just make your money (you know from the outside and their faces) and some is there to wash money from other business and some is a past time business. So they don't really care whether the food is good or not or even serious about a long term food business.

If I start a food business, I'll make sure I'll even do split testing on every dish to improve it to the max! Maybe I'll even split test the chef. And I'll even ask for your email address so that I can send you a survey for feedback and even send you promotional vouchers.

What's the point of starting a food business when one is not serious, right? I can't be more ashame of tidak-apa food business owners in my own hometown.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It looks like fisherman&#8217;s grill although I never been there. </p>
<p>First, if you really want to eat good food don&#8217;t go to such places. The reason is they are all there to just make your money (you know from the outside and their faces) and some is there to wash money from other business and some is a past time business. So they don&#8217;t really care whether the food is good or not or even serious about a long term food business.</p>
<p>If I start a food business, I&#8217;ll make sure I&#8217;ll even do split testing on every dish to improve it to the max! Maybe I&#8217;ll even split test the chef. And I&#8217;ll even ask for your email address so that I can send you a survey for feedback and even send you promotional vouchers.</p>
<p>What&#8217;s the point of starting a food business when one is not serious, right? I can&#8217;t be more ashame of tidak-apa food business owners in my own hometown.</p>
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		<title>By: RT</title>
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		<dc:creator>RT</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 04:17:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Btw which restaurant was that? Did I missed out reading or you purposely not to mention it in your blog?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Btw which restaurant was that? Did I missed out reading or you purposely not to mention it in your blog?</p>
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		<title>By: ys_nocturne</title>
		<link>http://www.vkeong.com/2007/11/24/do-you-complain-if-you-get-lousy-food-and-service/#comment-14479</link>
		<dc:creator>ys_nocturne</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 09:56:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>well, it depends on the degree of lousiness in either the food or service. i would usually grumble to my mates who had meals with me.

i did make a few complaints before. fast food restaurants. for me, fast food means getting your order taken asap, getting your food served asap and getting your bills cleared asap. i do have some mercy.. i will consider the traffic of the customers and the availability of staff

last saturday, we went to this fast food restaurant in midvalley. it's not very spacious. my friends n i waited for nearly 30 mins for the waiter to take our orders. we have actually waved to a few and they waved back asking us to wait, wait n wait when there were 3 of them cleaning the tables behind the pillars, chatting and laughingly so happily. y on earth do they need 3 big fellas to clear a small table for 4? i jz don understand. ok. the waiter nearly spilled the drink on my friend. GOSH.. 

we finally finished our lunch n paid the bill n waited for another 15 mins for the change. i couldn't wait any longer cos i was in a rush due to the delay. so i went up to the cashier. only 3 bills to handle. i said, excuse me, how long do u need i need to wait for the change? half an hour? he apologised n i realised that he was a temporary worker. fine. i told him i wasn't satisfied with the service and the attitude of some workers. he  looked at me n kept quiet.  i complaint to the customer service n they assure me that it will not happen again . i'm planning my "visit" there next weekend. let's see if there's any improvement.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>well, it depends on the degree of lousiness in either the food or service. i would usually grumble to my mates who had meals with me.</p>
<p>i did make a few complaints before. fast food restaurants. for me, fast food means getting your order taken asap, getting your food served asap and getting your bills cleared asap. i do have some mercy.. i will consider the traffic of the customers and the availability of staff</p>
<p>last saturday, we went to this fast food restaurant in midvalley. it&#8217;s not very spacious. my friends n i waited for nearly 30 mins for the waiter to take our orders. we have actually waved to a few and they waved back asking us to wait, wait n wait when there were 3 of them cleaning the tables behind the pillars, chatting and laughingly so happily. y on earth do they need 3 big fellas to clear a small table for 4? i jz don understand. ok. the waiter nearly spilled the drink on my friend. GOSH.. </p>
<p>we finally finished our lunch n paid the bill n waited for another 15 mins for the change. i couldn&#8217;t wait any longer cos i was in a rush due to the delay. so i went up to the cashier. only 3 bills to handle. i said, excuse me, how long do u need i need to wait for the change? half an hour? he apologised n i realised that he was a temporary worker. fine. i told him i wasn&#8217;t satisfied with the service and the attitude of some workers. he  looked at me n kept quiet.  i complaint to the customer service n they assure me that it will not happen again . i&#8217;m planning my &#8220;visit&#8221; there next weekend. let&#8217;s see if there&#8217;s any improvement.</p>
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		<title>By: HoneyBee</title>
		<link>http://www.vkeong.com/2007/11/24/do-you-complain-if-you-get-lousy-food-and-service/#comment-14324</link>
		<dc:creator>HoneyBee</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Dec 2007 14:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Sometimes. If I'm expected to pay a pricey item.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sometimes. If I&#8217;m expected to pay a pricey item.</p>
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		<title>By: Sweet jasmine</title>
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		<dc:creator>Sweet jasmine</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>good of u to voice out for bad food...after all we r the paying customers.. like the way i complain about the bad service...during my dinner at BBQ chicken..(see blog)...to manager..and i got free food in return...!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>good of u to voice out for bad food&#8230;after all we r the paying customers.. like the way i complain about the bad service&#8230;during my dinner at BBQ chicken..(see blog)&#8230;to manager..and i got free food in return&#8230;!</p>
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