WHITLOCKS
1961 Queen St East (Beaches)
For year's and year's I came to this place. I brought alot of boys(dates) to Whitlocks, because it made me feel like home. I grew up in a small farm town, and only a few miles away was the best beach town in the land (well one of them)...Grand Bend... took a few boys there as well..hahahaha.
Anyway...back to reality.
Whitlocks, is one of those places I just always went to, great place to bring a date, and a great patio to boot.
So brings us to this day.......
My wonderful and beloved friend Stephanie were out for the day. She is very willing to just go along with whatever stupid adventure I decide to go out on, and I just love her for that. She's knows I will not lead her into danger or somewhere she won't get good food.....Until today!!!
It was a great summer day.... not too hot.. and we were walking... we went into the fabulous "ends" which I love .. if you have never been you have to go Great prices for clothes.... anyway on to the food......as I said we were walking and she asked where we were going? As always I told her, I have no idea, I will know it when I see it.
I saw the bank that has been converted into a restaurant, I knew it was close. There it was. Whitlocks
There was a big sandwich board out in front that day, and we read it
"Half price appetizers"... We are so there!!!!!
Let me just describe Whitlocks.... it is located on one of the main corners of "the beaches", it has 9 foot(or higher) ceilings, and the decor refects that. The dark wood chairs and tables seem timeless, as does the patio which is just the place you want to be. I feel when I went there that day that I was just there yesterday.
Unfortunatley(is this spelled right?, I can't seem to get my spell check to work on my new laptop) I haven't been here for some time, or I wouldn't have brought my friend here this day.
Back to the half price appetizers...we were all in for those, Steph and I are not about to let good food go to waste.
We went in the restaurant, and there were a few tables with some people, always a good sign. We got a great table with a view of the patio and I found myself very pleased that I had made yet another good choice for restaurants to eat in.
As we sat there and looked around we were pretty pleased with ourselves and we glanced at our menu's and that great "half price" appitizer menu... we were stoked!!
Wine list looked awesome I was feeling good about this place.
The waitress came, or should I say "gramma" came and I say that with the most ulitmate respect. I couldn't figure out why she was serving us, this place was a gold mine, she certainnly couldn't be the owner serving us.... OMG... It started to go down hill from here.....(i just didn't let on to steph, or we should have just ran out of the restaurant long ago).
We ordered my wine, and stephanie's "Fuu Fuu Drink". Many don't know but Stephanie loves really girly drinks.....I love it. Then we ordered our appetizer's.......
We ordered 4 of the 6 appetizer's on the appetizer menu... then it happened.. "Oh we are out of those appetizer's" she says........we only have these 2?? Really???, then why would you give us a menu listing all these items, if you don't have them? You obviously didn't serve them to anyone,(they weren't that busy) you just don't have them????
It went down from there, to my horror, thank god I was drinking......
My steak got sent back 3 times, it just was not the Whitlock's I remember...
I just am in horror that, this place is let to just fall into such disarray....or should we call it "the end", someone should just swoop in there and take over. It is just a crying shame. You wouldn't have to do anything with the decor, you just need to bring back some life into the menu...someone has to, its just so sad.
no smiley faces here today
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