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Coral Tan (sadsinglemummy)
Junior Member
Username: sadsinglemummy
Post Number: 196
Registered: 7-2009
| | Posted on Monday, July 12, 2010 - 3:29 pm: | 
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Hi Everyone,
Yesterday i went to Suntec Restaurant at the third storey of the with my two kids and one of my x colleague. Their age are 3 and 7 years old.
When i reached there, i was immediately reminded from one of the captains that my gal is above 1.2m, so need to pay for an adult buffet charges, and my son is above 0.9m, so i need to pay for a child fare. When she was informing me about this issue, she gave me a "Kan Bu Qi" look.
At that moment, I am sure that my gal is shorter than 1.2m, so she suggested me to go for a height measurement and was told that she is 1.3m tall.
From there, i decided to call for an ala carte since both of them are small eater, esp my gal is only 7 yrs old. How can she eats an adult fare?
After i have finished my meals, i walked out of the restaurant and realised that the measurement tape is totally inaccurate. Why did i say that?
It is because as an adult, we will definitely know our height. We can't be exceptionally taller than usual on that day or time.
When i talked about this issue, my colleague also told me that although she is wearing heels, but can't be taller than 1.55m.
From then, i realised that this restaurant is trying to make parents to pay for their children under adult price even though they did not hit at the height of 1.2m.
My purpose of writing here is to tell every parents about this issue because i did not want any parents to be cheated by this restaurant tactics by bringing in more profit. |
MikerDeMa (mikerdema)
New member
Username: mikerdema
Post Number: 89
Registered: 3-2009
| | Posted on Thursday, July 15, 2010 - 3:15 pm: |
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Hi Coral,
thanks for highlighting this!
there should be a thread on good and bad restaurants! Personally i think those 'money sucking' restaurants should be BLACKLISTED  |
Jen (snowpooher)
Senior Member
Username: snowpooher
Post Number: 12579
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, July 15, 2010 - 5:21 pm: |
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Thanks for highlighting!
I'm not willing to pay for buffet price for my kids even is child fare. How much can the kids eat?? I usually order ala carte to let my 4 and 5 years old share. Sometimes, they can't finish. I don't order child meal for them cos usually it comes with useless toy or drinks. |
Coral Tan (sadsinglemummy)
Junior Member
Username: sadsinglemummy
Post Number: 198
Registered: 7-2009
| | Posted on Friday, July 16, 2010 - 4:32 pm: |
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Hi MikerDeMa/Jen,
In fact, i don't mind spending abit more on buffet because they can eat whatever they like in a very small portion, but due to this restaurant, they are really very bad to lie on the height issue.
As what you all have mentioned, children don't eat as much as adult,so they should not be so strict that expect me to pay for adult fare instead of children fare.
In this way, most of the parents in Singapore cannot enjoy buffet unless those restaurant are willing to charge less under kids fare.
Jen, may i know how do you control the kids by not allowing them to get the toys?
My kids are really hard to control them, especially there are samples on the display and demanded me to get one for each of them, or else they will keep asking why?
Wanna share? |
Jen (snowpooher)
Senior Member
Username: snowpooher
Post Number: 12581
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 2:41 pm: |
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I usually keep away the kids menu LOL
Even if they see it, I will tell them no lor, they usually listen. |
LA Mommy (la_mommy)
New member
Username: la_mommy
Post Number: 3
Registered: 3-2008
| | Posted on Saturday, July 24, 2010 - 10:47 am: |
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Aiyoh! Are you talking about the Chinese restaurant on the 3rd floor? I always go there one! But luckily never eat buffet cos always rushing to go off. Didn't know they so terrible. Will stop going there in future! |
dada (dada1609)
Member
Username: dada1609
Post Number: 1077
Registered: 10-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 10:17 pm: |
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Can pm me the restaurant's name? tia. |
Shirley (poopoo)
Intermediate Member
Username: poopoo
Post Number: 2091
Registered: 7-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, August 28, 2010 - 1:14 pm: |
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what is the restaurant name? |
blueblue (blueblue)
Member
Username: blueblue
Post Number: 576
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, September 30, 2010 - 12:35 pm: |
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dun tell me it is PRP? wanted to hv dinner there last time.. |
Selina Chua (panababylon)
New member
Username: panababylon
Post Number: 6
Registered: 10-2010
| | Posted on Sunday, October 10, 2010 - 5:49 pm: |
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Which tower? Near Toy's'rus that area? I remember buying some children books from a pushcart around that area but only saw Kushinbo there... |
Carol Neo (raygal)
Member
Username: raygal
Post Number: 758
Registered: 10-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 9:35 am: |
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Hi Coral, I am surprised that this happen to you. I have been to the restaurant 4 times in last year, together with my nieces and nephews (9,4,1yo), I was only charged child price for my 9 year old niece and was never charges for the other 2. Infact, I always receive very good service from them, and one of the captain who is there know us and will always come over to play with my son. It could be just an one off incident. Or maybe the waitress is new. Thanks for the information though, I will keep that in mind when I go there the next time. |
Latio (latio)
Member
Username: latio
Post Number: 647
Registered: 7-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 11:09 am: |
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If I'm not wrong, she is talking about the Chinese Restaurant located at level 3 convention hall area. |
asher lee (asher99)
New member
Username: asher99
Post Number: 7
Registered: 5-2011
| | Posted on Thursday, June 02, 2011 - 3:48 pm: |
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Thanks for highlighting this, will take note of this retaurant if i bring my kids there to dine |
apple lam (thatsme)
New member
Username: thatsme
Post Number: 5
Registered: 7-2011
| | Posted on Sunday, August 21, 2011 - 4:25 pm: |
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will take note of this. Thx for sharing. |
Sarah (sarah)
Member
Username: sarah
Post Number: 1396
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, October 16, 2011 - 6:14 am: |
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Buffet charges are based on the child's age. Not by height. I would tell tat smart aleck off..and give her my "kan bu qi" look back.. hahaha |
cindy (cindy_mummy)
New member
Username: cindy_mummy
Post Number: 77
Registered: 8-2011
| | Posted on Thursday, October 20, 2011 - 4:27 pm: |
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I also never heard of buffet charges based on height.
The captain whom served you most probably is a foreigner?
Send in an email to question them, absurd service they are giving. |
feif (feif)
Member
Username: feif
Post Number: 1492
Registered: 8-2009
| | Posted on Friday, November 04, 2011 - 12:33 pm: |
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Which restaurant is this? Thanks for sharing this - what a cheapskate tactic to earn more! |
Ai Sakura (ai_sakura)
Junior Member
Username: ai_sakura
Post Number: 125
Registered: 8-2011
| | Posted on Friday, December 16, 2011 - 10:53 am: |
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thanks for sharing this... I'm compiling a list of places nice enough to bring kids to dine out so if anybody is interested hop by. It's under the "Kid-Friendly SG" tab. Or if you have other recommendations for me to add let me know too
Ai @ http://www.sakuraharuka.com |
Serena Lim (serena86)
New member
Username: serena86
Post Number: 3
Registered: 12-2011
| | Posted on Monday, December 19, 2011 - 11:54 pm: |
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Thanks for the heads up. Will take note. |
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