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Noelani's Lounge

Noelani's Lounge

1037 Laurel Street, San Carlos, United States Of America, 94070

Fusion • Dining • Hawaiian • Bar/lounge


"I made a reservation here on opentable and noted that this was for a birthday surprise. I called the restaurant and left a message asking for a call back. I received a phone call from a gentleman from the restaurant confirming my reservation. During that phone call, I asked about seating for this special birthday night. He told me about the dining area and that there would be a live band. I said it sounded perfect and asked if the reservation noted it would be for a birthday dinner surprise. He said it did and they could do a special birthday dessert. Perfect right? The night we arrived, I again reminded our waitress that this was for a birthday surprise. She said OK, thanks for letting me know. We had appetizers and dinner. The check came. I paid the check. NO BIRTHDAY SURPRISE ANYTHING. When the waitress came by to pick up the cash, I finally had to ask if they were going to bring anything else out before we left, you know because of that birthday thing. She said OH YEAH, I 'LL BE RIGHT BACK. By then the surprise was over because my wife heard my question. She just wanted to leave and not make a fuss. I asked to stay. We just spent about $200.00 on dinner and they completely forgot about my request. She came back and threw down a slice of cake with happy birthday in sprinkles or something down. Now I wasn 't expecting any grand performance. But all the restaurants we 've ever been to over the years has at least sung happy birthday WITH us. To her credit, the waitress did apologize a couple of times for forgetting. My complaint is I let the place know THREE different times this was for a special birthday dinner. I even let them know as I was walking in. Place was not particularly busy that night. We just spent what my family considers a lot of money that night on dinner. At least remember the part about the surprise birthday . It got ruined because I had to ask again within earshot of my wife, who just wanted to leave at that point rather than make a fuss."

Rusty Pelican

Rusty Pelican

6174 Beatline Rd, Long Beach, United States

Coffee • Seafood • American • Vegetarian Friendly


"we enjoy the fare and covered, come as they are atmosphere. the aggravation and the feeling of not welcome sets in hard, if sometimes, due to later than midday for us that we come closer to a watch, know that they are open comfortable past a clock. the otherwise hospitable, fast service and look back at our table turns around to get I there when I can because I have a restaurant to close and the hockey clocked out! no, that's no problem. it is the same treatment when it is two or more server) I worked for years with a nationally known almost food chain. at a particular manager meeting, one of the owners of the franchise stressed that I come here to some of their stand places that do not even close until 11 or midnight and yet they have the workman down the place around 7 in the night, more concerned with pressing the customers away than take care of them. it seems when the magic watch around a watch at the rusty pelican is ringing that the service, friendliness and customer upgrade becomes a cold and hurried trsinwreck for the staff to disappear from there. if we can't get there at 12:30 or 12:30, we just take our money on the road and know that our money and our demand to eat, there is no other that the table of 6 or 12 that appears on the afternoon. when they are open for business up to a certain time, make all customers feel welcome and not like it is a race to cut off and include the lights."