UGHH! I was so excited for our Thanksgiving dinner! We got this nice little group down, and we had to do was make the reservation. Well, first Caitlin said she'd go after one of her classes, but it was closed. Then she tried after another class (which was during siesta) and it was closed again.
So I went with Brett after our class that ends at 6:30. AND AFTER DELIBERATING AT THE DOOR FOR LIKE FIVE MINUTES because it looks way more like a manly bar than it does a RESTAURANT (Texas Lone Star Saloon SPORTS BAR)... we went in.
Okay, so on this place's website, it says it is owned by an ex-US Marine and the entire website is in English, so I KIND OF ASSUMED everyone would be speaking English. Well as soon as I went up to the bartender, who was the only person available to go up to (another hint that this isn't really a 'restauranty' place), and he was like 'Hola?' with this SPANISH ACCENT and I was like NOOO I HAVE TO DO THIS.
So I was like... 'Puedo hacer una reservación para.. Thanksgiving special?' EXCEPT RESERVACIÓN.. they like, understand it, but apparently it's more South American Spanish, and I should have said 'reserva'... Anyway.. He says 'You have to do it by telephone' (in Spanish), and he goes to a back room to right down the number.
He comes back, and it says Channon (Shannon?), and then the number. And then he says the number out for me in ENGLISH just in case I don't get it (which was kinda nice because he draws his 1's like triangles... BUT HE COULDVE DONE IT IN ENGLISH.. I DIDNT SPEAK ENGLISH TO HIM)
Anyway... we leave THANK GOD and I try to call... no one answers slash I can't understand if the answering machine is giving me important information.
And then I realize, the number he gave me is not the same number as it says on the THANKSGIVING DINNER ad... so I tried to call that when I got home.
WELL I THINK I ENDED UP JUST CALLING THE BAR. AND GUESS WHO ANSWERED? THE BARTENDER. And I was like oh god... And he was like 'No, no, you can't make it here!' or something like that.. and THEN HE SAID SOMETHING that sounded like 'Apunta el telefono' and I had no idea what that meant or if I'd even heard him right.. and that was when my mind decided I was going to hang up the phone.. but I didn't want to be mean.. so I was like.. 'Uhh.. UN MINUTO..' And hung up.
Now that I think of it, he probably said something like 'Hold the phone'... but whatever, if they make it this crazy to make a reservation WE DONT WANT IT ANYMORE... heh
WHYYYYYYY.
I told Caitlin she could give it a try on the number he gave me, but if not, maybe we can go somewhere else... heh... There's this cute 'American Retro Diner' called Peggy Sue's.. they won't have turkey but it'll be less expensive for one thing, and then maybe more people will come (because a few of the invited people declined due to money..)
Check it! Noms!
http://peggysues.es/carta/sevilla/
We'll figure it out...
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