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Discussion Thread 😀 Thursday 14 May 2026 (aussie.zone)

submitted 1 day ago by YarraByte@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 9 points 15 hours ago (5 children)

Thanks for all of the love yesterday, Boyo and I had a lovely dinner out! The food was excellent, service so so.

Maybe I'm just a snob.

Call me out if I'm being up myself, but at a restaurant that touts itself as being in the top 12 most romantic venues in Victoria, getting greeted and seated someone wearing trackies and uggs didn't really work to set the mood. Maybe she was called in last second to cover an absence.

Also, no offer to order drinks past our first glasses of bubbles made me sad. Maybe I upset them by asking for a glass of ice?

Either way, we had a great night going over many of the adventures and laughs we've shared during our relationship and lightly thinking about what's next!

Hope everyone has an excellent day! 😘

[–] LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 3 points 9 hours ago

I am very curious to know where this was.

Glad you had a great night!

[–] SituationCake@aussie.zone 5 points 14 hours ago

Trackies and uggs at a hipster cafe, maybe passable? But at a fancy restaurant? Nope that’s just rude. People are paying good money for a nice night out, and the ambience is as much a part of the experience as the food. Good that you had a nice time regardless!

[–] useless_modern_god@aussie.zone 5 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Submit a Google review. It definitely helps others choose a spot.

[–] SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 2 points 12 hours ago

I'm a big fan of the ol' google review 😅 I've written many!

[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 5 points 15 hours ago

Nah that's not picky at all. Good thing is you'll laugh about it in years to come. Glad you had a great night out despite the slob. ❤️

[–] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 3 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

no offer to order drinks past our first glasses of bubbles made me sad

Hrmm odd.

All the bougie places I've been to there's always a waiter walking around occasionally asking if you want another drink. Poor!

[–] SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 3 points 12 hours ago

We've had lovely evenings there before so am thinking it was just an off night. We only go once a year though, so possibly just declining service.