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By Lucy in the Sky,
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i have been to the raffles bar, but i haven't been upstairs to the restaurant yet...

has anyone been?

I read a review in box magazine, and it looks really nice, but i was wondering what type of food they have and how expensive it is... im guessing it is expensive, but is it worth is or are you just paying extra to help them pay their renovation debts?

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Its VERY expensive and not worth it. The service is bad and they are still very unorganised. They can't keep chefs and restaurant managers/fucntion co-ordinators, which doesnt say alot for the establishment.

If you want to eat at the raffles just order something to eat from the bar (which is still pretty pricey) and enjoy a nice sunny day in the beer garden.

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thanks for the info guys,

i have been to the raffles pub part and it hink its really nice, but i was interested about teh restaurant.

i am not suprised to find that it is overly expensive and that the service isnt that great.

NISZILA Grand Master

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Its VERY expensive and not worth it. The service is bad and they are still very unorganised. They can't keep chefs and restaurant managers/fucntion co-ordinators, which doesnt say alot for the establishment.

It is just about impossible to keep staff in any restaurant. I used to be a supervisor at a one, and will never go back. I worked there for three years and saw over 150 staff come and go. This is a lot considering the maximum amount of staff we had at any point was 28.

Hospitality has too many options and not enough staff to fill them. This means that as soon anyone is sick of working at a place, the just piss off and have a new job the next day.

Sneeza Grand Master

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Keeping restaurant floor staff and kitchen staff (bascially the shit kickers) is not the same as being able to keep good Chefs and Managers. Of course its easy to leave a job when your waitstaff and get a new one the next day. But if you want a reputation as a top chef or manager - it doesnt look good swapping between jobs every week. The fact they cannot keep these positions filled shows they are unorganised and career hospitality staff do not see it as a good place to work. This is then reflected in the service provided as the staff will be new and untrainined etc

NISZILA Grand Master

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I have to agree with that. But we still went through head chefs fast. I saw about 12 head chefs in my three years. Then again the owners paid peanuts... and we all know, when you pay peanuts, you get monkeys :domokun:

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I thought elephants liked peanuts??

I heard it was run by the guy who owns cocos in sth perth. Apart from all the wank thats not a bad place. Havent gone upstairs at raffles but really disliked the decor and the food and the service and the beers. MY experience involved getting hit for close to $10 for a middy of asahi then getting hit for $8 for a palte of 8 wedges, yes $1 for a piece of potato that was not that well done at all and sitting around thinking.... um are they trying unsuccessfully to merge art deco and post modern decor here? i feel like im in a 90s fashion nightmare with good looking barstaff. So yer i think ill stick with clancy's as my local. maybe its just not my scene.

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ive known two people who have worked at the raffles and quit because it was a bad place to work,

and yes it is owned by the same guy who owns coco's i beleive - not sure if its just the restaraunt upstairs thats owned by him, or if the bar is too.

upstairs is more art deco style from pics ive seen - i kinda like it, i think its a nice change from regular places.

its a shame that everything is so expensive there.

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I wouldn't waste my time or my money with the new raffles...

Try something like Romany, Matilda Bay or Fraser's...

Or if you want to go to Burswood, Victoria Station is a stellar restaurant..

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