As far as I can recall, Eng Seng Restaurant at Joo Chiat Place closes at nine. We should have enough time to lick the pepper off our fingers.
My cousin got there at eight and ordered ahead. Within five minutes, the food came! Oh dear. She worried that we may get there late.
We got there at about 8.20pm and the restaurant crew reminded that they are closing at 8.45pm!
Wait a minute! Why 8.45pm now? Isn’t it 9.00pm?
Gosh. After eating a plate of the noodles and some strands of veg at a decent pace with causing indigestion, I tucked into a piece of the peppery crab only to be reminded again of their closing time. The need to rush us was just so overwhelming!
Gee. How can one eat normally?
The next thing we knew, the shop shutters were coming down! And before we recovered from this, a crew came over and said we have to take away our food.
I understand if you have to close at the time stipulated but I just simply cannot comprehend that we were not even allowed to finish whatever we have ordered. They were obviously not compassionate enough to allow us to eat behind closed doors. Never in my dining experience have I encountered such a situation. The audacity of them!
Were we wrong to be late? Are they arrogant to do what they did?
Disappointment and arrogance is how I summed up the experience. It is definitely not recommended unless one wants to experience what we just did.
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