One of our long term RV'ers (working on a bio-diesel plant near here) came in on Thursday and asked Tonya if she could do a dinner for 15 on a night when the restaurant is closed (every night but Friday & Saturday:p) She told him to let her know by Sunday afternoon re: how many, date & time, and what they wanted to eat (she gave him a menu).
Well he came in on Monday afternoon - "tomorrow at 5:30". OK Tuesday we technically close at 4 but we have $2 tacos until 7:30. This usually attracts a crowd of about 20. Now about 3:00 Tuesday she gets an email - 16 people by name and what they want.
An example:
Charlie: A Chef's Salad, no dressing. Fish & Chips, no chips, no tartar sauce, malt vinegar on the side, no garlic bread. Steamed Broccoli.
(of course we don't have malt vinegar nor do we steam broccoli so he got green beans with bacon, onions, & peppers (cause that's easier than steaming a handfull of broccoli?).
We started the prep about 4. Three of our work campers came in to drink beer before going out to play golf. We got out the steaks, the chicken breasts and made sure we had just enough. We got the fish portioned, made the salads, and she had all the stuff for burgers and tacos ready. About 5:00 our taco crowd starts coming in. Tonya and her husband have the kitchen - I have the bar, the register, and the Pro-Shop.
We start serving the taco crowd warning them that we have a party of 16 coming in for dinner so things might slow down a bit. They understood that this meant that the grill and fryer were on so they started ordering other things too.
The 16 start coming in - drinks go out as they come in. Tonya greeted them when they were all seated, and then the fun began . . . there were a few extra people, and a bunch of them wanted to change their orders. GAaaaaaaack! Charlie wanted oil & vinegar on his Chef's salad. The guys who ordered fish and chips wanted steak dinners.
By the end of the evening we were wiped out. The tab was over $500 for the 18 people which was picked up the company they work for. I think they might have consumed the half keg of Heffeweizen. Charlie drank a little bit of everything (upgrading the cost as he went) - so much for health conscious Charlie. It was crazy and fun. Luckily Bob and 2 other work campers came in and helped us clean up! I used almost every glass in the bar!
Thought you'd all get a kick out of this.
Well he came in on Monday afternoon - "tomorrow at 5:30". OK Tuesday we technically close at 4 but we have $2 tacos until 7:30. This usually attracts a crowd of about 20. Now about 3:00 Tuesday she gets an email - 16 people by name and what they want.
An example:
Charlie: A Chef's Salad, no dressing. Fish & Chips, no chips, no tartar sauce, malt vinegar on the side, no garlic bread. Steamed Broccoli.
(of course we don't have malt vinegar nor do we steam broccoli so he got green beans with bacon, onions, & peppers (cause that's easier than steaming a handfull of broccoli?).
We started the prep about 4. Three of our work campers came in to drink beer before going out to play golf. We got out the steaks, the chicken breasts and made sure we had just enough. We got the fish portioned, made the salads, and she had all the stuff for burgers and tacos ready. About 5:00 our taco crowd starts coming in. Tonya and her husband have the kitchen - I have the bar, the register, and the Pro-Shop.
We start serving the taco crowd warning them that we have a party of 16 coming in for dinner so things might slow down a bit. They understood that this meant that the grill and fryer were on so they started ordering other things too.
The 16 start coming in - drinks go out as they come in. Tonya greeted them when they were all seated, and then the fun began . . . there were a few extra people, and a bunch of them wanted to change their orders. GAaaaaaaack! Charlie wanted oil & vinegar on his Chef's salad. The guys who ordered fish and chips wanted steak dinners.
By the end of the evening we were wiped out. The tab was over $500 for the 18 people which was picked up the company they work for. I think they might have consumed the half keg of Heffeweizen. Charlie drank a little bit of everything (upgrading the cost as he went) - so much for health conscious Charlie. It was crazy and fun. Luckily Bob and 2 other work campers came in and helped us clean up! I used almost every glass in the bar!
Thought you'd all get a kick out of this.
You only live once . . . but if you do it right once should be enough!