Moneo writes: Shoddy sales tactics leave bad taste in the mouth

Last week saw Mrs Moneo celebrate a semi-important birthday. Saturday night therefore saw us sitting in the local very swanky fine dining restaurant. A glorious setting on a wonderful summer’s evening. We worked our way through a very nice glass of champagne on arrival and were shown to our table in the newly refurbished restaurant. Menus duly appeared and we studied them diligently. Eventually we decided on the eight course tasting menu accompanied by the ‘wine flight’ with each course. Decision made, we sat back to await the arrival of the first course. We admired the refurbished surroundings and the quality of the décor.