PuddingBreath wrote: » aw crap, heading that direct shortly, we'll keep our wits about us. that said, we cancelled a foreign hol and are doing kerry on the cheap i.e. not a hotel stay so we're not expecting much 5* carry on. bit of an overhang of the "children are superspreaders " detected from your second example ? kids don't get hungry after half 5 now ? shocking. that fella handling money and cones is a dirty ****, needs a new job. it's standard practice now to use a tissue. too tight to spend on a few tissues. the ONLY upside of this covid19 ****e is there's better standards now to basic cleanliness, standards that were waaaay too low beforehand and those old fashioned attitues are a thing of the past, that ice cream fella would want to wake up
touts wrote: » Killarney's approach seems to be "You know we're good because we are so expensive. If you don't like it we don't want you." They have gotten away with rip off prices for generations. But I'm detecting real anger among people this year. If you ask someone about their holiday plans the rip off high prices seem to be main topic of conversation and Killarney in particular is singled out.
Purple Mountain wrote: » In relation to the ice cream. Did you ask to look in the food prep area of the pub where you ate? Do you think they were wearing gloves cooking your kid's chips and burgers? Same thing.
Darc19 wrote: » Because they used their hands? Hope you never see a working kitchen. There is absolutely no issue whatsoever in using bare hands for food handling. Usually it's cleaner than the false sense of gloves. Where there could be an issue is the twin process of using bare hands for multiple tasks such as ice cream and money, or ice-cream and raw meat. But ice cream on its own, salads on their own, raw meat on its own - no problem whatsoever and that's in the fsai haccp food handling manual
SouthWesterly wrote: » OK, I know, a click bait heading. I never want to hear kerry hospitality services moaning about lost customers. Took a few day trips this week with the family. Went to Clare and today to South kerry. When I asked the person serving ice cream cones to not handle the cone I was going to eat,all I got was abuse. From him and his boss. I was apparently being unreasonable asking he pick up the cone with a tissue rather than his bare hands. The sanitiser he was adamant he had just used (he didn't) he couldn't find. Went onto another establishment later hoping to get a meal. Nope, don't serve kids after 5.30 from the restaurant. I was told to go around the corner to their pizza bar which had seats on the street. I couldn't even bring the pizza around to the restaurant outside seating area while my wife and I ate a meal. My kids didn't want pizza. Anyway, took my business elsewhere and went to the local pub. Granted seats were on the street. Beer garden was being renovated. They had a kids menu. My son wanted a burger which was only on the adults menu. To their credit, it wasn't a problem. He got his burger and chips with all the dressings for the kids price. The adults had a lovely lasagne with salad and garlic bread. And kerry hospitality businesses are moaning they have no customers. If this is how 2/3 of them treat their customers they don't deserve to be in business (size of the survey was 3. +/- 0) Anyway, rant over.
SouthWesterly wrote: » I'm a blow in. Anyway. Its 2 businesses I'll never set foot in again. I'm sure the fsai would like to visit one of them.
KevRossi wrote: » I was last in Kerry for a longer holiday in 2015. Crazy prices. Near Dublin levels in Dingle and Killarney. Went to Kenmare where it was a lot better and just headed to the Beara Peninsula for the last couple of holidays. It's just as beautiful, less arrogant, and a damn sight cheaper.
Darc19 wrote: » You're probably a local The good service is reserved for tourists who will spend money.
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