Tilleys...over it!

Bluey said :

I seem to be the only person in Canberra to be unaware of this “Tilleys”

Sounds like a bit of a hole to me.

Any person who makes a joke about this will be paid a visit by the obvious police. You have been warned.

Bluey said :

I seem to be the only person in Canberra to be unaware of this “Tilleys”

Sounds like a bit of a hole to me.

You have chosen… wisely.

I seem to be the only person in Canberra to be unaware of this “Tilleys”

Sounds like a bit of a hole to me.

What was your brother doing while you were dealing with the kid and the coffee?

Why are so many people so defensive of Tilley’s.

It is a landmark for Canberra but unfortunately it smells of mould, it is dark and dingy, service is poor, furniture is worn out including outdoor chairs and prices are ridiculous. I’ve been dragged there about once every 12 months and nothing changes, just gets damper and smellier. I say good luck to all of you who want to go there, its your choice and you do have that freedom.

” Tilleys’ serves consistently decent Italian coffee.”

Have you ever tasted good Italian coffee?

Lukewarm milk more like it.

DUB said :

Thoroughly Smashed said :

matt31221 said :

sexy lesbians

-_-?

+1.Chaz Bono look-alikes (Canberra has plenty)-isn’t a pretty sight.

I’m wondering whether “Tilley’s” isn’t also a website.

Thoroughly Smashed said :

matt31221 said :

sexy lesbians

-_-?

+1.Chaz Bono look-alikes (Canberra has plenty)-isn’t a pretty sight.

matt31221 said :

sexy lesbians

-_-?

I really don’t know why anyone goes there. The coffee is nothing to write home about, and the general atmosphere of the place is dingy and weird, like some dirty leftover from the worst part of the 70s. I really can’t stand it.

EvanJames said :

Stevian said :

What Canberra need is more adult friendly establishments, Seriously. Nothing ruins a pleasant Lunch/Coffee/Dinner worse than parents with kids, loud smelly and obnoxious and the kids are nearly as bad

Hear hear. Strollers? Baby cinos? run away, quickly. Where can you get a coffee or a meal without the dreaded children?

Easy. Go somewhere expensive. Please.

I-filed said :

Androyd said :

… i love having them next door to keep Tilleys honest!

You have to be kidding! The Front has had ZERO impact on Tilleys, which takes in the equivalent of the Front’s weekly turnover in a couple of hours of a Monday. If The Front had presented any competition, for example, Tilleys would have installed wireless, or spruced up some of its outdoor chairs to differentiate itself.
And, on the topic of Tilleys “attitude” – I get much worse attitude from the staff at the Front, who seem to be random acquaintances of the owner rather than employees – and have an “I’m not really serving you, I’m a friend of the owner, see?” approach to custom. Add to that, The Front serves nasty cheap Dutch-owned Douwe Egberts coffee with a fake Italian name, accompanied with a musty sweaty old-unwashed-clothes aroma from April’s Caravan. Tilleys’ serves consistently decent Italian coffee.

Just decent coffee, and your main claim is they have better service then the Front?

Wow, I’m going to start a marketing blitz to say that I am better looking then Kim Beazley in the hope of picking up a date with a super model.

Maybe if you didn’t spend all your baby bonus on some stupid “Hummer” brand white-trash spawn-chariot then you wouldn’t have to go to Tilleys to rekindle your long lost pseudo-bohemian dreams?

I-filed said :

Androyd said :

… i love having them next door to keep Tilleys honest!

You have to be kidding! The Front has had ZERO impact on Tilleys, which takes in the equivalent of the Front’s weekly turnover in a couple of hours of a Monday. If The Front had presented any competition, for example, Tilleys would have installed wireless, or spruced up some of its outdoor chairs to differentiate itself.
And, on the topic of Tilleys “attitude” – I get much worse attitude from the staff at the Front, who seem to be random acquaintances of the owner rather than employees – and have an “I’m not really serving you, I’m a friend of the owner, see?” approach to custom. Add to that, The Front serves nasty cheap Dutch-owned Douwe Egberts coffee with a fake Italian name, accompanied with a musty sweaty old-unwashed-clothes aroma from April’s Caravan. Tilleys’ serves consistently decent Italian coffee.

I love Douwe Egberts! But then, I seem to be the only one in Oz who doesn’t get what the fuss about Italian coffee is.

Androyd said :

… i love having them next door to keep Tilleys honest!

You have to be kidding! The Front has had ZERO impact on Tilleys, which takes in the equivalent of the Front’s weekly turnover in a couple of hours of a Monday. If The Front had presented any competition, for example, Tilleys would have installed wireless, or spruced up some of its outdoor chairs to differentiate itself.
And, on the topic of Tilleys “attitude” – I get much worse attitude from the staff at the Front, who seem to be random acquaintances of the owner rather than employees – and have an “I’m not really serving you, I’m a friend of the owner, see?” approach to custom. Add to that, The Front serves nasty cheap Dutch-owned Douwe Egberts coffee with a fake Italian name, accompanied with a musty sweaty old-unwashed-clothes aroma from April’s Caravan. Tilleys’ serves consistently decent Italian coffee.

The best actions are taken at the time. Find said waitress and suggest that, next time she talks to you like that, she may need some padding for her ass as it hits the ground.

Or if she asks you to move your stroller and it isn’t impeding anyone…..say no.

Cafe staff pfffft….get a real job

Androyd said :

and i’ve been nervous ever since the salmonella outbreak there a couple of years ago flattened my brother and his partner, even though i’m sure they’ve lifted their game since.

I never heard about a Salmonella outbreak there? See ya Tilley’s, I’ll have to perve at sexy lesbians elsewhere now.

Have been a long term on and off Tilleys customer, and i haven’t found much difference from going with kids or without kids. i.e. front bar service is brisk and professional and occasionally friendly, waitress service is often frazzled but occasionally friendly, atmosphere is good, prices are savage for what you get, and i’ve been nervous ever since the salmonella outbreak there a couple of years ago flattened my brother and his partner, even though i’m sure they’ve lifted their game since. Happy to go there for a coffee alone or a milkshake with the kids, i usually grab a few avant card postcards for them to build houses with while we pass the time. Service at the Front is better without kids and would be improved if there were fewer dogs, but that’s probably part of the charm, and i love having them next door to keep Tilleys honest!

Stevian said :

What Canberra need is more adult friendly establishments, Seriously. Nothing ruins a pleasant Lunch/Coffee/Dinner worse than parents with kids, loud smelly and obnoxious and the kids are nearly as bad

Hear hear. Strollers? Baby cinos? run away, quickly. Where can you get a coffee or a meal without the dreaded children?

Heavs said :

weeziepops said :

Jump, doggie, jump!

And more than two posts before someone threw in “lesbian”. A record for sure.

It’s sad that you take your failure to reproduce out on others. Being barren is nothing to be ashamed of in today’s world.

Nor is being a bean flicker.

trevar said :

Hardly unexpected: Underbelly Razor is proving very enlightening on the nature of this particular establishment; obviously the proprietors of the cafe have inherited a lot from their namesake!

+1

i read the book (and highly recommend it), which the tv series is based on, a few years back and immediately thought the same!

Hardly unexpected: Underbelly Razor is proving very enlightening on the nature of this particular establishment; obviously the proprietors of the cafe have inherited a lot from their namesake!

weeziepops said :

Jump, doggie, jump!

And more than two posts before someone threw in “lesbian”. A record for sure.

It’s sad that you take your failure to reproduce out on others. Being barren is nothing to be ashamed of in today’s world.

Deref said :

“getting my coffees from the Front where they serve better coffee with a smile “

Everybody wins. Tilleys deservedly loses at least one customer and The Front gains at least one.

The Front stinks of old clothes from next door unfortunately.

Hey, if I was a women and was deprived of the chance of ‘having’ a man because I was Lesbian – I’d be really angry all the time too!

Joking!! I am lesbian and gay friendly, just jokes.

My advice would be to absolutely GIVE IT to the waiter/waitress that spoke to you like that because it is extremely rude and wrong to be spoken to in that manner when you are the customer. Watson is right – it has nothing to do with having a baby. They had broken a promise to you.

Next time give a nasty verbal serve to the rude waitress in front of everyone then you can simply forget about it and move on – and not dwell on it. Because it is not worth dwelling on.

Like water off a ducks back yeah?

If the child wasn’t sitting in the stroller, just move it.
If the child was sitting in the stroller, it’s time to realise that a 2yo is not a baby. If they are big enough for a babycino, they are big enough to sit on a chair or your lap. And to learn that they can’t run around. Give them some paper (or a serviette) and something to “write” (aka scribble) with. You should see my diaries from the years my child was a young toggler… my most difficult task was trying to make sure that only pages *prior* to today’s week were scribbled on.

Staff in bars still need access around tables to clear empty glasses etc, so your second comment about lack of table service is irrelevant.

I’d feel the same if treated the same. I’ve never had great service here, but nothing like you describe either. Perhaps i’m just lucky.

I took my child to Tilleys from when she was 1 week old, but was always willing to leave if she became noisy (more than instant feeding would stop). However, I can not stand parents who let their children spoil the experience for others, including, in one memorable case, parents smiling and nodding encouragingly at their little boy as he tried to climb up the back of my seat while I was reading. I wish I had asked him to go and ask his parents what ‘retarded’ meant, but a residue of good manners prevented me. The OP probably received the brunt of the staff dealing with rude parents who let their kids climb up on the stage or use the benches as drums, which is unfair but understandable.

I would not describe The Front as smiley.

“Another parent expecting special treatment just because they chose to add to the population. Suck it up, princess.”

Another child/mother hater expecting the world to revolve around them.. or perhaps just another yokel Canberra service provider who thinks service in this town should stay bad just because it can.

“They’re all mistakes, children! Filthy, nasty things. Glad I never was one.”
— Agatha Trunchbull, Matilda

“getting my coffees from the Front where they serve better coffee with a smile “

Everybody wins. Tilleys deservedly loses at least one customer and The Front gains at least one.

Jump, doggie, jump!

And more than two posts before someone threw in “lesbian”. A record for sure.

Watson said :

I used to think it was just because I didn’t look lesbian enough, but I’m not sure if that still applies.

Tilley’s don’t discriminate, they provide bad service to everyone.

And they should get some proper beer glasses FFS!

What Canberra need is more adult friendly establishments, Seriously. Nothing ruins a pleasant Lunch/Coffee/Dinner worse than parents with kids, loud smelly and obnoxious and the kids are nearly as bad

Classified said :

I stopped going there years ago, having gotten sick of the angry frowns from the staff, and generally crap service.

Hehe, ‘angry frowns’ really describes it well. Always makes me wonder if I’ve said something wrong or if my clothing looks offensive or something. I used to think it was just because I didn’t look lesbian enough, but I’m not sure if that still applies.

I stopped going there years ago, having gotten sick of the angry frowns from the staff, and generally crap service.

weeziepops said :

Another parent expecting special treatment just because they chose to add to the population. Suck it up, princess.

Is that you Julia? Congratulations on choosing to remain barren – you don’t have to be so bitter about other people having the joy of children in their lives though.

Oh Weeziepops! Not sure that suggesting reasonable treatment by an establishment is to be regarded as special treatment – stroller or not!

weeziepops said :

Another parent expecting special treatment just because they chose to add to the population. Suck it up, princess.

How does this have ANYTHING at all to do with being a parent?! The fact that they had a child with them was thrown in as an embellishment. The story is about being told one thing by one staff member and then being told off for it by another. And about being talked to in a rude tone which in my book is a total no-no whether or not you are there with a toddler, a teenager or a gorilla.

Though the stroller comment… I don’t think it’s a big deal to move a stroller even if you think it’s not in the way. Obviously there was still no reason for a rude tone.

I am not a huge Tilley’s fan. If only they didn’t have such an awesome outdoor area…

Another parent expecting special treatment just because they chose to add to the population. Suck it up, princess.