Early last week, Peter took his visiting friends to the Dead Sea. I couldn't miss the opportunity to lay in the sun so I accompanied. We decided to pay the 25JD to enjoy the private beach and pools of the Holiday Inn at the Dead Sea. The weather was lovely and I was able to get a little sun before lunch. For a bite to eat, we picked the pool side cafe. All five of us ordered hamburgers. Once they arrived and we were part way through our meal when I noticed little bugs crawling around on the plate. Once I took the top off of the hamburger I saw bug bodies smashed into the cheese. After a quick check, the others found bugs on their plates also. So, we called over the waiter. I pointed out the dead insects. He quickly whisked away my plate to cook me a new one. The manager brought my meal back out, apologized and informed us that all of our meals were on the house. Before leaving, the manager asked for a phone number so I passed him my business card. We continued our afternoon at the hotel with little thought of the incident.
Later that same evening, I received a phone call from Outdoor Outlets manager at the Holiday Inn. He apologized for our experience at lunch and invited all of us back for dinner at the Below 393 restaurant. After consulting the 4 boys, we arranged to go back to the hotel for dinner on Thursday evening.
So, on Thursday we drove the rental car back to the Dead Sea. At the hotel, we were greeted at the entrance by the same manager who had originally contacted me. He walked us down to Below 393 where we were seated by the manager of the restaurant. We lost no time looking through the menus and picking our our meals. I had no intention of ordering an extravagant meal until the 4 boys convinced me that it was clearly our right to eat well. So, we started with a bottle of wine and carpaccio for our starters. I had never had carpaccio before. It was excellent. I must say that I didn't think that raw meat could ever taste so good. Following the carpaccio, we all had steaks for dinner with a bottle of red wine. The filet mignon that I ordered made for the best meal I have had in Jordan. It was superb. After enjoying a leisurely dinner, we had creme brulee for dessert. By the end, I could barely move I had eaten so much. But it was well worth it. The meal was superb. Throughout the course of our meal, the manager brought the Food & Drinks manager and two sous chefs to speak with us and apologize for our previous bug experience. We assured them that the dinner we were enjoying more than made up for it. After calculating, we realized that the hotel had spent between $350 and $400 to make up for our bug-y lunch. Fine with me.
For anyone who comes to Jordan and wants an excellent meal, I will immediately think of this dinner and send them straight to the Dead Sea and the Holiday Inn there.
Later that same evening, I received a phone call from Outdoor Outlets manager at the Holiday Inn. He apologized for our experience at lunch and invited all of us back for dinner at the Below 393 restaurant. After consulting the 4 boys, we arranged to go back to the hotel for dinner on Thursday evening.
So, on Thursday we drove the rental car back to the Dead Sea. At the hotel, we were greeted at the entrance by the same manager who had originally contacted me. He walked us down to Below 393 where we were seated by the manager of the restaurant. We lost no time looking through the menus and picking our our meals. I had no intention of ordering an extravagant meal until the 4 boys convinced me that it was clearly our right to eat well. So, we started with a bottle of wine and carpaccio for our starters. I had never had carpaccio before. It was excellent. I must say that I didn't think that raw meat could ever taste so good. Following the carpaccio, we all had steaks for dinner with a bottle of red wine. The filet mignon that I ordered made for the best meal I have had in Jordan. It was superb. After enjoying a leisurely dinner, we had creme brulee for dessert. By the end, I could barely move I had eaten so much. But it was well worth it. The meal was superb. Throughout the course of our meal, the manager brought the Food & Drinks manager and two sous chefs to speak with us and apologize for our previous bug experience. We assured them that the dinner we were enjoying more than made up for it. After calculating, we realized that the hotel had spent between $350 and $400 to make up for our bug-y lunch. Fine with me.
For anyone who comes to Jordan and wants an excellent meal, I will immediately think of this dinner and send them straight to the Dead Sea and the Holiday Inn there.
That's a great story!
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