Bang Bang Cafe - Ponsonby
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Topic: Bang Bang Cafe - Ponsonby
Posted By: MummyFreckle
Subject: Bang Bang Cafe - Ponsonby
Date Posted: 04 August 2008 at 10:39am
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I know its supposed to be kid friendly - but is that an excuse for it to be filthy!!!! DH and I went along yesterday for lunch, thinking it would be a good place to take O too, and they did have a good kids / babies menu and the adult food was okay...but the place was filthy and really messy. Also whilst we were there, every single staff member went outside for a smoke....not a good look for kiddi-cafe?!?! Can cross it off my list - I wont be going back. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 04 August 2008 at 12:03pm
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Wow .. the January Mummies went there on a meet up and it was good. Maybe it has new management? ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year  http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 04 August 2008 at 2:19pm
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Yeah, I read that you guys had a good meet up there, so we thought we would give it a go. We were pretty dissappointed, but thats okay....you have to try these places....!
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 04 August 2008 at 2:38pm
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Eek, we were gonna go there on Friday but ended up at Frolic, now I'm kinda glad we did! -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Katherine
Date Posted: 04 August 2008 at 5:35pm
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I'm really surprised to hear this -- we had our Pirate Party photo shoot there for the July issue of the magazine, and I visited on my own beforehand to get a feel for the place. Both times I was there it was clean and tidy. For the shoot we were there at the end of the day and there were the usual sorts of crumbs and stuff on the floor (as you'd expect after a busy day), but they were swept up and things were left in great order when we left. I wonder if a particularly messy group was in before your visit and made more of a mess than the staff could contend with? As far as I'm aware they're still owned and operated by the same people -- and I really like the staff there, as they're all lovely. Not sure about the smoking issue, though I know the location doesn't exactly have any "discreet" places for smoking to occur... unless the staff go up the road somewhere! |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 04 August 2008 at 7:46pm
I must say at Frolic we saw the kitchen staff going out for a smoke, coz to get out they have to go thru the verandah where the kids play area is. Didn't bother me, I just hope they wash their hands when they come back!  ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 09 August 2008 at 7:54pm
We've been to Bang Bang 3 times now - once for the Jan meet up and a couple of other times when Rowan wasn't on best behaviour but I needed a Cafe coffee  . It's always been clean when I've gone and I didn't see staff smoking. What a bummer that you had such a bad experience.
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Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 09 August 2008 at 8:00pm
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Thats good to know Bobbie....I might be brave and go back again during the week. Am completely open to the fact that they may have been having a bad day!
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 09 August 2008 at 8:13pm
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simsam maybe we should all go together and then pick it apart... ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 09 August 2008 at 8:15pm
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Heheheheh Bizzy - sounds like a good idea!! Have been meaning to organise a catch up with Emma soon anyway.... ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 09 August 2008 at 9:33pm
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Simsam .. I would ring and talk to the management about it hopefully they would invite you back to "fix" your impression of their establishment (and they may not work weekends and not realise what happens). ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 09 August 2008 at 9:52pm
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Interestingly, for some reason it really bothered me that this place didnt live up to my expectations....dont know why?! I have just emailed them about my experience....so will be interesting to see if they come back to me.
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Posted By: arohanui
Date Posted: 09 August 2008 at 11:22pm
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From memory they were quite busy when we were there. We didn't eat, but had a coffee/juice... oh and a muffin. They took ages with the coffee and then forgot the muffin. The girl was a wee bit flustered... I think they were super busy so we forgave them, looked like they didn't have enough staff. But then, since owning a cafe, our cafe experiences are forever ruined cos we're always critical lol so try not to be!! ------------- Mama to DS1 (5 years), DS2 (3 years) and... http://alterna-tickers.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 10 August 2008 at 3:20pm
Great idea! ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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SimSam wrote:Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 11 August 2008 at 8:49am
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Interestingly enough - they HAVE changed owners recently. I got an email from the old owners, saying they were going to forward my email onto the new owners....so maybe its just a teething period for them.
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Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 11 August 2008 at 3:07pm
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oh no! I hope so. It would suck if that was the norm now. -------------
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Posted By: ohanlon82
Date Posted: 14 August 2008 at 12:23pm
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we are doing some work for Bang Bang cafe at the moment
the boys were there last week - and they said was pretty average (for boys to point out must be) they heading back next week to finish off job.. the young boy did say good Coffee LOL - so hopefully just teething probs - fingers crossed ------------- http://lb2f.lilypie.com/TikiPic.php/RPaODBg.jpg |