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Topic: Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Saigon Saigon, gone?
Posted by: Jeremy Parkinson
Date/Time: 29/08/23 07:18:00

Tim, you are not wrong. I am certainly guilty of reaching opinions with little direct knowledge on the subject - the last time I went to this restaurant was before lockdown. I do try, like you did, to chat to local business owners about how things are going as that is the best way to find out what is really going on.

It shouldn't be forgotten that, as with all failures in the hospitality business, someone has invested money in an attempt to make our lives more pleasant and lost the lot.

Michael, I have long since realised that snark from you is a sign that I have said something that you grudgingly recognise is correct although I'm not entirely sure what it was this time. I doubt Andy Hayler's review did for Saigon Saigon as it doesn't seem to have been the general opinion. Overwhelmingly positive reports of Ngon Deli, which is owned by the same people, didn't save it.

I know you are of the view that the plural of anecdote isn't data, but the last time I visited Saigon Saigon several years ago, we drove and parked directly in front. It was a rainy night and the ability to this was a key reason for the restaurant choice. Did we not go back because of the lack of parking or because the restaurant wasn't good enough to tempt us back? I'm really not sure myself.

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TopicDate PostedPosted By
Saigon Saigon, gone?21/08/23 15:38:00 Mark Bridges
   Re:Saigon Saigon, gone?21/08/23 17:38:00 Mark Evans
      Re:Re:Saigon Saigon, gone?21/08/23 18:58:00 Mark Bridges
         Re:Re:Re:Saigon Saigon, gone?22/08/23 08:23:00 Gordon McDonald
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Saigon Saigon, gone?22/08/23 09:24:00 Mark Evans
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Saigon Saigon, gone?22/08/23 10:07:00 N V Brooks
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Saigon Saigon, gone?22/08/23 10:12:00 Francis Rowe
   Re:Saigon Saigon, gone?22/08/23 10:34:00 Richard Greenhough
      Re:Re:Saigon Saigon, gone?22/08/23 21:25:00 N V Brooks
   Re:Saigon Saigon, gone?22/08/23 21:53:00 Paul Campbell
      Re:Re:Saigon Saigon, gone?23/08/23 08:17:00 Jeremy Parkinson
         Re:Re:Re:Saigon Saigon, gone?23/08/23 17:16:00 Mark Bridges
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Saigon Saigon, gone?23/08/23 17:25:00 Julian Pavey
         Re:Re:Re:Saigon Saigon, gone?23/08/23 18:26:00 Paul Campbell
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Saigon Saigon, gone?23/08/23 19:07:00 Adrian Irving
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Saigon Saigon, gone?23/08/23 19:12:00 Janice Evans
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Saigon Saigon, gone?24/08/23 13:28:00 Jeremy Parkinson
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Saigon Saigon, gone?24/08/23 15:05:00 Paul Campbell
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Saigon Saigon, gone?24/08/23 15:25:00 Adrian Irving
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Saigon Saigon, gone?25/08/23 07:38:00 Jeremy Parkinson
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Saigon Saigon, gone?25/08/23 07:53:00 Michael Robinson
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Saigon Saigon, gone?26/08/23 08:08:00 Tim Garfoot
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Saigon Saigon, gone?29/08/23 07:18:00 Jeremy Parkinson
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Saigon Saigon, gone?29/08/23 08:31:00 Michael Robinson
                                          Re:The Hunting of the Snark29/08/23 08:37:00 Richard Greenhough
                                             Sprigs Shepherd's Bush29/08/23 17:53:00 Mike Smith
                                                Re:Sprigs Shepherd's Bush30/08/23 08:18:00 Jeremy Parkinson

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