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oli

Mr. Potato Head's worst nightmare
Nov 18, 2004
395
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20 years and counting with the same owner says a lot about dave's leadership ability,all that in a very seasonal market makes it even more remarkable,your place sir can be called a local institution,job well done....
 

ItzKatzTime

Beach Fanatic
Apr 27, 2006
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Santa Rosa Beach
20 years and counting with the same owner says a lot about dave's leadership ability,all that in a very seasonal market makes it even more remarkable,your place sir can be called a local institution,job well done....

THANK YOU OLI :clap: :clap: :clap: Doug and I totally agree. It has hurt my heart every time I open this forum and see the same thread day after day. I haven't even felt like posting I felt so bad for Dave.

I think a personal message to Dave would have been appropriate. I understand what it's like to be ignored, treated in a rude manner in many food establishments over the years.....and if Doug had not been so hungry I would have walked out!. One of the finest in Destin did that to us and I went home and wrote a letter to the manager....and you would have thought we were celebrities the next time we walked in!

People only see the outside picture of what goes on in a restaurant.......sometimes as hard as I try in our own restaurant I just want to sit down and cry.

God bless you Oli for being the one in our industry to step up....and Dave, my gosh I do not know how you've done it all these years!:clap: :clap::love:

Kat:wave:
 

Teresa

SoWal Guide
Staff member
Nov 15, 2004
30,635
9,453
South Walton, FL
sowal.com
Thank you Ollie.

Thank you to all the amazing restaurant owners and workers in our town! You work hard each day to feed us, give us drink, and entertain us, you are the heart and soul of our community.

I feel this message board gives us a chance to have dialog with you, and I believe Dave took the ?incident? with his usual grace. Restaurant review is a daily subject for discussion around here, and sometimes its not all good. Sometimes it gets personal. We all have different expectations, etc. I have no doubt that our restaurant owners are more than capable of taking the heat ? its part of the job description.

I think IBD?s honest report was precise and respectful. Some other poster remarks were perhaps more personal and less respectful. We all have really different expectations and reactions to situations. But, I believe we all learn and benefit from such dialog in the end.:love:
 

kathydwells

Darlene is my middle name, not my nickname
Dec 20, 2004
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Lacey's Spring, Alabama
Thank you Ollie.

Thank you to all the amazing restaurant owners and workers in our town! You work hard each day to feed us, give us drink, and entertain us, you are the heart and soul of our community.

I feel this message board gives us a chance to have dialog with you, and I believe Dave took the ?incident? with his usual grace. Restaurant review is a daily subject for discussion around here, and sometimes its not all good. Sometimes it gets personal. We all have different expectations, etc. I have no doubt that our restaurant owners are more than capable of taking the heat ? its part of the job description.

I think IBD?s honest report was precise and respectful. Some other poster remarks were perhaps more personal and less respectful. We all have really different expectations and reactions to situations. But, I believe we all learn and benefit from such dialog in the end.:love:

:clap::wave:
 

ccj

Beach Comber
Mar 17, 2007
45
7
I don't know Dave that well, but he comes in my restaurant pretty frequently. He's always really gracious and nice. In the restaurant business, it's rare to meet an owner who isn't pretentious or jaded. He's a class act.:D
 

oli

Mr. Potato Head's worst nightmare
Nov 18, 2004
395
48
I don't know Dave that well, but he comes in my restaurant pretty frequently. He's always really gracious and nice. In the restaurant business, it's rare to meet an owner who isn't pretentious or jaded. He's a class act.:D

where is your place?
 

Dave Rauschkolb

Beach Fanatic
Jul 13, 2005
1,006
790
Santa Rosa Beach
I second that on Onano, I eat there every week practically and it's outstanding!

Thanks Oli and everyone who loves Bud & Alley's for your support and friendship.
A lot of the focus is on me a lot of the time but I have to give credit to our talented, unique and caring staff and management. :clap:

What an amazing business we are all in and what a great place to do it. SOWAL!!
 
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