http://shanghaiist.com/2007/01/25/239_gets_86ed.php All comments for 239 gets 86ed en-us 2009 shang_kenneth Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:00:13 +0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss kenneth@shanghaiist.com kenneth@shanghaiist.com 60 http://shanghaiist.com/2007/01/25/239_gets_86ed.php#comment-994504 http://shanghaiist.com/2007/01/25/239_gets_86ed.php#comment-994504 Comments Thu, 25 Jan 2007 17:29:42 +0800 <p>i can't say i'm really disappointed or saddened to hear such news. i was a firm fan of the food at 239 up until my friends and i (a party of 8) had a dinner at the place. we were slapped with a 600RMB WATER bill that evening. i'm not sure if such service protocol is standard in Shanghai, but the staff neglected to inform/ask each time they opened a new bottle of water - i haven't any idea whether they were instructed by restaurant management to serve customers in such a manner. but 600RMB for 8 bottles of water is ridiculous - even Jean-Georges dares not. </p>