Mr Rowzer, you have a bowl of soup on the house!

Jun 04, 2006

SIR — It was with a strange sense of <i>déjà vu </i>that I read about Mr. Gusto Rowzer’s recent visit to Paraa Safari Lodge in your ‘Food Guide’ on May 31.

SIR — It was with a strange sense of déjà vu that I read about Mr. Gusto Rowzer’s recent visit to Paraa Safari Lodge in your ‘Food Guide’ on May 31.

Rowzer only recently graced us with his presence at Mweya Safari Lodge where he consumed two bowls of pea soup with apparent gusto (pun intended) but decided that he only needed to pay for one. During the Paraa visit it seems that adult meals were consumed and child prices were paid despite the conspicuous absence of any children.

A pattern seems to be emerging in that food is ordered and consumed. Only after the food has been eaten does a dispute arise over what price should be paid, if any, for the aforementioned meal. Just as Mr. Rowzer has to travel to the various eating establishments that he reviews so do the ingredients of the meals. Dishes are priced taking this factor, as well as several others such as portion size, into account.

By eating with gusto and paying with pennies Mr. Rowzer upsets this revenue which in turn compromises the income for many Ugandans and a handful of expatriates.

In future we would request him to order from the correct menu (a menu for adults who are not that hungry surprisingly does exist and is called a snack menu) and pay the full bill when it arrives.

However, due to his continued, albeit somewhat unprofitable, visits to Mweya and Paraa, I would like to take this opportunity to offer him one free adult-sized single portion of pea soup upon his next visit to Mweya Safari Lodge.

Nikesh Madhvani
Director, Madhvani Group

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