input: Write a positive yelp review.
output: I stayed at Mandalay Memorial day wkend 09' and it was great! pros- Courteous staff, clean rooms, and a great pool area! cons- It's at the very end of the strip!
input: Write a negative yelp review.
output: Pasta Cucina is the replacement for our beloved San Lorenzo, the Italian offering at Texas Station. Apparently, the expression "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" must be Greek to the powers that be - not English. Not even Italian. Strike One: We tried to come here a couple of weeks ago, but at 9:05 pm we were five minutes too late. In Vegas, baby?? And, Holy Heart Failure, Batman! - the $10 coupon we had was going to expire in a couple of days. "No problem", said the manager. " Whenever you come back, we'll take it." Ha!! Tonight's manager finally agreed to accept it, but only after grilling us so thoroughly about that other manager, whose name we never got, that he made us feel like cheats and liars. Strike Two: Gone is the beautiful Tuscan ambience, with its rustic walls and elegant decor. The booths, tables, and layout are the same, but it's now more generic English Clubroom, more dark wood. Not bad, but not as pretty. What IS bad is that the comfortable chairs were replaced with smaller, open-back back-killers. One of these chairs housed an enormously obese woman two tables away, and the chair looked like it wasn't going to make it. The old leather chairs could've held two of her. Strike Three: Our server, Autumn, was by far the pushiest waitperson we have EVER encountered, from here to Reykjavik, and far beyond. From the moment we sat down, she hammered away at us, trying five times - before, during, and after the meal - to get us to refill our wine. As we finished our entrees, she asked if we'd like a nice glass of Sauvignon Blanc. When it wasn't the wine, she was pushing the cocktails. When we declined appetizers, she soldiered on, enumerating every appetizer on the menu, with a description of each. They were all there on the menu - did we look illiterate? But wait. There's more! Desserts, each one described in painstaking detail, then the coffees. I was hoping that the review I was drafting - with the characteristic Yelp Red emanating with such precise resolution from my iPhone - would be a warning to her. But nooooo. And as we walked out, I saw what one of their coffee cups looked like - the size of a Starbucks espresso (I know it wasn't espresso, 'cause I asked the woman who'd ordered it), and I sure was glad I passed on it - for two reasons, the second being that it probably infuriated Autumn even more :) All through the meal she kept checking on us, but it didn't come off as genuine concern. It was always with a smarmy undertone that clearly conveyed her thinly-veiled displeasure with our small appetites. By now you must be wondering about the food. After all, isn't that what it's all about? Admittedly, I can only judge the food comparatively. San Lorenzo was Italian (the food, not the Saint), and so is this place. The menu is virtually the same as before, at least the entrees, since we never order appetizers unless we're with others. And the entrees were mostly decent. But: my husband ordered a dinner salad, and it was mostly iceberg lettuce. The fabulous bread that we always ate too much of is gone, replaced by white bread soft breadsticks that, though served warm, were reminiscent of Pillsbury. The entree portions are smaller. Before, the entree covered the plate, and the linguine was served in a separate bowl. Now there's less of each, on one plate. I had Chicken Caprese, which was sauteed and topped with a chopped roasted red pepper sauce, artichoke hearts, and mozzarella. I had to dig hard to find the cheese; the roasted pepper topping was flavorful, but the chicken under it sat in a pool of water and was totally devoid of taste. To my palate, it could have been tofu. Hubby had the Chicken Piccata. Same chicken, different sauce, which he liked. Lemon and capers can't be all bad. Would the food have been better if someone else had waited on us? Maybe. But dinner in a restaurant isn't just about the food, it's the whole experience. And this experience left a somewhat bitter aftertaste.
input: Write a negative yelp review.
output:
To be fair, the club is a fun place to party. As a caution, be careful when you sign the envelope up front, as they will write in more bottles than those requested. I attended with a group of three individuals, and they wrote that we had to buy at least two bottles - excuse me, two bottles for three individuals? It's like asking that we voluntarily poison ourselves, I fought back and they said that I had to run up to my tab to $700 plus gratuity. I found this to be disrespectful, as I would have gladly recommended my friends to this place, in the future. The service was good but their business tactics are not cool. Be careful when you sign the envelope up front. I agree that the music at this place rocks but everything else has turned to poop.