One of the things I’ve been preaching on this blog in recent weeks is that you have to own up to your mistakes on social media. Time for me to own up to one of mine.
Wednesday night I received numerous complaints about a particular restaurant only doing Downtown Dining Week specials from 5 to 7 PM. Several people went in after 7 and were not happy about having to pay full menu prices. Wednesday night I laid the blame for that on the owner of the restaurant.
Just got off the phone and it looks like I was incorrect. They told me they were operating within parameters set by the Center City Commission, which put Downtown Dining Week together, and that there were other restaurants also doing the 5-7 hours. Did not know that. I apologize for laying blame where I should not have.
So, my revised suggestion is this: The Downtown Dining Week site gives the impression that the specials are available during restaurants’ full dinner hours. If that is not the case, the hours need to be spelled out restaurant by restaurant in the listings on the website. In the meantime, if you have DDW plans this weekend, you’d be well advised to call ahead and check on the hours of the specials being offered.
Kudos to all the participating restaurants for offering some amazing specials, in some cases at price points well below their norm. This is a fantastic event and I hope it continues and grows bigger next year.