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[*] posted on 6-10-2011 at 12:23 PM


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Tailhunter as in fish tail and has been the name of the fleet for years. FUBAR is a pull from the war and both have double meanings our fishermen have always gotten a kick out of it. It is who we are so that became the name of the restaurant.


And therein lies the problem for me. I generally avoid places that are high on the "cool" factor. Tailhunter reminds me of the Happy Endings Bar and Pink Kitty strip club in San Lucas. All have those sexual double entendre names that put them high on the list for those that are cool (wink, wink). I doubt that I will ever patronize any of them.

And Trip Advisor rates Tailhunter #1 in La Paz? You gotta be kidding when you go up against Las Tres Virgines and some of the other fine restaurants in La Paz! Goes to show what Trip Advisor reviewers know about anything. I also note you have been doing a lot of self promoting on the various Baja chat lists. It makes the Trip Advisor reviews highly suspect to me.
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[*] posted on 6-10-2011 at 01:21 PM


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long guitarist ...


Never heard of one of those. Are they hard to play?


you know what they say about guys with long guitars.
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[*] posted on 6-10-2011 at 02:13 PM


Don't let the miserable old b*st*rds on this board get you down Jilly. I've brought many visitors to La Paz to Tailhunter & they all have loved it. The malecon has both a Burger King and an APplebees, and these jerks think Tailhunter is the problem? :rolleyes::rolleyes:

Have any of you curmudgeons actually visited the places you disparage so readily on here? Oxxo, hate to break it to you, but the Pink Kitty in Cabo is not a strip club ... It is an overpriced ' luxury' bottle-service nightclub.
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[*] posted on 6-10-2011 at 02:18 PM


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luxury' bottle-service nightclub.


Forgive my question, but what is that?
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[*] posted on 6-10-2011 at 03:08 PM


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luxury' bottle-service nightclub.


Forgive my question, but what is that?


dennis,
you need to go to a hipper establishment to learn about bottle service. the places you live in are unlikely to have bottle service :lol::lol:
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[*] posted on 6-10-2011 at 03:11 PM


OK....You tell me what it is then.
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[*] posted on 6-10-2011 at 03:27 PM


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OK....You tell me what it is then.


it usually involves reserved table in "VIP" section (that type of establishment), and purchase of liquor by the bottle (instead of by the drink). for example, your hostess brings you a bottle of premium vodka and mixers, and you party on dude!

it's usually expensive, because it's a frivolous thing limited to hip, expensive nightclubs.

it's all pretty silly.
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[*] posted on 6-10-2011 at 03:32 PM


Oh yeah...I like that. If I don't have any friends, can I go in alone or do I still have to drink in my car?
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[*] posted on 6-10-2011 at 03:32 PM


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luxury' bottle-service nightclub.


Forgive my question, but what is that?


It is where the "hostesses" at the Pink Kitty do special tricks with a bottle. (What a way to ruin a good Pacifico!) No. I haven't seen it but know those who have. I've been told the "luxury bottle-service" hostesses are some of the highest priced in all of Caboland. :wow:

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[*] posted on 6-10-2011 at 03:37 PM


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Oh yeah...I like that. If I don't have any friends, can I go in alone or do I still have to drink in my car?


you can buy company. money can buy you love!
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[*] posted on 6-10-2011 at 04:19 PM


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It is where the "hostesses" at the Pink Kitty do special tricks with a bottle.


Whoa...Now I'm learnin' something. What kind of tricks? Do they juggle them like bowling pins or something like that? :?:
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[*] posted on 6-10-2011 at 04:50 PM


Some of the folks here are rather brutal today.

I know Jonathan but have not met Jilly yet.

If I ever go to La Paz, I will certainly visit them there. Might even have time to fish too.

I don't know how you stay so cool with all this heat here. You go girl!
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[*] posted on 6-10-2011 at 05:05 PM


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I don't know how you stay so cool with all this heat here. You go girl!



Yeah....she's calm under fire, for sure. If it were me, I'd have taken a hammer to my monitor a long time ago. :lol:
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[*] posted on 6-10-2011 at 06:56 PM


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It is where the "hostesses" at the Pink Kitty do special tricks with a bottle.


What kind of tricks? Do they juggle them like bowling pins or something like that? :?:


Yeah, "something like that." Gawd, now Dennis will be making a beeline for the Pink Kitty!

Leave your wallet at home, amigo. :tumble:
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[*] posted on 6-10-2011 at 07:40 PM


Thanks for the warning. :biggrin:
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[*] posted on 6-11-2011 at 10:18 AM


This shouldn't be hard:

A 2-3 person band can play in a open space without blasting out the diners and neighbors. Turn the sound system to volume 1 and do not have the speakers facing the neighbors, baffles or hanging cloth can help too.

A restaurant should be able to serve fresh fish and seafood prepared daily, fresh salads from local produce, Sonoran steak and hamburgers.

Staff should be able to speak spanish as well as some english, staff should understand that patron's satisfaction is the key to success. After you succeed, perhaps then is the time to become arrogant jerks, not before.

Items that should not be served:

frozen in box coconut battered shrimp shipped from walmart
frozen salads
frenchfries, onionrings from a frozen bag


Why is this so difficult at Tailhunter and why has such nonsense been going on for so long? How is it possible that you call yourself top notch yet the food is the lowest grade possible?

Who is making the decisions? Why not share these notes with them and be honest that the problem is probably top level management interfering with daily employees? Is it Jilly/Sirena? Whoever is making decisions should simply take a class in restaurant services and keep working at it, experiment, try harder, respect the customer and the culture. The restaurant is a debacle, it's among the worst restaurants I have ever been to in terms of food and service. Yet it claims to be this awesome amazing fish place? If it were a dive bar restaurant that said we serve TV dinners perhaps my expectations would be more line with what you deliver and the whole thing wouldn't be so offensive.
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[*] posted on 6-11-2011 at 10:53 AM


Jeeeezo, Paul....you don't even get this agitated when someone breaks into your house. There must be something to what you say.

Oh well.....the Nomad board is known for harsh honesty. Thanks for yours.
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[*] posted on 6-11-2011 at 12:17 PM


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This shouldn't be hard:

A 2-3 person band can play in a open space without blasting out the diners and neighbors. Turn the sound system to volume 1 and do not have the speakers facing the neighbors, baffles or hanging cloth can help too.

A restaurant should be able to serve fresh fish and seafood prepared daily, fresh salads from local produce, Sonoran steak and hamburgers.

Staff should be able to speak spanish as well as some english, staff should understand that patron's satisfaction is the key to success. After you succeed, perhaps then is the time to become arrogant jerks, not before.

Items that should not be served:

frozen in box coconut battered shrimp shipped from walmart
frozen salads
frenchfries, onionrings from a frozen bag


Why is this so difficult at Tailhunter and why has such nonsense been going on for so long? How is it possible that you call yourself top notch yet the food is the lowest grade possible?

Who is making the decisions? Why not share these notes with them and be honest that the problem is probably top level management interfering with daily employees? Is it Jilly/Sirena? Whoever is making decisions should simply take a class in restaurant services and keep working at it, experiment, try harder, respect the customer and the culture. The restaurant is a debacle, it's among the worst restaurants I have ever been to in terms of food and service. Yet it claims to be this awesome amazing fish place? If it were a dive bar restaurant that said we serve TV dinners perhaps my expectations would be more line with what you deliver and the whole thing wouldn't be so offensive.



Wow...... I do not know where to begin. Not sure what else I can say. This seems personal and more than maybe a bad experience here. Our very existance seems to really be a problem. I invite you to come in and tour the restaurant (come see the kitchen too and check out the freezers and what is not in them). Speak to our staff (all from the Baja and all speak Spanish as their first language and nice smiley folks). Take a look at our music area, how are speakers are situated and the improvements we have done.

We are a Mom and Pop place. This is our baby and we take very much pride in all that we do. Jonathan and I make all the decisions and are responsible for all the successes and failures. The buck stops here so to speak and your heat/harshness is therefore mine to take. Is this a perfect place? No, but we do our best to correct any mistakes and problems quickly and effectively. The most important thing for us was to create a comfortable space, with great fresh local food. We are not a white linen restaurant or in competition with Palermos, Azul Marino, Tres Virgenes. Apples and oranges. Our business is up 60% over last year so there are many here that like what we do. Besides the couple months that we spend in the states in the winter doing fishing shows and seminars promoting our Fleet and the city/Baja in General we are here all time. We just celebrated our second anniversary for the restaurant. More and more Pacenos are becoming regular guests.

Come follow our buyer around the public markets in the morning. Come be our guest Sunday night for dinner and dancing. That is all I can really ask. You must have had something horrible happen to you and for that I am sincerely sorry. I'll even give you a hug if you want..
Hope to see you and repair this somehow...




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[*] posted on 6-11-2011 at 01:23 PM


There's no harsh honesty from Gnukid here - just harsh BS.

His 'review' is totally bogus if you ask me - it's pretty obvious he has some sort of personal vendetta against the owners. Maybe it's just envy?

Don't believe for a second Tailhunter is serving frozen food from Walmart, and certainly the staff is no worse than any other restaurant in La Paz.
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[*] posted on 6-11-2011 at 01:29 PM


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and certainly the staff is no worse than any other restaurant in La Paz.



Doesn't seem like much of a compliment to me. Does last place get first prize?
The sooner you and everybody else stops stirring the pot, the sooner all this will go away, so if Jilly is a friend of yours, why don't you give it a rest for a while.
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