Dear all at Fratelli,
A few weeks ago, my friend and I were walking past your establishment whilst looking for a place to have a coffee and some wine before going to the theatre. I had always liked your supermarkets as they reminded me of my time I lived in Italy, some of the products, whilst 2-4 times the price, were a little bit similar to the products I found in Italy.
When we entered the café, we were greeted by a friendly waiter. We informed him, since we were off to see a play down the road, we only had time for coffees and a glass of wine. The waiter said that was fine and sat us at a table on your terrace. We were the only patrons seated, I'm not sure how many people the terrace sits, I'd assume around 25.
After about 5 minutes of waiting for our beverages, a snooty woman with long dark hair with a European accent informed us that since we were not eating, she would have to save our table for the possibility of potential customers who may, perhaps, wish to dine at the same time.
Myself and my friend were dumbfounded, we thought that since the café was empty and that the waiter had taken our order, we would receive and pay for our refreshments.
We left the restaurant, vowing never to return to an establishment which could employ someone so gruff, rude and who obviously didn't care for the reputation of the Fratelli brand.
Afterwards, I had a thought. Perhaps the snooty woman with the long dark hair and the European accent was seeing something we were not seeing. Has it occurred to you that perhaps you may have employed someone very special to manage your restaurant? By 'special', I mean actually gifted and not 'special', as intellectually different.
As I had said earlier, it seems that your café would have accommodated around 25 people on the terrace, yet we were the only ones appearing to be sitting there. There must have been at least 23 deceased people who your employee was seeing.
I have seen such films at 'The Sixth Sense' and 'The Others', I understand that some dead people do not wish to share their houses, or seats, with the living. However, since restaurant rent in Sydney is so incredibly high, perhaps you might wish to speak to your employee about the possibility of speaking with these souls and asking for them to share their seats with your patrons. Perhaps she could ask the dead to only come out to dine outside of your trading hours.
I for one have many questions to ask the dead. I have often wondered about Juanita Neilson and what really happened in 1975 when she went missing. We all assume that she was murdered due to her open criticism of the Victoria Point Development, but I'd love to know the circumstances surrounding the incident.
The Kings Cross area has seen a lot of colourful people in its chequered and vibrant past, I can only imagine what some of these people were saying to your employee. I was thinking that it may be a good marketing tool for your establishment. I know that people would come from afar to hear stories of the dead from real life characters of 'Underbelly Razor', for example. Do you think that this would be a good venture to embark on? I think it would be, especially since you haven't really cornered the market with 'friendly service', I think this sort of gimmick would do wonders for business!
The only other explanation I can fathom is that your employee was not in fact a medium, but just maniacally insane and had tricked herself into thinking that the café was full when it was empty.
Thanks for taking the time to read this letter,
Kind Regards,
Andy Leonard
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