MEAT MADE UNAPPETISING

Evening Star, Issue 22446, 17 September 1936, Page 8

MEAT MADE UNAPPETISING

VISITOR ON HOTEL COOKING SERVICE, HOWEVER, COMMENDED [Per United Press Association.] ROTORUA, Sepetmber 16. The opinion that New Zealand hotels had a great deal to learn in the preparation of food was expressed by Signor Carreras, husband of the international dancer, La Meri, in an interview here today. Signor Carreras was not complimentary on the subject of New Zealand hotels, stating that in many small details, but particularly in the way they prepared their food, they fell below the standard which overseas visitors were entitled to expect on the charges. He considered that the meat in New Zealand was the best in the world, but the way it was cooked in many of the leading hotels it became unappetising. Signor Carreras said, however, that the standard of service in New Zealand hotels was good, and the fact that visitors were not pestered for tips by porters and other hotel servants was in welcome contrast with the tactics adopted in manv hotels abroad. What deficiencies there were in the service he considered were due to the restrictions of the 40-hour week.