The experience at Marina Mandarin

The food was decent; not bad as banquet goes.

Service was a bit lacking for a big name like Marina Mandarin.
I'm usually annoyed by the incessant topping up of drinks, so the total lack of this here was welcomed by me personally.
Other than Shark's Fins, food that required portioning out like Lotus Rice and Yam Paste were left to our own devices.
There were not enough hands delivering food; one pair of hands solemnly stood between tables, scanning for soiled cutlery to add on to those in their hands; one stood by the drinks which never seem to get poured.

I attribute this to the young help and the lack of professionals in the service industry. With the heavy emphasis on academic studies; who else but students would want to take up a profession as a banquet waitor?
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