Timshare saleswoman Marianna at Mariscos Tino´s on Malecon

always loved Tino´s in Pitillal, so we went to their newest location in el centro the other evening. we were approached by Marianna, who we believed, and who led us to believe, that she was a Tino´s employee. after chatting briefly, she left us, only to return again later in our meal and finally the timeshare solicitation for Grand Mayan, would pay us $200, . . . we said no, but she kept talking. we should have been more firm, but didn´t want to lose our temper in the restaurant. if you don´t want to spoil your entire evening, AVOID TINO´S AND THE TIMESHARE SALESWOMAN MARIANNA.

howardjax: i somehow knew this incident would be OUR fault. more than a word or two, she would not go away, and i´m sure tino´s was allowing this woman to operate in their restaurant. she was still standing near the second floor entrance at the top of the stairs when we left as if she were part of their staff. if we were not almost finished our meal, i suppose we would have gone to management. enough said.

Chuck,
We Do? :lol:

As the senior member of the trio dining at Tino´s, I have to admit I have to work on my reflexes, my anti-timeshare defenses. Yes we should have spoken to the manager but as in other incidents I was too shocked to act. We kept saying no, no, no, we´re not interested we´re not buying anything no no no no ... and she wouldn´t go away. Át that point we just wanted to get the hell out of there. And it was the last night of my daughter´s stay and we weren´t in a fighting mood. I will have that word with the manager, next time Í´m downtown.

I know thisisthis didn´t mean we were being told the incident was our fault, but that our reaction was inadequate or just wrong, the negative responses would be aimed at us, not Tino´s

We´re used to fending off such people on the street, where we can just walk away. Remember the year of Mayan Palace? I´m not exaggerating when I say EVERY stranger who struck up a conversation with us -- Mexican or gringo - was pushing Mayan Palace. In restaurants, grocery stores, art galleries, the bus, even cab drivers. It certainly hasn´t been that bad since, which was part of the reason our guard was down. But in a Tino´s ...

Dining out is not all about the food it also has to do with atmosphere ..
Most of us go on vacation to relax...Being hounded by TS and sales folks is very annoying and can spoil one vacation..

I would not go back...The manager (owner) should know without being told that his guests..his customers are being bothered...
Acutually would bet he knows... How could he not...

Thanks for the heads up..appreciated...

Sylvia, I said that the management probably knew. What Kat and I were saying was a word to management that they were being annoyed and not taking no for an answer, could have and should have solved the problem. What Kat was also saying is that Tino did not build his businesses up on T/S money. He built his reputation on good food and good service and a good time. He would not put up with his customers being harassed.

I was giving my humble opinion :lol: and thanking thisisthis for the heads up .. Info like this may just come in handy for us or for friends and family who may end up one day in PV...

The message will be given to Tino this coming Sunday along with the information that the customers displeasure has now been posted on the internet for all to read. Hopefully it will not take long to remove the irritant that affects the customers dining experience.

bottom line is that nobody should have to endure this when they go out to what they thought was one of their favorite seafood restaurants in vallarta. and we shouldn´t even have to take our time from our dinner to inform management that we are being annoyed. tino´s just should not allow them there. period.

if you looked at your signature
captaon first mate
was underlined to link to this page

I have that cookbook, bought it in 1987, with a nice autogragraph from Bea, when we visited her Casa Bebe. Great recipes.

mikeypv
Very nice.... :)

and... in your opinion, what are those issues? Is not agreeing with you an issue? Is not seeming to have the same problems an issue? There is certainly no issue in you having the right to feel as you do. WHAT ISSUES?

Ronald,
How can the board not be active with you posting here? :D

Very good post. Have never had a problem in over 25 years of going to PV with either the T/S people or the cabs.

I have to admit that I can not understand how a simple !Go away! would not have ended it right there. I then would have gone about enjoying the food there. In all the years and all the T/S people I have seen around, none tied me to a chair or dragged me in to a Kiosk and forced me to listen. I will add, I never had to get ugly with a one of them, just said no, please go away or let me by.

By far the best response on this issue. And thank you for using your knowing the family to advocate for other diners.