Hare and the Tortoise

In what circumstances is a poor restaurant meal one which still encourages you to return to try the place again? I was musing on this in bed last night after a rather dissatisfying meal in the newish pan-Asian place Hare and Tortoise in the Brunswick Centre with Number 7. The answer I think is that if the place is cheap you may well be willing to give it another go, and if you think you didn't order all that cannily off the menu, then that too might encourage another visit. I guess that if the resto's location is in a chi-chi shopping centre mid-way between you and Number 7, then that helps too. The plus points of the place are that it really is cheap (a shared plate of veggie spring rolls, two huge bowls of noodles and stuff, plus soft drinks, for £16 inc. tip) and buzzy in a great location. The downsides were as follows: we were discouraged from having our starter as a separate course because it was claimed that the mains would take forever to come (in fact the starter did come first), I was brought the wrong dish (but didn't complain because of the worry about how long a replacement would take) and that the taste of my dish was pretty bland (while Number 7's apparently majored and minored in black bean sauce). I'll be back to try the noodles with satay tofu which I ordered, but be warned Hare and Tortoise, you only have one more chance!