Chelsea Shields-Más
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Had dinner at the 1770 House Tavern. This was our second visit- my husband and I had eaten at the bar a year ago and had a lovely time, and so we were excited to return; we came for dinner with my parents over the long holiday weekend. The tavern is absolutely beautiful, with charming eighteenth-century architecture and decor (something my husband and I especially appreciate, as we are both historians).
However, this visit was very disappointing. The waiter (Jack), was extremely rude and condescending for the duration of our stay. I am a vegetarian and asked if the tavern still served the amazing pizza/flatbread we had had last year. Jack informed us (with an attitude) that it was no longer on the menu. When I asked whether the kitchen had any vegetarian protein for the salads they had in their appetizer menu (no salads to be found under the “mains”), he asked what protein I’d like, and when I inquired about various meat substitutes (including different types of beans), he said they didn’t have any of that. When I asked what vegetarian protein the tavern did have (since he *had* asked), he smirked at me and said “none “ (and so, I wonder, why did he ask what protein I wanted, if he knew the kitchen couldn’t provide it?).
I ultimately ordered a salad for dinner (it was excellent, though unfortunately none of the salads were “meal-sized” and so it was quite small and not filling).
We also ordered drinks (after the query about vegetarian options). I asked Jack what the bar had in terms of beer. He ran through a short list pretty quickly (and not all of the names were recognizable, so it was unclear what kinds of beer each of these was). When I asked for clarification on the types of beer (IPA, ale, lager, etc), Jack was again condescending and rude. He seemed almost to take pleasure in being unpleasant to us.
I was disappointed that 1770 House didn’t offer any vegetarian main meal options (or at least offer to throw together an alternative, as many restaurants do), though I would have still had a perfectly nice time there if our waiter Jack hadn’t been so incredibly unpleasant (as I said above: the space is beautiful, and also the bussing staff were kind and attentive, and the salad, albeit small, was very good). Jack absolutely needs some kind of customer service training. I would also appreciate the tavern adding a vegetarian main to their menu - and I imagine other patrons would as well!