Lauren J.
Yelp
Yikes. I came here just to get a drink before seeing a movie nearby and the experience was... bad. When I walked in just after 6 PM on a Wednesday, the place was fairly empty. There was one other woman sitting by herself at the bar. As I sat down, the lone bartender saw the movie ticket I put down on the bar and remarked "Oh, you're going to a movie!?" and I said yes. This will come into play later.
I was given menus and told the bartender that I was just getting 1 drink before seeing my movie. I took a look over the drink menu and was intrigued by the Wild Pear Martini, but I didn't want anything too sweet. I asked the bartender if it was really sweet and he said no. I decided to get it. When the martini came, the first thing I noticed is that there were little ice chips floating in it. That's a big no no if you're making martinis, but nobody's perfect. I took a sip and it was... SWEET. Like - not just a little bit. I should have known based on the ingredients, but I decided to listen to the bartender over myself, which was a mistake. I had another sip to make sure I wasn't crazy. Nope! The bartender came by and asked how I liked the drink and I said it was too sweet. He then said "Oh, you don't like champagne". What?? I actually love champagne. He said it so matter-of-fact that I was taken aback. He doesn't know that the size of my home bar is actually bigger than what they have at this restaurant... So, I said "Actually, I really like champagne. It's probably the mixture of the elderflower and the agave". And then, this dude is like "Elderflower isn't sweet. It's botanical". Lies are being told. Yes, it's botanical, but anyone who has had elderflower knows that it is also very sweet. He then walked off. So, in this interaction, the bartender decided to tell me that I don't like champagne and that elderflower is not sweet. Right, guy. He didn't ask me if I wanted something else. He just left.
Anyway, I decided I was not going to drink this cocktail and flagged him down to please make a Manhattan instead. He asked me which bourbon I wanted and I said I wanted rye. They DON'T HAVE RYE!!! At that point, I just chose a bourbon and he made me a Manhattan. It was... fine.
Several minutes after finishing my drink, I was able to flag down the bartender to ask for the check. At this point, the bar and restaurant had filled up and he was the only bartender. I could plainly see that he was overworked and trying his best. BUT - after, he gave me my check, he didn't come back. Usually, asking for a check means someone is ready to pay. I waited and waited and waited. As I mentioned previously, he knew I had a movie to get to. Finally, I took the check over to the drink station area and said "I can see you're really busy, but I really have to go. Can I please cash out?". He flagged another guy to run my card and I left. I fully acknowledge that he was super busy, but the experience, on the whole, was not a good one. Please don't tell people what they don't like. If someone doesn't like something, maybe try to make it right. If they ask for the check, they're ready to pay and leave. This seems so simple. Guy Fieri's obviously couldn't figure that out. I would say maybe it was a one-time thing, but I think the average rating of this place says otherwise. No, thanks.