Julien S.
Yelp
Nasty bartender! Nasty drinks!! GO TO SEED INSTEAD! SAME COMPLEX.
The bartender at Marlows, Lauren, is a very nasty person. The only thing worse than her personality are her drinks.
Dropped my car off to get detailed. Walked over to Marlows to grab a bloody Mary and a bite while I waited. Malow's is my go to in this area as my folks go here at least once a week. I'll suggest Seed to them with it's lovely airy patio and wonderful service!
David met us at the door and was quite lovely! We made the mistake of sitting at the empty bar and not getting a table with David. Waited about 5 minutes for Lauren to make an appearance behind the bar.
Once she finally graced the bar with her presence she proceeded to pour her friend another beer. Then realized her friend already had a full beer, so she threw the one she poured out. Then hung out and chatted with her friend.
Eventually she decided to come down the bar to us. Yay!
Lauren doesn't need to waste time on petty things like hellos. We were greeted with, do you want menus. Yes please! She threw those in front of us and turned to walk back to her friend. I called out, may I please have an absolute bloody Mary? My friend said same for me please. I think Lauren grunted in acknowledgement.
She brought us the bloody Marys. My piece of celery was brown with no leaves on it. Mix tasted like pasta sauce. It had a sweetness to it. Yuck!
The bloody Marys at the Midtown Marlows are delicious. This one. Not so much. I think a glass of Mr/Mrs Ts mix with a shot of vodka and fresh stalk of celery in it would have been better.
Lauren set our drinks down and went to go back and talk to her friend. Once again I called to her back, may we please get the kettle chips. Another grunt of acknowledgement. Then she proceeded to pretend to clean the spot in front of her friend while talking to her. Never came by to see how the drinks were. I eventually got up and walked over to Lauren and her friend and stood behind them with the bar in-between us. Lauren ignored me. She knew I was there.
David was happily helping his clients, but saw me standing there ignored and asked if I needed something. I said yes please, some worcestershire sauce. Lauren looked over her shoulder when I spoke then went back to talking to her friend. David was running something to his table.
I interrupted Lauren's conversation with her friend and said may I please get some Worcestershire sauce? She snarled at me I heard you. He'll get it.
I said no ma'am you do not speak to me like that. We're just going to go. Cancel our order. Whatever was her response. Then I said I'd like to speak with the manager. Lauren sniped she'd speak to them.
I didn't want to just walk out and have Lauren call the cops, so I waited for manager. I could tell be the more pronounced snarl on her already petulant looking face she was trashing us. What we did wrong to her, I will never know. David brought me the Worcestershire sauce. Joseph, the Sou chef and acting manager came over and was wonderful. Moved us to a booth. We had David wait on us. I give the restaurant 2 stars for them.
Experience was already ruined by you guessed it. LAUREN.
My friend finished her Mary. I couldn't get past the sweet taste of the mix, even with the addition of Worcestershire sauce. I had 4 sips I think. I wonder if the great Lauren used some old mix left out from day before?
I also saw Lauren surreptitiously taking a shot maybe hair of the dog? I wish she'd had more shots. Might have helped her personality.
She's more suited to work at a funeral home than a bar. I don't know though, the corpses would probably get up and leave too!
We left Marlows and went to Seed had a lovely time. Great Prosecco elderberry drink. The bartender there was delightful! Night and day from Lauren. Kristen, the lovely lady behind the bar at Seed, was slammed. Taking care of bar, her own tables, and all the orders with grace, wit and finesse.
Lauren had her friend, me and my friend at her bar.
Neither I, my friend, or my parents will ever set foot in Marlows again. They have lost our business to Seed.
So, thank you Lauren for being such a bitter pill of a person! Without you, I would have just kept going to Marlows for years as it was my go to. Now I've discovered Seed! Looking forward to one of their wine dinners.
This is my previous 5 star review I have taken down. As I said I won't be back here ever. I didn't want anyone else to get sucked into Lauren's pit of despair.
5 star review I removed from Dec 2023
Great food, drinks and service!
I ordered the SHRIMP & CRAB "NACHO" PLATE
Sautéed Shrimp, Crab, Pepper Jack, Fresh Jalapeño, but a food runner gave us J.T.'S KETTLE CHIPS Potato Chips, Gorgonzola Cheese, Scallion, Roma Tomato, Bacon.
Thinking they'd made a mistake on what i'd asked for, we just went with it and started noshing on them. Thank Goodness! These were delicious! They were loaded with toppings. You got all the toppi