April M.
Yelp
First time to Leadville and Treeline was recommended. It was a Thursday night, about 6:30-6:45, and the the place was not very busy. When we asked for a table for 2, the hostess hesitated and spent some time searching for a table on her tablet and I said we'd be happy to eat at the bar; she thanked us but said she had a table for us. I was curious and checked their website to see if we should have made a reservation and according to the reservation app (Resy) it was wide open for both the dining room and hightops in the bar. Every 15 minutes, there were tables available for the remainder of the night, so we thought it was odd she made us feel she was doing us a favor by seating us. We were taken to a table, had a great dinner (delicious food) and ordered a couple of drinks. The second drink took a little while to get, but there were still 4-5 empty tables of 4. At about 7:45, halfway through our second drinks, the hostess appeared and said they needed our table for a reservation. NEVER ONCE did she tell us our time would be limited. Even the people next to us were shocked as they, too, looked around the restaurant at the other empty tables and agreed it was rude to ask us to leave. When we did leave, no one was was waiting in the entryway/lobby. Had the hostess said that we needed to vacate the table at a certain time, that would have been just fine--at least we would have been warned and would not have ordered a second drink. Also, had we known, we would have sat at the bar as we offered to do!! But we were in the middle of enjoying our second drink, chatting, and sharing pictures we had taken that day, when we were asked to leave. Because the food was delicious, we were considering returning the next night (tomorrow), but right then and there, we decided not to. My husband was so irritated, that 30 minutes later, he walked back to the restaurant (we stayed just a block away) and he peeked inside; there were still open tables. Again, we would have had no problem making it a quick meal had we known we had to leave at a certain time. We felt embarrassed leaving and extremely irritated. So I recommend making sure up front if you will be kicked out!