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| - Although the atmosphere of this restaurant seemed promising, my experience here was lackluster at best. Our server seemed pretty disinterested and rushed for no apparent reason since it wasn't busy at all when we were there. We got several comments like "You guys didn't need any more water, did you?" and had to call them back a few times as they rushed off without seeing if anyone else at our table needed anything.
When our party asked some questions about the beer selection, we were met with really generic comments that sounded like our server didn't really know much about the beer and was just trying to say anything at all. I'd rather my server admit that they weren't sure and ask someone who had a better idea. "I dunno, it kinda has like, that... flavor to it, you know what I'm talking about?"
When it came to ordering food, I was puzzled to see so much variety on the menu. Mixed with standard Wisconsin pub fare of burgers, brats, and cheese curds, there were random Caribbean jerk dishes? Falafel and couscous? I think there was some kind of Thai/Asian dish as well? It weirds me out to see that much variation, because in my experience that leads to weak dishes that won't really stand on their own.
I decided to play it safe and order the Mac and Cheese with Buffalo chicken. Meh. It was advertised as being garnished with a wedge of cheese (which had me sold) and a soft pretzel. The pretzel was a small, square, semi-stale, cold pretzel roll and there was no wedge of cheese. The cheese sauce was bland and thin, the pasta was overcooked and mushy, and the slices of chicken breast were clearly not slices cut from a chicken breast but were those fast-food chewy chicken slices that are spongy and don't have much flavor. Yuck.
My friends were happy about the beers they ordered though, so maybe this place stands up better as a brewery where you can order their flights, and not depend so much on the food. As it stands, this place was a waste of my money and I won't be back to give it a second chance.
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