The bar itself, while lovely and nicely decorated was a total disappointment. My group of five friends asked if the wines were available by the bottle. Not once but two times. The waitress said that they could do that and brought us a nice bottle of red, poured four glasses because one of us was not drinking and then left us for an hour to enjoy ourselves and the conversation. Upon receiving the bill we were upset to find she had charged us ten dollars a glass for five glasses. We have bought this bottle before and know that a typical markup on this 16 dollar bottle of wine would be around 30 dollars or even 35. When we asked the waitress why she charged it that way after we asked for by the bottle, she informed us in the most rude way possible that she did us a "favor" by letting us have the bottle, and that they are a "business" and businesses have to mark up their offerings to pay for electricity and the other things that make the bar work. None of the women in my group has less than a masters degree and we all know perfectly well how businesses are run. When she walks away and takes cash, and three cards, she returns change from the cash which she shouldn't have, and informs my friend that they "dont take your card" which was an american express. I gave her ten dollars more so that my friend would stop turning purple in the face and then the waitress returns once more to inform me that my math was faulty and that I should "try again". I told her I gave her enough for three people but she returned enough for one. Needless to say being talked down to by her ruined our experience, and guaranteed her a non-existent tip. What on earth happened to the southern hospitality that our city once enjoyed?
I will not be going to this bar ever again, and I will be informing my other friends of our bad experience.