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| - I'm giving this place 4 stars because of the delicious oysters we had last night (Tuesday's are still half price so you get 12/$15).
I really, really want to like this place... I love the concept, I love the fact that the original & still flourishing Wholeys is right down the street, I LOVE the fact that on every occasion that we have been there- Luke was greeting guests... BUT their service (at least the regular bartender service) is quite slow and very inattentive. There are about 20 seats at the bar and there were maybe 6 people sitting there when we sat down. It took the 'cooler' of the 2 bartenders over 5 minutes to step over to ask us, "You wanna see menu's...?" Like, how about "Can I get you guys a drink while you check out the menu...?" After-all, we WERE sitting at the bar. We sat down at 6:30 and happy hour was going on till 7. We were handed menu's and he walked away. We weren't told of the HH specials until we asked the 'friendlier' bartender. The oysters aren't even listed on the menu- I could understand if they were listed w/o pricing or with a caveat that said "These are some of the types we offer, depending on the season and the fisherman's 'haul..."
The service finally improved when the 'bar manager' stepped behind the bar and started serving the full bar. I don't know what the other 2 guys did while he was serving but they almost blended into the background. The manager was very friendly & knowledgeable, making suggestions when people asked about beers & wines... I just don't know if those other 2 were pulled from being servers and told they had to tend bar for the night or what, but they just seemed like they were uninterested in being there...
As for the oysters- we had originally ordered the Blue Points but after waiting about a half hour- the bartender came over to tell us that they were out of Blue Points and he suggested we substitute the St. James River oysters. They arrived about 5 minutes later- complete with a cocktail sauce & horseradish. They were delicious...!
The owners- Mr Robert Wholey is about the friendliest guy you're going to meet. He stopped to talk, told us a little about the restaurant, invited us up to see his art gallery (which we declined ONLY because we were afraid we'd lose our seats at the bar). He stopped at every table- he would be a favorite of Jon Taffer's (from Bar Rescue). And his son- Luke... he's also as friendly as his dad and he stopped to talk about the restaurant, his favorite muskie fishing baits & areas, etc. These guys are a class act and that's why I love this place...
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