Decided to try out this restaurant on Cinco de Mayo with the wife. We arrived at about 1:00pm and it wasn't very busy, which is what we were hoping for.
The large bird cages (hence the name Perch) is a novel idea. I heard they have really good homemade brews and had my heart set on something with peach in it.
We were sat indoors and that's where it all went bad for us. Our server (blonde with multi-colored highlights) was off in the corner having a convo with someone and didn't seem to want to be bothered with my table or the one that was there before us. There were only about 4 or 5 tables with people sitting at them so I was expecting good service.
When she took our order she had an attitude and my wife and I couldn't figure out what it was about. Maybe being "double sat?" (We asked to move from where the hostess originally sat us)
I've never brought this up in a review before but my wife is black and we got a real bad vibe from this server. That coupled with the fact that there wasn't another black or brown face in the whole establishment, made us uncomfortable and I wasn't about to give my hard-earned money to this server or the restaurant. I got up, found her, asked her to cancel my order and she could care less as she turned around and told the bartender not to pour my beer.
I've been in customer service for 30 years and have been a server at several restaurants as well as a restaurant manager. I'm usually VERY patient and understanding with servers because they have a very hard job!
It's probably a decent restaurant with good beer but I'll never know because I won't come back. With all the good restaurants popping up all over the Valley you can expect to find great service and food at casual dining establishments if you look hard enough! (Oregano's, Snooze AM Eatery, etc).