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| - While the atmosphere is enjoyable and the food is pretty good - not great (although their truffle Mac and cheese rocks my world) the lack of service diminishes the entire experience. I've been to this pub a few times as it is close to where my husband works and they tend to have some good drink specials but I don't think I will be spending my money there any more. The servers who work their seem super lazy. They don't smile, they ignore their customers, we had to wave them down to get their attention multiple times - which is something I detest doing as I work in the industry as well. (Two bartenders walked right past us multiple times, pretending not to see us.) My husband and I are not difficult people to please. We usually always tip 20%, we are patient, kind and friendly customers. We know what it is like to work in a restaurant / bar. Which is why it is so incredibly frustrating to feel like we should get up and do their job for them. When I am not working and I am spending money at an establishment, I expect decent service. Usually we tend to frequent the same places where people know us and give us good service and in return we tip them well. After the three or four times we've been there, around the same time, mostly on the same nights, one would think as a bartender / server "Hmmm.. Maybe I should talk to these people, they come often enough, sit at the bar, seem cool and kind " etc .... It seems as if at Prohibition that they are pooling tips (??) and that they don't care about what sort of impact they have on their guests. One of the guys behind the bar (would know his name if they introduced themselves) was not as bad as the rest but when the majority of the staff is walking around like they have a golden spoon stuck up their ass, ignoring their guests, it just makes the whole place look bad. Will probably not return and find somewhere else in that neighbourhood to spend my money.
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