This is the first time I've written a negative review. The food here is good and the service is good. So what's the beef?
I've sent back a restaurant item probably twice in the past 10 years. In this case, a Bloody Mary was ordered by my date and it was way too spicy. She asked for a glass of chardonnay to replace the drink, and that went just fine.
Before they rang up the bill I added $125 in gift cards/certificates to the order. When the bill arrived, the $6 Bloody Mary had been replaced by a $14 chardonnay. In fairness, we did not specify the wine brand, but it feels like a case of the house "getting even" for sending back a drink. My date's meal was only $18 and we certainly would not have ordered a $14 wine.
So...we asked for a replacement drink, but did not specify a brand, and the drink was replaced with a premium brand wine. Nope, was not going to make a scene, but it left a bad "taste"...and $125 in gift cards and certificates.