It's midnight and Cinderella's carriage has turned into a pumpkin. Insert Coins, you let me down!
I went on opening night and returned a little over a week later to grab a drink before a night out. I had the absolute worst bartender who is the sole reason why I'm knocking two stars off. Ambience was still great, the place was moderately packed for that early in the evening and everyone seemed to be having a nice time.
My bartender wasn't overly busy, but she had a few people she was taking care of when I arrived. My pet peeve is when bartenders acknowledge your presence by making eye contact with you but don't actually acknowledge your presence by saying "hey be with you in just a moment". It takes two seconds to tell the customer "so sorry, I'm really busy-I'll be with you in a moment." I don't mind waiting, just acknowledge that you see me. I think this applies to everyone-no one likes being ignored. My bartender didn't have this basic common courtesy down as she passed me several times during the 15 minutes I waited for her to stop without once stopping. Why didn't I leave? I thought Vanguard was closed and was sad to find out later that it wasn't!
Anyway when she finally graced me with her presence, she was short with me and seemed annoyed that I was bothering to order. Excellent. I'm an excellent tipper-I often overtip because basic math skills are beyond me. I'm guessing she was one of those lady bartenders who thought that other girls don't tip well and decided to give me crap service because she thought I was going to give her a crap tip anyway. Assumptions will cost you. And it cost her. Wish I hadn't even left the dollar that I did but I'm not an animal. I overheard her chit chatting with another customer and she said that she had another bartending job at the Palazzo-really? Really? Are you rude to girls who have the nerve to sit down and wait for you to serve them overpriced drinks there too?
Hoping that when we go back that bartender is gone and the one we had the first time around is back!
Also, not a disappointment just a heads up, the colossal drinks I reported in my first review were just an opening night deal-rats! Still a heavy pour for a good price.