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| - I always approach a new place with zero expectations and an open mind.
This being said, I arrived at Harricana ar 18h50, well in advance of meeting a friend at 19h15. By the time he showed up, slightly late, I was tired of the chaotic din, and I still did not have a beer in hand. In fact, between my sitting down and our skipping out, over 1/2 hour had gone by, with slow service and NO potables. Rather inordinate for a bar.
To the personnel's credit, they did seem extremely busy (place as full), and the hostess had a sense of humor.
I thought about what struck me as odd, and may finally have put a finger on the crucial factor: Harricana attemps to be a "wine bar" or a beer theater, if you will. This means waiters in white shirts and aprons, stem glasses (best used for wine), and a crowd not apparently intent on really having a beer. The whole is pretty, but inefficient and ineffective. so they might reconsider and reposition themselves as an actual wine bar, which might better fit the crowd.
We elected to drive down to Vice&Versa where the crowd may have been less upwardly mobile, but the noise level was toned down, a little live jazz eventually started, the food was good, and the pints DID arrive, with a good selection and timely, sympathetic service.
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