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| - Stopped after work Friday evening to meet a buddy of mine. He is from Greensboro, but had a business meeting in South Park. So I suggested we meet at Village Tavern...a staple in my mind for the great food, drinks and atmosphere. I moved from South Park in 2012 and was really looking forward to hitting Village Tavern again. Yikes! What a disappointment :(
At 5:30 the patio was practically empty. But actually, that was great for us to sit down, have a drink and chat. We chose a table with the umbrella closed on purpose...the weather that evening was awesome. Unfortunately, no less than three employees, one of which appeared to be a supervisor/manager, came to our table, reached over us WITHOUT ASKING, and opened the umbrella. When we made it clear we did not want it opened, one employee even said something like, "All of the umbrellas will be opened". Basically meaning, "Regardless that you are a patron who out of all the establishments in South Park, chose Village Tavern after work as your place to unwind, we are going to decide for you whether the umbrella on your table is opened." The last employee who tried this left our table with an attitude...all because we did not want our umbrella opened...really?
It's not as if the patio was clamoring with patrons...there was literally just four other tables with customers when we arrived at 5:30. We left at 7:00 and still the patio was half empty. Wonder why...this place used to be slammed during happy hour. I left feeling embarrassed that I chose Village Tavern to "showcase" the South Park area.
Thank god for our sever, Laura, who really saved the day with her energetic smile and willingness to please. She smoothed over the ridiculous actions of her fellow staff members with ease. A true gem :) Go Laura!
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