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| - My wife and I were here for a wedding reception. That part of our experience was outstanding... very good food, appetizers, desserts, and a well stocked and staffed bar.
We arrived to the event early with another couple, so were looking forward to hanging out in the wine cellar. It was closed when we arrive around 5:00pm. When I asked if would open later, the hostess said the bar tender was late for work, but should open in 30 minutes. No problem! So, the 4 of us went to the main floor bar while we waited for the party to start. It was just the 4 of us and maybe 2-3 others in the bar.
The bar was "staffed" with 2 people. At first it seemed like maybe we caught them a little early, for the main bar tender didn't even acknowledge our existence. We gave her a pass, but after 10+ more minutes of being blatantly ignored, one of us finally said: "Ahem! I think we'd iike to order drinks now". The bartender gave us a lame "okay" response, not even looking at us, then went back to doing whatever she was doing (anything but serving customers). At least 5-10 more minutes being ignored. Finally she took our order - at least 1 of the 4 of us. Took forever to get the first drink, in the meantime, the rest of us were hung out to dry another 5 minutes.
After reading several of the Yelp reviews, it appears that our experience is not unique. How disappointing! This place was a top favorite when my wife and I attended UW 30 years ago. The ambiance is still outstanding, but after our experience and the reviews of the food quality, I can't see coming back except for the wine cellar (if the staff reports to work)
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