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| - Just a really strange experience. The decor is bizarre with leather belts holding up the back cushions on the banquettes and giant sandworm-looking things all over the ceiling. The bathroom felt like it was 10 miles away, deep in the basement and was filthy by the end of the evening when we were there.
I ordered a Honkers Ale and it arrived in what felt like a very small "pint" glass. I asked the waiter if it was supposed to be a pint. He said yes, a British pint. The glass wasn't filled, he offered to top it up, then came back and corrected himself - not a British pint, just a 16oz pint. I gotta say - I've had a lot of pints in my day and this felt small in my hand. Maybe my hands have grown? I tasted the beer and it was gross. I've had the honkers ale before and it did NOT taste like this. I sent it back and then notice they had Boneshaker on the menu. I asked if it was on tap or in a bottle. The waiter said tap, then came back to correct himself. Bottle. I said no thanks. He urged me to try it. I said no - I'd had it many times before, but didn't want a bottle. Again he urged me to have it and I shut him down. Why was he insisting?? The food was OK. I had the super-oniony bruschetta and the "Super Bowl" salad. Canned mandarin oranges in it. Such an odd choice of ingredients, but whatever. The mud pie was fine.
A busser came to ask if he could clear the table, reeking of cigarettes, and then said "well, since I can't reach your dishes, I guess I'll just do it later". What? We moved the dishes toward him and he said we were soooo kind. I told him we could take a hint, wasn't exactly an act of kindness. He didn't understand what I meant and said "no, no, you can stay as long as you want, I just have to clear the table by the end of the night, so might as well do it now". So odd!
So overall, I will not return. The service was unbelievably slow, the waiter was very confused, the busser was very strange, the pint was not 16oz in my view and the food was just *fine*. I do NOT recommend this place.
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