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| - I recently attended the "Grand" opening this past Friday. I was so excited to go, their social media really got me pumped up. Once there, it was just disappointment after disappointment.
First, charging a cover charge (even if just $5), without advertising it is just plain wrong. It was not posted ANYWHERE (which I am pretty sure is against the law) and really rubbed me the wrong way. It is very unlike Madison, and to be a successful bar in a college town, you better know your environment.
So cover charge, its annoying, yeah but I can get over the $5. I cannot get over being deceived into coming to a bar. Don't you want your patrons to WANT to come, instead of being tricked into paying to get in?
NO DRINK SPECIALS. What the heck is up with that? Again, college town, again, know your demographics. And even worse, it was $7 for the worst vodka lemonade I have ever had in my life.
The bar tenders were dressed like hookers, so that was...interesting?
It just seems like, all in all, the owners of Red Rock Milwaukee thought they could take some fancy, expensive trashy bar and drop it into downtown Madison without changing anything at all.
They get two stars because I think their food could be the saving grace, so I am going to have to go back and try it. But I don't see myself going again on the weekend unless Tim McGraw's in town.
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