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| - This is like a 2.5 - not a great experience, but we had fun and it worked out.
First off, I am not a beer guy (I'll do cider or wine, or some girly mixed drink), so the awe-inspiring selection was somewhat wasted on me. Why go here then? Well, several friends are more into beer, and my wife enjoys it somewhat too, so I am along for the ride. Even if it's a mediocre cider or just water and a bite, I'm there to have fun with friends. I have a low bar, I'm as easygoing as they come.
So there is a large wrap-around bar, with maybe ten tables of various sizes dotted around the beer shelves - small ones for 2 or 4 to sit at, and 3 large countertop ones that can accommodate more like 8. All were full when I got there saturday evening, but I had a party of 5 coming in, so all we could do was stand around and wait to vulture a table when some folks left. It actually worked out for us, but a lot of people were left standing around awkwardly without any seat or even counter - hey, it's a bar, it's packed, all good. I've seen some reviews mention quiet folk music, but Saturday nights are more hopping - not bad music, just more loud bar level.
Everything is ordered at the bar - employees don't come around unless they are dropping off food or bussing the tables, the latter of which did not occur for the table next to us for about three hours (they started taking the overflow back up to the bar themselves). I ordered the cheese and charcuterie plates with our drinks, at 7:32pm - this is cured stuff, no cooking, just slicing/arranging. At around 8:05 I went back to the bar to check on the status, and was told they're a little backed up - ok, fine. By 8:20 my table was getting restless, and the table next to ours was enlisted in the cause. At 8:35 an employee walked by with both trays - I asked if those were ours, showed her my slip, but she circled the entire bar and then went back to the counter. I had to practically tackle her and show her my receipt and number to get the plates, which she just handed to me to take back to our table. Cheers erupted when the other tables saw we had finally gotten our order. But hey, they were good!
Overall this place is great for the beer connoisseur, but is lacking organizationally - it's new-ish, so maybe that's expected. The beer selection was extraordinary, with everyone in the party finding ones they loved, and some they hated. The flatbreads and cheese/meat trays were great, when they finally arrived. And we had a good time, the most important thing of all. I would advise checking it out outside of Friday/Saturday nights, you might get much better service.
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