WOW Where do we begin?! ANY 5 star review on here is PAID for or a friend of the owners! I would give this 0 Stars if I could.
Lets start from the beginning... We got seated on the patio at a dirty table that the bus boy had to come over and wipe down a few minutes after sitting down. THEN we wait... and wait... and wait some more. 15 minutes go by and we have not even been greeted! On top of that another party that was seated 10 minutes after us got greeted before us and got their order in!! Finally a waitress comes by and says she will send someone to be right with us. Then we waited again, and the initial waitress ends up coming back to take our drink order. So 20 minutes in and already off to a rough start. We ordered drinks and food all at once because we figured we would not see our waitress again.
As we sit and wait on the patio near the lake we get bombed with a million nats flying around the water. Gross. Then our meal comes, the coconut shrimp and the Albuquerque turkey. The 5 tiny coconut shrimp was tasteless and you could only taste the breading (not worth the $12 tag). The turkey sandwich was sub-par. As we eat, we order another sangria which never came after waiting over 10 minutes. By then we had finished our meal and did not want the sangria so we told the waiter to just take it off our bill and close us out.
During our dinner we experienced the sight of other patrons waiting as well for their servers and obviously getting very frustrated. One lady even demanded a manager which came and offered free food I believe. Another elderly couple looked upset as their drinks were empty throughout and waiting forever for their check to leave.
As we left I wanted to briefly speak to the manager to simply express my concerns and experience in hopes it could miraculously make this place better. I initially asked one of the servers near the front host desk to grab the manager for me please. She said ok, and then I began to wait. After waiting a good 5 minutes I asked the host to please grab the manager for me. She continues to walk into the kitchen to tell the manager... and the next thing I hear is a loud 4 letter F bomb! ****! Then the hostess comes out of the kitchen and tells me "THE MANAGER IS REALLY BUSY RIGHT NOW AND CANT SPEAK TO YOU". HAHAHA! Never in my life have I been denied to speak to a manager in any establishment. What a joke this place is!
Come to find out the managers name is Matt and I guess he is part owner. What a shame this place is going to crash before it can even get built up.
Recommendation: STAY FAR AWAY from this place! There are much better places to go to with better food and WAY better service.
And to the owners, Matt and "Dan Scott" DO NOT contact me or offer me to adjust my review or offer free food. PLEASE DO US A FAVOR and get OUT of the RESTAURANT business ASAP. And why do you continue to call it a "soft opening" when you've been open for over 3 months! Get outa here! And Dan quit replying to everyones bad reviews and talking about your personal life and your sorry newspaper in NM. No one gives a rats. You seem so selfish and disgusting you make me want to throw up, and I don't even know you.
Oh and also, read this link for a "professional" review if you don't believe my critique.
http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/bella/2014/02/watershed_tempe_happy_hour.php?page=2