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About 1 1/2 weeks ago a friend and I were enjoying happy hour and I thought, hey they have a great patio I should do my going away happy hour here. I have lived in the Valley for 13 years and wanted a low key place in mid-town to see my friends one last time. I spoke with the hostess who said the manager would give me a call to finalize the details. A week and a helf went by... no call. After I had posted this location on facebook, and had 20 RSVPs, I called Sierra Bonita and spoke with a manager (who shall remain nameless but if I were the owner I would fire).
This is when I was informed that in order to use the patio you need to spend $600. That's a lot of happy hour drinks! I said that I could not guarantee this. I asked if a group of people just came to happy hour with out a reservation, and we did not have the patio exclusively for us is that was ok. This is when I was told that I would still have to pay the $600 to use the patio. I was told, and I quote, "Well most people don't show up in a group that big and if they did we would not allow you to come in". WTF???? I then asked, "So you would rather have an empty patio on a Friday night, than have 20 people who would be buying food and drinks for 2 hours?"
I was then told that if we showed up in a group that big with no reservation, we would be turned away!!! I then said kindly "Ok, thank you. I think I will choose another location for my party." I know there are lots of options in Phoenix for happy hour, and although Sierra Bonita does not want our patronage, any other location would be welcoming...
In this economy I cannot believe that a small independently owned establishment would turn away a group of 20+.
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