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| - My experience at Market Avenue Wine Bar was very unpleasant.
In short: the waitress was extremely unfriendly/ rude and sent my partner and I packing.
In long:
My partner and I came here with the intention of ordering appetizers and having a few drinks on the patio. It was crowded, and as we tried to make our way to a table, my partner nearly bumped into a waitress. His profuse apology was met with nothing but a disparaging scowl. The waitress then grunted, "We'll need to see your ID's." We responded, "Of course," but as we were taking them out of our wallets, she turned and walked away without a word, so we proceeded to sit down at the table.
Without introducing herself or the restaurant, she returned, hastily throwing two menus upon the table before immediately defecting again. When she finally came back, she stated curtly, "I need to see your ID's." Again, as we are both of legal drinking age (I was 23 at the time; he was 27), we responded complacently and handed her our driver's licenses. She then handed them back and told us we needed to leave. When I asked her why, she said, "I just don't buy it." Having never encountered this situation before, I responded, "What don't you buy? We're both of legal drinking age. Do you want a second form of ID?" She said, "No, just leave."
I asked, "Can you please explain your reason for asking us to leave?"
She couldn't. She simply stated, "We won't serve you. You need to leave, now. There are other places you can go."
And that is exactly what we did. We ended up eating at Crop Bistro just down the street on Loraine Avenue, and it was absolutely phenomenal- delectable food, delicious drinks, incredible atmosphere, and most importantly, excellent service.
Honestly, I can't speak to the quality of the food or drinks at Market Avenue, but the waitress was so discourteous to us from the moment we walked in that I could hardly justify dining there under any circumstances. I don't believe it is fair to make assumptions about the intentions of others, but I was left curious as to whether or not our barring from this establishment was related to our being openly gay. The entire affair left me personally offended and a little hurt.
With such amazing options nearby, why risk encountering the abhorrent service and outright rudeness of the waitstaff at Market Avenue Wine Bar? Enjoy a fine evening somewhere more friendly.
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