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| - I'm being generous, here. I would rather give 1.5 stars, but can't.
A quick perusal of the reviews would indicate that this is a once venerable establishment that has gone to the dogs. As I recently moved into the neighborhood, I figured I would check it out anyway. A beautiful spring day, the garage door at the front open to the street; it seemed a good day to check it out.
Well, being a little light in the pocket, after review of the drink menu, I order a bottle of beer from the cheapest grouping on the menu. Ooooooh, says the girl behind the counter, I don't think we carry that any more. OK. So a different brand. Oooooh, we're out of that. Actually, we don't have ANY beer at that price. OK, so up to the next price level on the menu. Actually, all of those beers are $0.50 more than indicated on the menu. OK, then. Well, now we're into pint prices, so let's look at pints. 2 price points, domestic and "premium." Looking at the taps, I'll be dam*ed if I can tell which is which. And I am a beer drinker's beer drinker. They're all Ontario micro brews (I think, anyway). Seems this is because there is one "domestic" brand, despite what the menu says.
At this point, I look at the girl like "WTF is the point of your menu?" It's computer printed paper in a plastic sleeve. A monkey could fix this problem for the entire establishment in 30 minutes. Are you telling me this place is run so badly that even monkeys could do a better job? It would seem so.
To top it off, the girl poured my pint with the tap *in* my beer. Anyone who has ever tended bar knows this is a huge no-no.
It's a decent space. Too bad it's completely wasted.
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