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| - I lasted all of 5-10 minutes in there before I walked out. Went to the bar to order a beer and an app, bartender just walked up and stood in front of me, not saying a word (which is an interesting way to take an order). Which is kind of funny cause a few seconds prior to this I had heard the guy next to me complaining to another guy about how the bartender wasn't communicating with him at all and another guy (who I assumed was a regular) just said "ah that's just him, you're lucky if he talked to you at all". LOL, fantastic. After I ordered, he just stuck his hand out, which I guess meant he wanted to see my ID, so I reach in my wallet to grab it and he stares off at the opposite end of the room watching the Celtics game and I end up just placing it in his hand. Once he's done watching the game, he studies my ID for about 45 seconds like it's written in ancient hieroglyphics (Im 35 and look it, mind you).
After he finally decides to give my ID back to me he rings up the ticket and places it in front of me, then starts serving other people drinks, then starts serving other people food, then he leaves the bar and starts bussing a table. Seriously, why is the bartender leaving the bar to clean tables when you have at least 2 other servers (by my count) working a restaurant that is really not that busy. Pouring a beer takes 10 seconds and even if you can't get to it right away, at least for the sake of the most basic customer service skills say "hey sorry bud, it'll be just a minute".
I generally just brush this kind of stuff off, but if your bartender (the person who's generally supposed to be the most friendly and accommodating) is known for being willfully apathetic, I can't imagine there's anything behind the scenes worth sticking around for.
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