rev:text
| - This rating would have been 5 stars, except that when my friends showed up, Mike the bartender became very, very inattentive. He had been very nice with me. We'd talked some while he was making drinks and while I waited for my friends. I told Mike that we were in a bit of a hurry as we had tickets to Christmas Pudding. We wanted to have dinner and walk over to the show.
When my friends showed up it was as if one of them was an ex from a bad breakup. We needed to order food (and I had politely made him aware that we'd be in a bit of a hurry). He asked for our drink order and when I asked if we could just order food, he told us to wait and walked away. Yes, seriously. I was shocked, as were my friends. I had to assure them that he'd been nice just a few moments earlier.
He finally came back by. One friend ordered a sandwich and we didn't realize that Mike didn't bother to ask her what sides she wanted until we got the meal. She got mashed potatoes and beans. . . not what she wanted. So now we had to wait more for the sides she did want.
I'm not sure what happened in Mike's world that night, be a switch flipped and he just seemed unhappy. The switch flipped back shortly before we left and he was nice again, but the damage was done. We all left good tips, even in spite of the medicore service.
I'm also shocked that Alice Cooper would allow the women's restroom to be as shabby as it is. I know the restaurant draws a rather rowdy crowd, but that restroom is one I'd expect in a crappy dive bar, not in Alice Cooper's restaurant. C'mon Alice, fix it up!
The food was great! The overall atmosphere was fun. The issues with the one bartender were, I hope, a rarity.
|