Went to Minder Binder's tonight to see The Black Moods play in the courtyard. Beautiful building and the buildings shade the courtyard from late afternoon on ... very nice.
I grabbed a table and proceeded to sit for about 20 minutes without ever being approached by a server. I overheard some people at the next table mention that if you want anything from the courtyard, you have to go inside the bar and get it.
So I went inside and got a drink and a menu. i ordered the Mesquite Chicken Sandwich Southwest Style with steak fries and they gave me one of the vibrating coasters that would let me know when it was ready. The bartender asked if I wanted to start a tab, and under normal circumstances I would have, but I didn't want to have to haul myself back into the bar at the end of the night to settle up so i just paid for it.
To their credit, they actually brought out the food and then searched the courtyard for the table with the vibrating coaster. When my order arrived, I asked for some ketchup and silverware and which point the runner pointed back to the bar. So I again, I had to haul myself back into the bar so I could eat. On the way back, I noticed a chalkboard on one of the walls with the pizza menu. The menu I was given didn't list any pizzas ... if I'd have seen it, I would have ordered one.
The chicken sandwich was actually good. Cooked through but not dried out and the fries were just what you'd expect. I was actually kind of surprised because earlier I went to their website, and the food in the picture looked pretty awful.
This is the dumbest "music venue" ever. Why go through the trouble of hiring a band to bring in a crowd if you're just going to ignore them when they get there?
There were about twice as many people in the courtyard as were in the building where you could actually receive some service. They could have sold so much more if they just sent someone out to ask the people with empty bottles if they'd like another one ... and then actually bring it to them ... with a napkin if they ask for it ..
I certainly would have spent (and tipped) more if they didn't make it such a chore.