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| - My wife and I live downtown and spend a quite a bit of time in various bars in the area. We were pretty excited about The Park when we first started hearing about it, but after two visits, I doubt we'll go back.
Visit 1 - Wife and I went in at about 10PM on a Friday night. We were just roaming around downtown and decided to pop in for a first look. Place was maybe half full. Took quite a while to get the attention of a bartender, and even longer to get a couple of simple draft beers. There was a band setting/warming up on the stage, so we thought this would be cool.
After a half hour the band still hadn't started, our beers were empty, and no one asked us if we wanted more beer. We decided to leave and go to Copper Blues instead, since their bands are always playing by 9:30 and we don't have to beg for refills.
On the way out, I asked the doorman why they hired a band that didn't actually play music. He said the band wasn't scheduled to go on until 11. Oh, okay. Cool for them, but I thought I was in Phoenix, not LA.
Visit 2 - My adult daughter and I were on the Urban Wine Walk. We heard at another bar that The Park had recently cleaned house and completely replaced their staff, so I decided to give it another crack. We arrived at about 1:30 to find all the seats at the north bar taken, though mainly by the handbags of the five or six women sitting at the bar. There were plenty of seats at the south bar, but it was closed.
We were directed to a high top table in the north bar area, which was fine. A young man who was apparently a manager asked us a couple of times if we were sure we didn't want a booth and some food menus. We declined, citing the Wine Walk. Eventually a pleasant and friendly server came to take our order. We mentioned we were doing the Wine Walk and she replied that she'd only been told The Park was participating an hour before. She did give us some Wine Walk maps, and we ordered our wine samples.
Fifteen minutes later, still no samples. Our server had been standing at the service bar the entire time, furiously tapping the register screen. Some other Wine Walkers came into the bar and ordered their samples, which the bartender started pouring immediately. We waited five more minutes before we decided to leave without sampling any wine. We went to The Strand and immediately got samples. Now, the Wine Walk is a five-hour event with about 30 restaurants. Waiting around for 20+ minutes just for samples to arrive REALLY cuts into a Wine Walker's time.
The Park's concept is pretty cool, but the execution is sorely lacking. I doubt I'll ever go back. There are many better options in downtown Phoenix.
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