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| - If I had stayed at a table on my recent late afternoon/early evening visit to The Libertine, I'm not sure that they would've received a 4 star rating. I walked in and asked on of the servers if I should just seat myself "Yeah, sure," came the reply as she walked on by. I sat down and proceeded to wait for her or one of the others to come by. No such luck. The front half of the resto was busy-ish, the back half was completely empty. I admit I was a little tucked away, but still, wouldn't the one I asked think to come my way? Not before I bailed on the table idea and headed towards the wood where I had much better luck!
One of the bartenders (I think his name was Cory?) was in front of me immediately with a drink list and helping me decide what it was I wanted to sample. He actually did give me a couple of samples before I settled on a Lemon Tea beer from Mill Street. Delish! Great choice :). I also enjoyed that the taps were mounted on the wall.
The Libertine was also hosting the first of their swig and swine Thursday nights. Pig roast and drink specials on the 2nd floor. I was on my way out after sampling some of that when I ran into an old frisbee playing friend I hadn't seen in a good year or so. A twist of my rubber arm convinced me to join them for one more drink... I had to be home by 7 after all.
Well, a beer or two and a jerk chicken sandwich later, I was still there. At first I ordered the jerk chicken, then I was told it was out, so I went for a lamb burger. As I was looking forward to my lamb burger, the jerk chicken sandwich showed up, "Turns out we were out after all!" said the server. I love when mixups result in me getting what I wanted in the first place :).
I was impressed that it was pretty easy to hear my cohorts speak without having to lean in too far to hear them. The Libertine and I may have another run in sometime soon. And I think I'm sticking to the wood.
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