Came here for the fish fry on a Friday during Lent. It took awhile to find a seat, but I was constantly being assured by leaving customers that the food was worth the wait. We get a seat at the bar and order a couple beers and our dinner (we both had the perch dinners). I usually don't have a problem waiting for food to come out, but it took nearly an hour for us to receive our 2 dinners and an appetizer of pierogis. I cut into my fish and about half way through the first piece I find a pin bone. I shrug it off as a missed bone and continue eating. In the second piece is where it went south. I only ate half the piece of fish and found an additional 4 pin bones. Now I've done some fishing in my life, and I know it can be difficult to get all the pin bones when filleting perch, but this was ridiculous. I immediately lose my desire to continue eating in fear of missing one of the bones and choking. I bring the bones to the bartender's attention and she apologized and took the bones back to the chef. The response I received from the chef was "that he's glad you found the bones, but it's fish and there's not a whole lot you can do, ya know?" I was absolutely floored at this response. I bit my tongue asked for the bill, paid, and walked out the door.
I really wanted to give the Academy Tavern a higher rating. I love the atmosphere and the selection of beer was hard to beat, but their customer service is severely lacking. Maybe I'll give this place a shot again sometime down the road, but for now I have no desire to go back.