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| - Okay first of all, let's get one thing out of the way.... ATHLETIC CLUB? I spent almost 15 minutes searching on my phone trying to find this place, because it seemed completely illogical that anybody would name a bar/restaurant this way. As a fan of the show 'Bar Rescue' I've seen so many places be scolded for names that included "Inn" or "Cafe" for misrepresenting what they do... how has nobody asked them what the hell is with "athletic club"?
Anyway, that aside...
I came in on a Saturday afternoon with my brother and his girlfriend. It was understandably VERY quiet, and I have to say I was impressed with the decor, cleanliness, quality of the tables, poll equipment, etc. all of that was great.
However, this seems to be another establishment falling short due to the human element.
Our waitress was okay... but just okay. First of all, we didn't see any table service for quite some time, until after we'd made our second trip up to the bar to order for ourselves. It seems like they didn't even know we were there until we ordered food, and finally upon delivering it a waitress finally asked if we wanted another round of drinks. She was okay... but just okay. She asked all the typical questions, but did so in a very "down to business" kind of fashion - the initial smile was very forced and was only shown once, and everything else was very quick and abrupt - something I'd expect in a slammed bar that was short on staff - not a place with almost as many staff as customers in the building.
I imagine on a busier time when they're making more rounds this place would be just fine, but on this particular trip I was rather underwhelmed by the staff.
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