2 star for our server. 4 star for ambiance,food and choice of beer. So the staff is what screws this place up.
Honestly- if this place wants to survive in an already over-saturated market of high end pub fare (joeys is right across them) they got to have some more cheerful people working in there. We were a table of 10- and the hostess was nice enough to let us know that there is 18% auto-gratuity. So cool. Guessing that we are going to get the royal treatment. We literally had to ask other servers, "can our waitress please speak to us?" - multiple times!
Our server- who was also the bartender was just not in the right mind. She would come running towards our table like a raging bull. "What would you like?" ...Rushing thru the questions we have about the menu. Taken we are a group of guys and maybe she didn't like that atmosphere. I don't know- she made us all feel beneath. Like we were not cut out to dine at Taylor's landing or are not the demographic crowd that is invited there. Maybe establishments should stop allowing bartenders serve tables as she was miserable. The energy carried on to the table.
We get a nice table in the corner enough to accommodate all of us and lots of TV screens. The hostess brought our menu and drink menu for 10 people. If she didnt- I don't know who would have. The drinks were amazing. Lot of choices for beer lovers like me- I even got touristy and walked up to their beer fridge to see their selection. I was told i am not allowed because it was close to the kitchen area which is understandable- so my bad! The growlers (their version of a pitcher) are little bit on the pricey side. However if you go pint for pint- it is the best way.
The Thai mussels were amazing. At $5 a pop- the sliders are steep. However- really really tasty. The mac and cheese is very popular and it was decent. I also tried the Mac N Cheese Brisket - which had a bbq pulled meat on top of the mac and cheese. Good as well. The taco's were weak. I would avoid them for sure. Their fries were solid as well.
It was my buddy's b-day and even he got a bad vibe from the server. We decided to take our money and go across the street to Joey's. It was impossible to get the server's attention as she didn't glance our direction. We finally flagged the manager. Who was really polite and professional and patient. He apologized and spent some time with us to let us know more about the restaurant. I wanted to like this place. I love hunters landing. I want this location to do well as it is closer by. However- they have got to get nicer people bringing us our meals.