Chris Stapin

Review of Tilt

My Friday night at the Kilt had its ups and downs....

My Friday night at the Kilt had its ups and downs. I ll start with the negatives then get to the reason why I m still giving this place five stars. My food took an hour to receive which is absolutely ridiculous considering I only ordered wings. To be fair, the male bartender, did warn me that food wait times were running long. Secondly, the food was sub par. For $15 and an hour long wait, I would hope the food would be a bit better than it was. My wings were chewy, but bearable. The absolute saving grace of my night, however, were your three bartenders. From the start of my visit, to the very end, each one of them took great care of me. Shawna kept stopping by to chat every now and then to make sure I was okay. The male bartender (I never caught his name) made sure to give me updates on my food as the night progressed. And Joy, bless her heart, never let my beer glass get empty before appearing ready to pour me another. I was a bartender back in the day so I know an overwhelming night when I see one, and these three bartenders did amazing in spite of the frustrations of the kitchen. I watched Shawna politely explain the situation to many customers. I watched Joy run around so quickly to fill drink orders that people wouldn t even have time to notice they didn t have food in front of them. All three of them were friendly and treated me like I had been coming there for ages. The amount of times I heard other bar patrons yell out their names in excitement made me feel like this was the spot to be (I originally thought Joy said her name was Jay until I heard a very excited British man call out her actual name. What was even more impressive was that she knew that man s name in return, greeted him with equal excitement, and knew what he wanted to drink). I will definitely be coming back to this location. I hope to give the food another try, and I hope to see one of my new favorite bartenders in town. Shawna, Joy, and your male bartender killed it.
-Chris