Daniel Esposito

Review of Urban Saloon

Yesterday's brunch started out great. We ate outsi...

Yesterday's brunch started out great. We ate outside and had excellent food, and a server who was attentive, but read that we were on a date and was not intrusive.

When we finished our meal we wanted another drink but it was getting chilly, so we paid our bill and moved inside to the bar. That is where it all went downhill. The excellent food, nice server, and courteous staff is the only thing saving the bartender from forcing me into a one star review.

This gentleman was straight up miserable. We were greeted with a grunt, we were barely acknowledged when we spoke to him, and he never even made eye contact with us. And it wasn't even busy!

I asked a simple question and was treated like an idiot. Now, I tended bar for 15 years, so I know how to act at the bar. I don't need a smile or even conversation, I would just like to be treated politely when I'm spending $13 per cocktail and $7 per beer. I did not deserve to be treated this way.

I don't know if this gentleman was having a bad day, or the "miserable bartender" is just his schtick, but it wasn't cute, and I was not amused. I will not be returning because, if management allows one staff member to treat guests this way, I can't risk having another expensive meal ruined by by being treated like an a@$hole. This guy should be shown the door.