I'm not really into the BWW myself, but my wife wanted to go there, mainly so she could purchase a bottle of their Thai Curry sauce, so we decided to have dinner there while out Christmas shopping.
Walking in, we were told to sit anywhere we wanted, there were 4 other tables with people at them. We picked a booth and sat down. We were waited on fairly quickly, about 4-5 minutes, but he told us it was shift change and things were kind of hectic and that we would have another waiter. He went and got us menus and took our drink order. All good so far. Kevin, our new waiter brought my wife's tea and said he would get my beer in a few minutes. We went ahead and ordered the cheese curd appetizer. It actually only took about 10 minutes to get the appetizer which isn't bad time wise, so we started eating those and truthfully, they were pretty good. Kevin also stated that my beer was coming right up. He also asked if we were ready to order which we were so we ordered. My wife got the Wing Wing Combo and I got the Crispy Tender meal.
While we are waiting and munching on the curds, I see that there are at least 10-12 people working. Granted it is shift change so maybe some are leaving. Still only four tables with people and 2 guys at the bar, still no beer. We've been at our table now for about 20 minutes, eating our cheese curds, my wife drinking her tea, and me wishing I had the tasty Vanilla Porter I ordered.
Finally I see a bartender pour my beer and sit it on the serving area where the wait staff get the drinks. Kevin, one of the only shining moments in our visit, got my beer as soon as it landed and brought it to me. Thanks Kevin! Why it took almost 25 minutes to get a glass of beer is beyond me.
It took 45 minutes for our food to come out, and this with very few tables seated during the entire time we were there. 45 minutes for wings and tenders?
The food wasn't bad but it could have been better. The chicken was crispy and tasty but not very hot and the strips were very small, the fries on both our plates were old, hard and not good at all. I don't know how you can mess up fries, honestly. I can go around the corner to Freddy's and get the same three piece tender order and the portion is almost twice the size and cheaper, plus their fries are hot and taste much better. This only led me to believe our food probably sat for a while otherwise it would have been hotter and the fries would not have been hard and old tasting.
For $55.65 I expect more. I can assure you I will not be back. Apparently, based on the reviews I see on here this has and continues to be a recurring problem. Almost all the reviews for the last year are about the same thing, slow wait times and mediocre food. I'm not sure what the deal is at this BWW but I've been to a few others and have never had these issues before.
I will give Kevin props. He said he was pretty new and was still working on the menu, but he was attentive and was taking care of his tables in a timely fashion. That's more than I can say for the back of the house, something's off there and isn't being fixed. If you want to retain customers, you better light a fire under someone or you will keep losing potential customers. Service like this, we won't be back. read more