Gorgeous hipster bar, great beer, godawful waitress. Full disclosure: we are POC Americans trying…read moreto get by on meager French. We walked in and were asked by a male waiter to wait to be seated, so my husband and I stood by the reception desk at the door. Another couple (French) waltz in and another waiter (female, dark curly hair, pretty) seats them immediately, ignoring us. Then she notices us and leads us to a table. The bar's front room seating options feature comfy sofas and armchairs in three of its four corners in what looks like an old-fashioned salon. Additionally, there are tables for two in the middle.The cozy corner nooks are taken when we arrive,so our waitress leads us to one of the middle tables. Not great, but okay.
But then while waitjng to place our order, a couple leaves one of the cozy corner armchair sections. A party of four asks to take that newly vacated prime spot. They are moved immediately, no problem. They leave a small corner table with plush seating by the bar. Naturally we ask (in our flawed but well-intentioned French) if we can take their spot.
Our waitress says NO. From what I understand, she explains that the newly vacated table is already reserved. Fine, I think. Maybe 4 other people made reservations for those two little two-top tables and their plush seats. Maybe they ordered dinner, and we were lower priority because we only ordered beer. I'm disappointed, but I get it.
Ten minutes later, a lone woman walks and is ushered to that corner table. We assume she's waiting for three friends to join her. Nope. She stares at her phone for an hour, doesn't order food, finishes her one drink, and leaves. Not long after, two people walk in and are given the same table. Clearly NO ONE has made a reservation. For whatever reason, that waitress just didn't want to move us a measly five feet over to the next table.
WHY? Did she really disapprove of our meager but polite French? Who knows.
I really wanted to love this bar, but we are never drinking there again.
