We decided to make our night a Broadway affair, choosing only bars that we have never gone to...our first stop was Historians Ale House. First impressions...were very positive from the vast selection of alcohol and beer on tap to the wood grain throughout the lower level. We decided to bypass all of this and head to the rooftop patio to catch the sunset. We found ourselves searching for a spot to sit with the rooftop comfortable full, mind you not busy at all. We grabbed a spot at the bar and waited 5 min. for a bartender to serve us, granted 5 min. isn't the longest time in the world but we were passed over twice...ok fine, i'll chalk that up as they just missed us. As soon as we got service a table opened up and we apologized for taking the bartenders time and we moved to the open table adjacent from the bar. This is where the downfall began...the server took what seemed like forever and in real world time 10min. to greet us, ok maybe she was busy, and she was, but not 10 min. busy. When she did great us she forgot to ask if we were possibly ready to order and if not would we like some water while we decided on our drinks...it was 730pm and still 91*. Before we could order anything she was gone..hmmm! When she came back we ordered our round of drinks nothing too exciting dirty martini and a Coors Light, but that must have been the hardest drink order to ring in, make and or serve. We were left wondering if we weren't getting any drinks at all, when they magically arrived with our sever dropping them off and asking in a tone that could only be construed as if we were a bother to here, "ready to order", seriously?!?! My girlfriend started off with their southwest burger, the server took the order, asked if fries were ok and then turned to me. I immediately asked the server are we missing something and I said "temp", she looked confused and my girlfriend decided on medium. Thank god my order was simple, I went with the bronco. While we sipped on our drinks she never came back once to check on us, I am not making this up not once. It finally took the manager to come over and notice my drink empty to grab me another beer, I decided on the Upslope Nut Brown (delicious). To our surprise another server dropped off the beer, nothing out of the ordinary though, good teamwork never hurts. When our meal arrived it was not server 1 or 2 that brought it, it was the manager, again teamwork never hurts. Food was delicious and we finished both of our meals with no complaints...but...where was our server, nowhere to be found. She never stopped back for a "two bite' check or "hey how is everything", usually standard in a restaurant. By now we were sick of the subpar service and ready for our check. So we decided to call it a night on Historians Ale House, having given it a shot I don't expect us to come back anytime soon. I understand this place is new, but with so many other places to choose from I can get better service and the same quality food elsewhere. I hope they figure out the kinks, this could be a great place for the neighborhood...as of right now it needs some work. read more