I was attacked here by the female owner last month.
The incident occurred at the night time services. After paying the bill, and waiting for my boyfriend to use the restroom I had accidentally crossed over into the wrong part of the bar. There was no signage to speak of indicating the event. The owner ran out screaming at me that it was a private party, and accused me of trying to steal food after we had just paid a $50 dinner bill, and we are regular customers, (usually spending about $150-200 a month here alone), and as I turned away to leave the event area, which was open and directly next to the bathroom waiting area, she retaliated at my unaffected response of "sorry," as she ran up to me and twisted my arm in several directions in an attempt to break it, resulting in bruising and scratches through 2 layers of wool coating and blouse. I notified the police and they sincerely attempted investigation, however, I was misinformed about security cameras or they were taken down following the incident.
I cannot recommend this bar. However, we were friends of the bartenders who worked here. This establishment does not respect its customers nor the generous amounts of money my significant other and I spent there. I was told it was most likely age discrimination (absurd since I will soon be 30), although moving here from San Francisco and being of visibly ethnic heritage I can say it felt racially motivated. I would like to echo the reviewer, Analisa S. who is also from San Francisco who said do not even wear ("an expensive") coat and jeans because apparently that is like putting a target on your back. I am a modest working designer with a label-loving wardrobe and this is not necessarily where I'd like to embarrassingly want to put on a flashy dress on a cold night. The bar is literally in our backyard which is why we frequented prior to this unfortunate discovery. I should also add, this isn't the first incident of discrimination I've seen here either. I saw an African-American customer get kicked out after a white male tipped his drink only 2 weeks prior. Speak with your money.
In result, I tried hard to stay calm, I had pulled her arm away from my body, and I lectured the owner that it is completely inappropriate what she did, while my boyfriend returned bewildered at what the heck just happened... but honestly this lady is not fit to run a business and I hope she never misses another dose of her crazy pills. Having class is having gratitude for the customers which provide for your livelihood. Attacking loyal customers is so out of line...shocking, disrespectful, and simply monstrous.
Logically speaking my significant other and I were robbed of our money that night, and then some. Beyond offensive and all levels of shock. Would give 0 stars if allowed.
As many awful experiences have been reported on Yelp, not many establishment owners can boast they've actually went full-on mongering psycho and --attacked-- good customers. This woman does not deserve your patronage. read more