Skellig Irish Music Pub

06/08/08

Horrible Experience

by mdjones2001 at Citysearch

Had an incredibly bad experience at The Skellig last night. I walk in with a friend on a Saturday night, we pay the $5 per person cover, approach the bar and order a drink from a waitress who looks about 40 years old with shoulder length blonde hair. A Redbull & Grey Goose plus a double vodka & tonic come to $26. I tip her $4 and remain at the bar. 20 minutes later we are ready for another drink. I look toward the same waitress, who is about five feet away, now fawning over some skinny kid who is playing with his cell phone while chatting with her. Clearly I am standing there waiting for service. In my sober state, I'm a little irritated, but continue to wait patiently, gesturing politely a couple times to see if I can possibly get her attention. While it is obvious she knows I am there waiting, she refuses to even acknowledge me.

After about 10 minutes, another bartender saunters over and looks at me for my order. I

say, "Thanks for coming by. Your girl there is busy getting digits or something, but in any case, yes we'd like two more please." He replies, "That is her boss she's talking to." I say, "I don't care." He steps away, interrupts the waitress and speaks with her for a minute. She then turns to me and starts yelling, "I made you a drink, why are you being an %$$hole?!". She repeats this, to which I reply, "Watch your language. I gave you a $4 tip already. I would just like to order another drink." The waitress repeats, her rage

increasing, "Why are you being an %$$hole?!" Unwilling to engage in a shouting match, I calmly respond, "OK, have a good night" and turn to the other bartender, expecting him to take my order. He instructs me to "walk away." OK, no problem. So we walk into the back room and step up to the bar to order a drink. The bartender immediately says, "You are cut off, we were just told not to serve you."

Be warned. If you expect decent service, your business may be turned away by the townie waitstaff.

• Pros: Ummm... hard to think of anything really
• Cons: Townie, foul-mouthed waitstaff