"Made a reservation with a business partner to discuss a new investment for our business. I’m not sure if it was because we were female or African American but outside of being greeted by the bartender the experience was sub par especially for a 40 minute drive. There was a woman that came to take a beverage order but was not our server, I wasn’t notified of this until I tried to order an appetizer while waiting for my partner to arrive. I ordered Aqua Panna Italian spring water and was told she would have to get it from the basement as if I was inconveniencing her. Neither server introduced themselves or greeted us properly at the table. The actually sever was very rude and short, and quite snappy. There was more breadcrumbs than clams in the baked clams they were over cooked so I had to send those back. The server did not offer to allow me to order something in exchange, my partner asked questions about the menu and the server frankly didn’t want to answer or even suggest anything from the menu. To top it off although the bartender was very nice the lemon drops tasted like pure gasoline, not a crafted cocktail, barely any lemon and the sugar somehow was mixed with salt. We tried to change our table to the bar area to avoid mean server. We asked for manager on duty and there was NO MANAGER on a Friday night during happy hour which is absurd. Not to mention how confrontation the server was when we asked for a manger vs showing concern/empathy. She should’ve stayed home. This used to be a place my partner frequented with her husband which is why I chose to have our business meeting there. Needless to say we will not be back. After we ordered our meals we decided to leave. We paid for our drinks and drove 3 minutes up the street to Charlotte’s and had a wonder time. We work to hard for our money and time is very valuable, when we take time to have a business meal we deserve to enjoy the experience and feel welcomed and appreciated. TWO THUMBS DOWN Pepperoncini"
