I understand this is a dive bar, however, considering it's one of the only ones in the area that stays open late... We went on a recommendation as a new spot. The bartender should be attentive so that he keeps or builds regulars that are continuously buying and tipping.
If you don't even acknowledge us when were been standing there for 20 min, smiling trying go make eye contact, you suck. When ur bar has a few regulars who already have a drink, you should not be rushing to make them a second so it sits there while ignoring the people who need assistance.
When ur coworkers are willing and capable to help you, especially a trainee, don't yell at them for helping a customer, even the multiple ones we saw after us standing there also, communicate that hey can you grab me a...
Then u tell me no more food BC I've been waiting for over 20 min to get addressed...patiently... but I just saw chits print up all the time I was standing there and the cook put on his apron to cook... Because I know how to get loud, but I didn't because a regular told me they're nice people here, so I wanted to give it all a benefit of being in the weeds or what not you know.
However, there was no recovery, the experience just kept going down hill. Don't ask me to get my ID both times I buy pitchers and tip you well because I see you can't handle your bar size, despite your trainee running circles around you and apparently most of the people at the bar have been sitting for hours now.
Found that out because one of the regulars was a doll and was nice enough to explain the women were training. Please give them more shifts because obviously they care.
Do not assume everyone walks in knowing when u close, ur a bar as you showed out, so do last call. Even though I bought the last drink an hour before closing. Do a last call considering of the 4 ppl who were working, one was nowhere to be seen until it came time to "kick" us out. Sorry skinny millennial, didnt i see you hanging out with people at the bar while tables were dirty all night and your coworkers were overwhelmed. You appear like a magical fairy to say oh you didnt know we were here, but "y'all cant be out here because its 2" literally taking my drink from my hand. Only the girls were decent, both the guys were like oh its 2 y'all can't finish ur drinks u have to leave, literally grabbed the glasses out of our hands as we politely exited.
As we were walking out, literally tried to chk my ID AGAIN saying I waited so long because I didnt have my ID! I suppose there was some sort of reconciliation in affect, but he tried to say I didn't get served BC I didn't have my ID, u saw it twice, held it in your hand, on my second round I brought 3 ids for the same people sitting in ur bar all well over 30, they all stood beside me when u told your teammates U got this! When clearly u didn't!
I understand the laws are strict, but it does not give you a reason to be rude to new costomers or the women helping you out. If you suck, or are having an off day, take the help, tip them out because it would probably get you more tips, customers, ect...because you would get good reviews. These 3 bartenders who you "tried to check" through the 2 hrs we were there are gonna find another drinking hole. Technically, there are 15 of us that could have been regulars, but no thank you.