Rude Bartender

daw from 10010 | Posted on 8/27/09

I was looking for a nice, quiet bar to enjoy a drink and read a book. When I got there I was finishing a conversation on my cell phone as I sat down at the end of the bar. The bartender, a young blond woman, came by to take my order. I put the phone down and asked for a beer. She refused to take my order until I hung up the phone. I then had to wait to order a drink while she left the bar to play on the floor with another patron's dog . When she was finally ready to take my order she went on to tell me that she expects anyone "new to her bar" to talk to her first before she serves them. She was rude and condescending. I am very disappointed by my experience. A bar is not meant to be the bartender's private club house. It isn't appropriate for the bartender expect each customer to have a conversation with her and obtain her approval to be served. It is probably because of the rude employees that this bar was almost empty while other bars in the area were crowded.