Ironwood Cafe/Restaurant

Unbelievably rude staff! Unhygenic!

It takes a bit to get an unsavory review from me but the long, curly haired barista/waiter at Ironwood has earnt this one... What a foul grub.

A friend bouggt me a great breakfast burger from here which I thoroughly enjoyed, so a few days later, I walked down to get the same with a coffee.

After a seemingly polite interaction with another customer the barista asked what I'd like. Excited to enjoy the same burger again I enthusiastically and politely placed an order. The barista's tone changed immediately as he looked about dismissively almost as though I didn't exist and began speaking in a manner that made it difficult to decipher whether he was addressing me, or talking to himself as he asked "Are you sure that's what you want? There isn't aaaanything else on the menu you'd like to try instead?? A burger perhaps? Pasta??"

Slightly taken aback at the waiter/barista/cashier's foul demeanour and a little confused, I asked if the burger was no longer available but he told me that it was so I excitedly explained how great the breakfast burger my friend bought me had been and even complemented him and the establishment on what I consider to be the best breakfast burger I've ever had. Hence my decision to come to them myself and order it again... To which he snootily replied in a somewhat sarcastic tone, looking away dismissively once more with my money in his hand "Yeah... And it only costs ten bucks right!?"

Up until this point, I had absolutely no idea what the meal was worth (not that it should matter anyway) but I would have happily paid whatever the price was because it's what I felt like eating. The fact that it cost just $10 was a particularly good consequence for me, but had absolutely no bearing on the order I made. Regardless, I didn't set the menu nor price list so I don't understand why it should upset or concern him so much to the point where he wouldn't even look at me when he took my money and gave my change.

Only to add to what was already a bad impression and probably more importantly noted, later whilst waiting for my food, I saw the same guy walking out carrying someone's meal bringing it so close to his face to smell it (which is extremely odd I thought) that his nose touched the meal so he then proceeded to wipe the juice from his nose with his finger before licking it off said finger. I kept looking at him so he knew that I saw him do it and he still served it to the customer.

I couldn't believe the nerve this guy had to treat a customer in such a way and then go on to do something so brazenly disgusting.

I won't be back.