Marda Loop Brewing Company Inc. — Restaurant in Calgary

Well this was my first and last time here. My husband and I were there to see our friend in the band play. More friends were joining us after they left a lawn games tournament nearby.

We sat down on the covered patio. Only to be totally uncomfortable and irritated with multiple dogs just barking non stop. It was so loud and echoed under the patio you couldn’t even hold a conversation. We ended up moving asap. Not one of the dog owners addressed their dogs in any meaningful way to stop them from barking. The waitress seemed so annoyed and flustered about it as well shaking her head every time the dogs went off.

We got drinks and ordered food. Our friends arrived shortly. Excited as they just came in second in this tournament they played. Bailey (from the previous review) was NOT INTOXICATED but excited and pumped from her day and was also with 4 others. Drink orders were taken. 5mins later the waitress comes back and says one of her coworkers that is working the beer gardens told them anyone coming from this tournament should not be served. Bailey and the others she walked in with calmly talk to the waitress and said that seems a little ridiculous. I’m happy to have some water and food but we’re here for the band . The waitress said she would get them some water and wait a few minutes. Then slowly the rest of our 20 person party trickled in. They all ordered drinks and food from a different waitress. There didn’t seem to be a problem. However, 25 minutes went by and they were completely ignored. Didn’t get any drinks. Our friends were hungry and not all of them came from or played in the tournaments at all just a few. So they were cut off before they even walked in the door and were never told why. Most of them got up and left and two minutes later they delivered food to these people that just left. How any bar or restaurant would ever expect customers to sit around for over 25 minutes after giving an order to learn that they are cut off before they even walked in, Ignored the whole time is ridiculous.

We are all adults and actually most of our group has been in the service industry for a very long time. I even went to the server and said listen I understand your position is really awkward and it’s hard but I think you need to assess these people individually instead of treating them like a whole group from the word of somebody who isn’t even here. She didn’t seem to understand or feel comfortable even talking about it she couldn’t handle conflict. Even though there wasn’t a conflict and no one was being rude or aggressive. We just wanted to be able to have a good time get some food and some drinks at a bar and watch the band.

We then said listen we’re leaving. We will not be paying for the 3 plates of food you dropped off for people that left after being ignored for 25mins.

They said you’re kicked out. We said we’re leaving already. Doesn’t really matter. 2 other waitresses tried getting involved witch just escalated the annoyance we all had. But we were leaving anyway.

We went up the street to another bar, had food drinks and a great rest of our night. We even asked the waitress has anyone been a problem? Was there any issue when we walked in did you feel like anyone was intoxicated to the point of not being able to be served? She said absolutely not. You guys have been great and that we just made her night with her cash out and tips.

So Marta Loop brewing you lost out on a couple thousand dollars worth of sales and people who really do know how to tip. I hope you’ve learned a lesson cutting people off before they even walk in the door and generalizing an entire group of people before, actually personally assessing them is wrong. You should also find a lesson in this and how to properly communicate with your customers and train your waitresses to be able to handle...

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July 7, 2023

This got two stars instead of one because of the friendly hostess. The server smiled while taking our order and when I walked up to the counter to pay. The only two times we saw her.

Upon walking up to the hostess I was greeted with a nice friendly smile. We decided to sit inside because it was much quieter. Having sat down for over 10 minutes nobody attended to our table despite several girls standing a few feet from us chatting with each other and there was only one other table. They just kept walking by like we were invisible. I had to politely call for her as she was walking byto get her attention.

After finally ordering, our drinks came promptly and our food followed shortly. We ordered two burgers but decided to add on a shrinp taco because i was told it was their "special of the day" which was really just a feature of the day since it was regular priced. I suppose i should have asked?

My burger was decent, albeit smaller than the advertised 6oz size. I eat steaks and burgers all the time so i know what a 6oz patty or 12oz New York strip loin is supposed to look like. Anyway, my wife's burger was quite salty and she didnt even have bacon on hers. And the tacos may as well be coleslaw with deep fried batter because the shrimp was barely noticeable for $18. I almost forgot, i dont think I've seen more sorry looking fries except for a few times at a run down Mac Donald's or something similar. More than half of them looked kind of dark and discolored.

Apart from taking our order, the server only interacted with us when I had to stand at the counter to settle the bill. The highlight of our visit was the friendly hostess, and the beer...