The Barge CB — Restaurant in Carolina Beach

I am a local of Carolina Beach and have been going to the Barge CB since it opened. I love the atmosphere and have nothing bad to say about it until today. I took my brother there for the first time and purchased 4 Pacifico’s on Debit card. I have worked in the service industry and know to tip and treat my servers and bartenders with respect.

Well I closed out and paid $16 for four Pacificos. The woman who I have seen several times there closed me out super nice. I left a $4 tip. Well the guy who was bartending charged my brother $5 per beer with cash. He said it was not enough and gave my brother an attitude. He then said it was $5.50 per beer. So my brother left $15 and said keep the change.

I asked the lady bartender and I showed her my receipt. She said there must be a mistake but then the guy came back over and was very defensive and rude. I asked for a cash receipt for my brother and they would not give it to me.

This was a true old fashion game of scam the bar and the customer thinking he is a tourist and won’t notice. I have been a local of CB for 30 plus years. The guy bar tender with ash gray hair and a beard was definitely scamming people with cash. I will def spread the word on his con ways. The woman bartender was super nice the whole time. The guy made her do the confronting. He never walked back up to talk to me. I cleaned my area and brought the empty cans back to the bar.

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