McKinley's Restaurant & Pub — Restaurant in Clayton

First off, McKinley's officially sucks. I will NEVER, EVER, step foot in that miserable place again. People who know me, know that I am a nice person. Tonight, I was attacked by an employee of McKinleys. I have been nothing but a loyal customer to that restaurant. I have brought my family there. I have always been a good tipper. I have always been a respectful patron. Tonight I was treated with disgusting and shameful malice. I wasn't there 5 minutes and was refused service because of something someone else said on Facebook about a negative experience they had there. I NEVER said anything negative about this place but, tonight, I am. As soon as I walked in, the "woman" behind the bar, Erin, I think, started acting like we had done something. When our friends tried to order drinks, she specifically said she would not serve us. When I confronted this "woman", she said something about Facebook. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I couldn't believe I was talking to an adult let alone someone in the service industry. I felt like it was middle school all over again! When I explained to this "woman" about what a loyal customer I have been, she kept yammering on about Facebook. It was PURE INSANITY. She doesn't even know who I am - it was laughable. This "woman" then tried to slander me and my husband in front of the few patrons hey did have! The best part was that the owner, who I now refer to as The Nutless Wonder, just sat there and allowed this piss-poor employee to attack me and treat me so rudely. I used to feel bad that this place was always dead on Friday and Saturday nights but, now I know why. Words cannot describe how disgusted I am about how poorly I was treated - FOR NO REASON. I challenge anyone at that "establishment" to find anything negative I have ever said about that place...

So this happened today… After a long day of work, I stopped by McKinney’s Irish Pub in Clayton to grab some wings and fries for dinner. I walked in with a smile, feeling good that the day was winding down. I went to the bar, sat down, and placed my order.

Then the bartender asked me to get up so a man could take my seat. Yes—asked me to give up my seat for a man.

The man himself was confused and kindly said, “She doesn’t have to do that—I’ll sit somewhere else.” Meanwhile, I’m sitting there, stunned and increasingly frustrated.

Trying to keep my composure, I waited for my food. Then the bartender looked at me and asked, “Are you alright?” My mood had obviously shifted.

I told her exactly why I wasn’t alright: You asked me to give up my seat for a man. That was offensive and unnecessary. She tried to backtrack and say, “No, I just asked if you could slide over.” But that’s not what happened. Eventually she apologized—but by then, the damage was done.

This isn’t about a seat. It’s about how easily some people still dismiss and disrespect others, especially Black women. I wasn’t loud. I wasn’t rude. I was tired. And I was treated like I didn’t belong.

We deserve better. We deserve...

First impressions are everything! Foodie family here who is going to make this quick. They charge .79 for dipping sauce for the kids chicken nuggets meal. The side listed was chips so I didn’t ask for a sub but the waitress volunteered the fry substitute followed by, but it’s $1 up charge. Of course that’s what my son wanted. My beer cheese soup did not come in a bread bowl like the menu said it would. Appetizer came after our food. When I asked the waiter delivering the food to cancel it he said he didn’t think we could do that. So when the waitress came a few minutes later with it I told her we expected that before our food so we were no longer going to need it. She was outwardly aggravated at our request. No apology for it not being our fault. She never came back to check on us until it was time for the check. She did remove the kids drinks from our ticket, but I don’t think I’ve been nickle and dimed quite that bad over kids meals and never expect t lo be treated bad over simple restaurant etiquette. Summed up, we won’t go back. There are too many good restaurant...