La Reunion — Restaurant in Dallas

The female barista not the male bartender yesterday March 26, 2024 was probably one of the most horrific person I have ever met in the service industry. Having been a bartender for roughly 6 years, I understand the overwhelmingness and the pressure of it all. But I walk into La Reunion with 4 people already seated, no music and 20 minutes in I come to find out no wifi. Understandable things happen, what I didn't understand was why Sarah after much research on the La Reunion Instagram page I identified her I believe, had taken 45 mins after taking my order for my food to arrive because the "wifi was down", so my thought process is turn around and let the cook know through the order window? Nope she passively set the flatbread plate down on the table nearly an hour later, dropped my pens as I was studying and walked away. It was so disrespectful the girls studying next to me picked my pens and apologized. But the cherry truly on top was while she was upset working and ultimately was NOT working, she ignored your guest to sit and talk with her friends two tables down. It got busier and she just got lazier. I don't think she's what your bar/cafe represents and I hope that was a bad day for her, and she's not just an actually terrible person. Because the disrespect was emitting off her, from her tone to delivery to body language, she hated being there and made everyone else around her uncomfortable. The crazy thing is her and the tall blonde white guy were asking the cook for food in Spanish, both employees white, mind you, and they ate before me:) The restaurant being silent amplified everything. Also random but not entirely tied I don't know how I feel about little kids in restaurants asking for money, because often times its a parent or authority figure manipulating a situation, but the whole vibe was genuinely off, Michael Mettendorf I hope this is not what...

I mean I walked in and my playlist was literally emanating from the speakers. If you like Charlotte Day Wilson, Chiiild, Emotional Oranges or Masego with great food, coffee and crazy awesome cocktails (the espresso martini is unreal) served with an authentic smile this is it. I literally downloaded Shazam for the first time ever. Oh and it’s affordable bc they are open way too often so they’re happy hour is longer than most. No reason to go anywhere else in Bishop Arts. I was in diapers crawling around Oline’s Salon (a safe space for queer, liberal and people of color since the early 80’s in Bishop Arts). I have watched the bad and the good of Bishop Arts and I fully embrace this place. La Reunion may be a part of the gentrification everyone scowls at but I’m not so quick to scowl. It’s packed on a Tuesday and I’m the one of the only whites face here and I’m a very disabled, pro- Palestinian Ashkanazi Jew (culturally) and a lesbian. Most people are working on their computers drinking coffee. It’s not a party environment. More a work or thank God I’m off of work. Great date spot. That’s how I learned about it. I finally moved on up to a house in Kessler Park so I’m close by looking for happy hours in Bishops Arts and spent a fortune being disappointed. Not one drink was under $15 until I came here and everything before was garbage. This is the spot y’all from 8am-2am. It’s also half a block from free parking which most people don’t know about in Bishop Arts. If you want to really eat after there is good seafood TexMex go to La Calle Doce and Zen has an excellent happy hour M-F 5-6pm for hand rolls only with excellent service and they are amazing if you have dietary restrictions or are also vegetarian or vegan. No cheap drinks though. $5 hand rolls that are massive for any diet. Two are dinner. The only other amazing thing close by is Emporium Pies and...

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