Sadler Ranch — Restaurant in Fernandina Beach

BEWARE!!! My wife and I were down for the Memorial Day weekend visiting some friend that live on the island, Sadler Ranch was supposed to have some line dance lessons so we went over, thought it would be fun, we hadn’t been line dancing in years but did a lot back in 90s. We called prior to confirm. We hung out for a hour or so to wait to find they were NOT doing any lessons. So we decided to leave, no problem until I tried to pay the bill. I had started a tab thinking we would be there for a bit but had only had 2 beers and 2 mixed drinks but they took my AMEX to keep behind bar. When the bar tender gave me the bill, she had already run my card and didn’t provide an itemized receipt. I knew it wasn’t right and asked for an itemized receipt. They finally gave me one, but she immediately started involving who I assumed was the manager. They had in fact charged me for quite a few more drinks. The manager did say he would take them off. I again asked for an itemized receipt and he became combative. Said he took the drinks off , threw my AMEX back on the bar and told me to “get the Fu$& out of his bar”, he then came out behind the counter with a couple other thugs and escorted my wife, my friend’s wife and 2 United State Army Veterans out of the bar like we had done something wrong. (9:30) PM. We had had one drink each so none of us were out of line. Memorial Day Weekend. DON’T go there. BTW: I am 62 and have never been asked to leave any place for any reason. I think these guys are just thieves and this is probably their mode of operation. The more I thought about this it seems apparent that the manager must be in on the overcharging of drinks on client’s tabs. I really wish I had video taped this incident but of course I didn't think about it...

Apparently, you can be extremely drunk and spill a beer on people, get a warning from security, then drop another one on someone's head. Get another warning from security....and as said warning is being told...spill a 3rd beer. When security tells them they are cut off...they flip them off....and yet they are still here. And didn't even check on the person that the beer fell om...who was active military, home on leave. He was soaked and had to leave to go home to do laundry before he left to go back to base in Utah early in the morning. His mom spent money on a hotel and 3 tickets to enjoy this w her son and daughter but couldn't even do that. We couldn't even enjoy Puddle of Mud without having to watch behind us. Do better Sadler Ranch. #kickemout The manager asked that we wait and give him a chance to make it right....so we did...he asked us to give uim a few minutes to deal w some things...only to wait for more than 45 min and be completely avoided by the manager. Only to be totally avoided by him. Thanks for wasting our time and money.

If being disrespected is what you're into...then go to Sadler Ranch. As for me, I will...

The blonde girl that was there for Halloween.... didn't event give me a second thought before asking if I needed anything after 20 mins. I let her know that I was a bartender and server for the past 10 years. She offered me a free drink from her negligence, and I accepted it. After I was leaving, she told a bundle of peeps that I was leaving without paying! This, of course embarrassed me and made me come back in as people started stepping in front of me, preventing me from leaving. She made me pay for the drink she insulted me with. I payed. She let me know that no matter how I was in there at The Sadler Rznch... I was nothing but a consumer. I am upset about that, because I was out there to enjoy Halloween. I work 3 jobs. I made time to get this night off to enjoy one of my favorite holidays. I am hispanic and I was the only one that wasn't my race. I am not saying that...that was the reason... but I can talk to other organizations about this, since I have...