McSorley’s Beach Pub

First, let me start off by saying everything started off ok. My wife and I stopped by for a quick bite to eat as the patio was almost empty and we figured we could eat and continue on with our evening. We were seated and our order was taken in a somewhat timely manner. Food and drinks were delivered and this is where thing started to take a sharp nosedive. My wife ordered chicken fingers and fries, I opted for a turkey club. Again, thought process was on a quick bite to eat. My food wasn’t bad, my wife’s however was an entirely different story. Her bottled beer was warm and the chicken fingers were soggy. While we were eating, I can only guess that “friends” of the manager or owner showed up and two tables were pushed together directly across from our table. Ok, no big deal here, I have seen big groups numerous times and they have never disrupted my dinner or the service that I received, however, that was not to be the case this time. We sat and watched as the owner/manager, our waitress, as well as another waitress or customer host, brought bottle after bottle of wine to the groups table and catered to their every whim. The group had a dog with them and were given a “take out box” which they then used as a water bowl for the dog in the restaurant, as well as used water from the guests water pitcher to fill the make-shift bowl. Now if this would have been a proper service animal, that would be one thing, but as the dog would wander around greeting people, ourselves included, this definitely was not a properly trained service animal. The waitress, finally noticing that we were done eating, came and asked if we were done (which we had been at this point for a good 15 minutes) and proceeded to take our plates. Now at this point, one would expect the waitress to come back with your check, but, nope. The owner/manager, the waitress, and the customer host continued to cater to the group sitting across from us. Numerous times the owner/manager made eye contact with me sitting there at the table, no food, no drinks, but never came to question why we were sitting at a table in the establishment without food or drinks. Exactly 34 minutes after our waitress had taken our plates, I was finally able to get her attention to get my check. When the waitress came back, she said “I’m sorry, it’s a bit hectic tonight”. Had the patio and bar been full, I could have easily bought into the theory of hectic, but considering the patio was only half full, it was far from hectic, they were just too busy catering to the family/friends group than they were with efficiently running their business. In my 51+ years of life, this is the absolute worst service I have ever experienced and this is the first time I have every left a bad review for any business.