I’m really struggling with Schooners as it’s been a huge staple In my youth and the food hasn’t changed much in 20 years. Not sure if it’s the nostalgia that keeps me coming back, or the food itself! The service has gone extremely downhill over the years. I was there yesterday(a Monday) at 5pm and the hostess (older lady tall w/glasses and short blond hair) told me and another party of 4 that they are short on staff. No bussers and the wait would be 20 minutes because she had to clear the tables herself. However, it was dead In there and there were waitresses to help. The other party decided to leave and I told her I’d be back and took a walk with my kids. I came back and was seated. Waitress was nice enough, however she didn’t show us the specials like other waitresses were doing and didn’t offer us bread like the other tables had and my children were hungry and a bit antsy. My 14 month old was whining a bit and the hostess kept shooting me glaring looks which made me extremely uncomfortable. A childhood friend randomly popped into the restaurant and came over to say hi to me and was chit chatting. Same glares like we were somehow being an inconvenience. The vibe from this hostess was that any guest coming to that restaurant is a huge inconvenience for her. Not one smile, agitated that people were walking in when it wasn’t even busy. I wonder why she’s even working there. The food there is pretty good. My absolute favorite is their steak tips! However they were all out yesterday so we got the calamari as an appetizer, son got the schooners burger and I got the shrimp scampi pizza. All delicious! Just don’t get the coffee it’s terrible!! They also don’t offer any bottled water and the tap water is also terrible. Right when our food came I handed our waitress my card and decided to pack up our food, and go up the street to go eat in my summer house. I could see that having children and especially a 14 month old was not wanted in that restaurant. When I was leaving, I was struggling to push my stroller through the swinging door and hostess walked right by not bothering to offer a hand. When your this cranky and old it’s time to just retire because your not doing the business any good…. A lot of the customers are loyal townies that keep this business thriving. I’m on the fence wether I ever want to come back solely due to the service.