Long waits, poor service, and poor quality food, especially for the pricing. Everything we used to love about this place is now non-existent. Been a slow decline over the past few years. Manager named Phil denied a breastfeeding mother, and 11 month old baby, their own spring water they brought with them. We do not drink filtered water, and it really doesn't seem too unreasonable. A breastfeeding woman, that needs to stay hydrated in order to produce milk for the baby, should be allowed to have and drink her own water. He stated it was because of people bringing in alcohol. I understand you don't want people bringing in alcohol. I've haven't had a drink of alcohol in 4 years 3 months and 11 days. It was obvious it was a drink for mom and baby. No alcohol whatsoever. I would have allowed him to smell it or take a drink even. But really, once someone is telling my wife and mother of my child, that she can't have her own fresh spring water, that you don't offer at all.... I was extremely disturbed by his rude demeanor and we just left got up and left. We had already made reservations and waited 30 more minutes for a patio seat because they were understaffed. The day before a holiday. Seems like another management issue. So it made it difficult to go find somewhere else. We went to Mitchell's ocean club at easton instead, which makes 101 beer kitchen seem more akin to olive garden or Applebee's. That's pretty much what it's become. They are a complete joke and we will never be coming back again. Beyond that I'm telling every single person that will listen how completely ridiculous it is to watch a mother and baby get denied their reservation because she wants to drink her own spring water and coconut water that you don't have available on her mothers day...
Ā Ā Ā Read moreMy wife and I have been sick for two days. Symptoms started about 20 hours after eating hamburgers from 101 Beer Kitchen. We ordered on Uber Eats. Weāve ordered from here in the past and always loved their burgers. This time I noticed just a slight change in the taste, I even mentioned to Michelle that it tasted like something was on it that shouldnāt be. The next day (Friday) she had to leave work early, and by the time she got home we were both on the toilet and have been since. We ruled out everything else as this was the only thing we had both eaten in the time frame. Thankfully we saved the packaging the food came in.
Thatās another issue⦠this restaurant does not utilize tamper proof packaging. They donāt even staple their bags shut. So it could be the chef(s) or employees at the restaurant who tampered with the food or it could be the delivery driver - there would be no way to know for sure.
Iām tempted to send this packaging off for testing to determine what was on it that made us so sick. Itās now Sunday. Neither of us have slept in two days. If it doesnāt get better soon weāre going to have to seek medical attention. Hard with a 16 month old.
Safe to say we will never be eating at this restaurant again. Whether the meat had been sitting out all day or some ingredient was spoiled or the food was deliberately tampered with (my gut tells me itās the latter), itās just about killed us.
Whoever was cooking this past Thursday night needs seriously questioned. Think twice before eating here! Itās not...
Ā Ā Ā Read moreI really hate to leave such a negative review but as a fellow bartender and general manager; I was so disappointed in not only the service but the food as well. First, we walked in and the host was friendly. Then we casually made our way over to the bar. This is where our problems began. We sat for quite a long time without being noticed. We didnāt receive a greeting or menu for at least ten minutes if not longer. We ordered drinks and then proceeded to order our meal. The food did come out promptly. My boyfriend loved the wings. However, I opted to swap my side for the Mac and cheese which has been constantly raved about and included an up charge which was no biggie. After, one bite I was instantly appalled as the noodles were undercooked and the pasta was dry. There was absolutely no flavor. The Birria Torta tasted nothing of Mexican cuisine but yet a Smokey pot roast. The Brussels sprouts had great flavor but also were under. We asked to cash out on three occasions. The server seemed to care more about her tips than the actual guest experience or hospitality. The atmosphere is wonderful and reminded me of a brewery we opened a few years ago. Finally, we paid and left. Unfortunately, that was the best part of our experience this evening. We remembered it being so wonderful in the past when visiting but sadly, we do...
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