The Bar — Restaurant in Milford Charter Township

I met my friend at The Bar for breakfast. I got there right when they were opening. Walked in from the back (where I parked) and was told to talk to the "big guy up front" for a table. I walked up in a great mood and said "hi I'm told I need to see you for a table". The "big guy" happened to be the owner, Jimmy. He said "yeah" without even looking at me. I said there will be two of us and we would like to sit outside please. He said go ahead and go out there and I'll send someone out. Mariel was our server and she was fantastic. My friend and I hadn't seen each other in a while so we had a lot of catching up to do. We formulated a plan with Mariel that when our menu was in a certain location we were ready to order and that way she didn't need to worry about continuously popping by only to find that we weren't ready to order. She thought that was fun and we happily sat there chatting and drinking our mimosas. After a bit we ordered and the food was wonderful. The owner continued to wander about with a scowl on his face taking care of things. We finished out mimosas and asked Mariel for a box for our food and decided to order another drink. While we were waiting the owner came by to inform us that there was a line waiting to be seated so basically we needed to move it along. Shocked by this we did tell him that we were planning to order another drink and he reluctantly let us stay. How wonderful we thought that he would allow us to stay and continue to spend money at his restaurant. Mariel came by with our drinks and we sat there chatting and drinking. Once he knew that we were finished and had received our bill he once again came by to let us know that there was a wait and that we needed to move along!! I couldn't believe it!! I said to him "well I guess next time I just won't spend as much money here." He asked me to repeat myself which I was happy to do. He then said " well I don't mean to be rude but" and before I let him finish I said " and yet it happens so naturally" and got up and left. I have never been treated like that by the owner of a restaurant. Who basically tells someone that he doesn't want them to spend any more money?! Also . . . all the staff was required (and we know this because we asked) to wear a mask while the owner walked around mask free. Way to lead by example! I will never go back. I will tell my friends not to go back and if anyone is looking for suggestions on where to go in Milford I will definitely NOT recommend The Bar. If you are looking for a nice place to sit and relax and catch up . . . go down the road to...

Came in to grab some food and drink with some buddies after walking around for Milford memories. I was the first to arrive. I stood around for maybe 5 minutes, No one was seating me and I saw some people come in after me and seat themselves so I did the same. As I waited for my friends to show up the manager comes over to ask me how many of us there will be. I tell him 4 and he asked me where my friends were to which I said they were coming down the street. He asked me to move seats. So i did. Then, after changing seats He immediately asked me again where my friends were at and why I was even there. I told him we were going to get some drinks and some food. And he asked me again where my friend’s were and how long they were going to be. No one was waiting to be seated and there were plenty of open tables. Idk if this manager was drunk, high or what but we wanted a nice relaxing place to get some food and drink and this manager made that experience extremely stressful. I got up and left.

We went to Gravity Bar and Grill, far better waiting staff far better management, more relaxing environment....

Great breakfast and food has always been top notch.Mariel was our waitress and did a phenomenal job considering they (as most restaurants are now) were short staffed. The owner Jimmy who has been in the hospitality service for years is clearly in need of retirement or a new occupation. He mandates his staff to wear masks ( vaccinated or not) while he DOESN’T lead by example and trots around during this trying time w/a scowl mask free. He stopped at our table twice (2 women of course) and reminded us that there was a wait and to move along WHILE we were still eating and drinking and had been in process of ordering another round. After years of living in Milford and eating there- I will NOT be returning and will share my experience w/ family, neighbors & co workers. Spend your hard earned $ somewhere else. I feel bad for his staff that he is lucky to have as they did a great job and I’m sure he is affecting their tips....