Station 1846 — Restaurant in Milwaukee

First time here. Showed up with a few other friends on a Saturday morning. There were several other small groups here.

The place is super open, with lots of great light coming through the garage doors. They had one of them open, it was a little chilly, but it was nice to have some outside/fresh air. There is also outdoor seating on a small patio area. The inside seating area has tables and chairs that work well for small groups. We got ourselves a table towards one of the corners.

There was only one staff person there. The people/orders were already backed up when we arrived. It probably took 15 minutes for the 4 our us to get served. The barista? was doing their best to get us all served, but there was just no way that they were able to keep up. I tried to order a couple of different tea lattes, first a London Fog, and then a Chai Latte, but they were either unsure what it was, or did not have the tea. (turns out that there aren't even teas listed on the menu). I ended up just settling with a hot chocolate, which they were able to make. Not what you would expect from a "coffee shop".

My understanding is that this location is also a night time spot that serves alcohol. Perhaps that is a better use for this space. As a coffee shop I would not likely return.

ps - there is an Anondyne coffee shop right across the street. I could probably get what I wanted there, and join my friends at...

I wanted to leave a better review, the first 2 times I visited this establishment were great. The pizza was good, the drinks were good, the vibes were good. I honestly thought I would be able to make this place my daily work spot. On my third time there, I ordered my regular Prosecco (previously $8 a glass). We ordered a few rounds and closed out. After closing out, we noticed the Prosecco was up charged to $13 a glass. When asking the bartender about it, we pointed out that the menu we had said $8 (which it had previously been on our other visits). The bartender asked someone, who we assumed was a manager, if there was anything that can be done to our closed out bill. She got up and fiddled around with the computer and then sat back down. I asked her if anything could be done and she says “I don’t have the manager numbers to discount the bill.”

At a minimum, for a mistake that is not the customers fault, should be handled differently than this was.

We, unfortunately, will not be back...

Beautiful spot. Service was not so great, not because they lack cocktail knowledge but because they lack customer service skills. I asked for a sazerac, got stared at like I was talking jibberish. I offered to show them the recipe on my phone, and they said “oh we don’t have absinthe”. Understandable! No big deal. Asked for a different cocktail and instead got a weird attitude and more stares. I finally figured out they knew how to make a Manhattan. It was an ok drink. When I went up to the bar to either get a drink or close out, the bartender said not a word and just stared at me again and waited for me to speak. A “what else can I do for you” seems the least one can say. It’s unfortunate because the space is beautiful. I’ll go around the corner to Tin Widow for a...