Grad Center Bar — Restaurant in Providence

The drinks are good as well as the ambience. However, the owner was unprofessional and unethical .We came as a group of 5 and spent $10 each for entry, $170 on the bill and gave a $15 tip. The owner came up to us, sat herself on our table and said “in our culture we usually give at least a 20% tip”. While we understood her concern, we asked what a proper tip amount would be and she mentioned at least $35 to $40. We said that we are not affording to tip such a large amount in addition to our entry fee+ bill and the owner went on to say that since we spent $170 on drinks, giving a hefty tip should be within our budget.

Forcing a group of customers (who are young working professionals) to give a heavier tip, telling us to leave while we were trying to finish our drink because we did not tip enough, judging what we spent and asking us to conform to the tipping culture was extremely unprofessional and rude. It’s a sad plight to have the owner come up to youngsters and ask them to tip more instead of paying her employees a...

The bartenders and staff were extremely crude and xenophobic. I have never been treated so rudely and disrespected. When asked for my ID I presented my official national ID. They did not accept it, which is okay and I said I would leave with my friend in a minute. They started getting agitated and proceeded to physically get in our face and aggressively kicked both of us out. We were both in shock and will never return to this place again. This behavior is absolutely...

I recently visited Providence for the first time in 6 years, and one of the things I was looking most forward to going here again. And in all that time passed, it did not change or disappoint. Cheap, great beer selection, and good cocktails to boot. Pool, darts, board games should you want.

There is an entry fee, or a membership fee,...