Provincetown Portuguese Bakery

I am absolutely disgusted by how my family and I were treated by the one of the owners. After looking at other reviews, it appears that we are not the only ones who have been a target of the owner’s rage issues. I came in with my mom, daughter, and husband, ordered fried dough, and sat down to eat it. There were chairs up on some of the tables but people were sitting at the other table next to it so we figured maybe they just hadn’t put those down yet (there were no signs or other indication that they were not to be used). As we were finishing our food, the owner came over to us and immediately started loudly yelling at us and berating us because he could not believe we put the chairs down as they were up due to a spill. We quickly apologized and said we did not realize, but he CONTINUED to yell at us and then said “I need you to get out of here”. In other words, he kicked out paying customers. He was unapologetic and incredibly rude, and would not stop verbally harassing us to the point that it made my 6 year old daughter really nervous and uncomfortable. I’ve come to Provincetown (including this bakery when it was under previous ownership) since I was a kid and I’ve NEVER been treated this horrendously.

To the owner, as I’m sure you’re reading this- I hope you take time to reevaluate your interactions with others. I will assume you have some personal struggles causing you to lash out because there is no other reason to treat anyone, especially customers, in this manner. A simple “if you could please move due to a spill” and we would’ve instantly obliged. There was NO water on the floor (even though you insisted it was a safety issue), NO wet floor sign, and the table was again in use within 10 minutes when we walked by again. But really, none of that even matters and you could’ve handled it respectfully. You have no right to treat my family- especially my child- this way and I will never be back.