Straycat — Restaurant in Shreveport

As a long time downtown Shreveport resident, I love to support neighborhood businesses. As someone who values honesty when I review local businesses, sometimes I have to leave a really bad review. Keep in mind, most of my reviews are positive.

Saturday Night, Oct 11th about half past 10pm I stopped in for a diet soda. I was served in a small styrophome cup filled with ice and probably about four ounces of diet soda from the well fountain, and the taste was of a dirty fountain head that was in need of some cleaning. The bartender was not very welcoming. Not a hello nor pleasant greeting. He wasn't abrasive, but he really had no warmth, so to speak. He asked for my ID(btw, I am aware 53 year old man, but I didn't mind showing my state ID - but come on...I'm way past my high school years - I've been to Stay Cat several times, but okay, whatever) What I take issue with the most, and the reason for my low rating is this bartender having the nerve to run my card to the amount of FOUR Dollars for about four ounces of soda from a dirty nozzle.

I love to support local businesses, as I've said, but I cannot abide this unchivalrous treatment of downtown residents. For four dollars, clean your fountain tips thoroughly and put the soda in an actual glass. A tall one worthy of a four dollar bill of fare. Maybe have your bartender give a little bit of hospitality, a little bit of "How is your evening going?" would go a long way.

Then again, maybe Stray Cat is so great that it doesn't need to care about making the butter stick to the bread.

In any case, I will be going somewhere else after the close of PrizeFest. Stray Cat was my tradition. Another venue, one that feels welcoming, will...

Bartender Lee very rude and irresponsible. Continuously serving drinks to a beautiful drunk woman. Her mother who came to get her observed him serving her for over 2 hrs. She had already been drinking before her Mother got there. When asked to stop serving her he yelled at the Morher and put her out. Refusing to leave her daughter she stood looking thru the window in the freezing, 28degree weather keeping an eye on her daughter. Lee sneered at and taunted the Mother, making sure she saw him continue to serve her daughter drinks his male patrons were buying for her. At closing the police were called so the Mother could point out the man who earlier had tried to get her daughter to leave with him. When they saw her outside and pointing them out to the police their grins...

The bar itself is cool enough and relaxing like others have said. The bar top is a cool roughed up copper tacked down with nails, giving it a really nice feel. Beer selection was fine considering the size of the place. Beer was served cold and was asked if I wanted a glass. Service was poor. Even with 6-8 of us in the whole place the bartender stayed at the other side of the bar talking and rarely came down to the other side. Even when the backup bartender came in he was not that much better. The place has a lot of potential and I would even go back to give them another chance...they just need to step it up a notch. PS. The pizza is really not that good. It is like a Red Baron pizza heated up in a small oven...