Alcove — Restaurant in Tuscaloosa

This was my favorite seat down bar where I felt safe and welcomed. I happened to usually have the same bartender who has been so polite to me.

One day a different bartender was there and she was rude and had inappropriate behavior towards the situation. I can have issues speaking clearly due to a bit of social anxiety. She asked for my ID which is fine though a bit annoyed as she was going to serve me without asking until I stumbled my words. She is screaming for it and scanning it up and down. At this point I just wanted to left alone as I know I could not be in any legal trouble as it is my real ID. She then screamed out the days till I needed to update my licenses and it wasn't like "Hey just so you know". I made it clear to her that I require a particular license for my career and was told by a state trooper to get it done all at once to avoid paying more money. Then she wanted to be nice and respectful....and I left a tip in case she was just having a bad/stressful day.

I might come back but will never...

Living in a college town and sick of the same old bro-tastic bars on every corner? Then this is the place for you.

Alcove is the low-key, chill watering hole you've been needing. With plenty of great brews on-tap and even more specialty beers chilled and ready for consumption, there's something for even the pickiest drinker. Beer not your thing? Well, there's plenty of liquor to suit your needs.

One of the few smoke-free bars in town, a visit to Alcove won't leave your clothes smelling like a 60's gentleman's club. But if you do need a smoke, there's seating out front and a porch around the back.

Some nights you might even happen upon a live jazz band serving up sweet tunes for...

I don’t normally complain but up until now I’ve had great experiences at this place. Ordered two drinks, both with flies in them. Bartender found the bottle was full of flies. When I was closing my tab I was still charged for both drinks and the bartender got an attitude when I questioned her about it. Said she gave me a different drink and she already had a loss because of the alcohol she just had to pour out. As if it’s the customers fault that they were careless with their expired drink mixes that were infested with fruit flies. I was more than happy to pay for the other drink she made but not for both the fly infested ones. I paid my tab and even left a tip but I...