A bunch of Sowallers went there tonight after the play. After sitting at a table with no service we went to the bar to get drinks. At 9:45 I asked a bar back what they were serving from the kitchen. He said there were only 3 items but he was not sure what they were. He asked a bartender and then I placed my order with him (marinated crab claws and tuna dip) He (the bar back) told me that I had to open a tab with the bartender, so I placed the order and gave him my credit card. WELL, 45 minutes later and after asking several people about our food we left (I hope my credit card was not charged).
The security guy told us (after we told him we were displeased) said we should not have been able to order in the first place. To be honest he and the other staff memebers could have cared less and no apologies were given. THis is the last time I establish this place and will not recommend it to anyone else. This is not the first time this has happened so I guess I should have known better....
I am curious to see what the manager thinks of this.....and for the record I am not PUI, I only had one drink...
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BeachmomBeachmomBeach FanaticGrayton Beach!934 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach Fanatic
BeachmomBeach FanaticGrayton Beach!934 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach FanaticVery bad service on a really GRAYT night!! Too bad...we are the ones that come back- when no one else is there!! No more....:wave:
BiffBiffBeach FanaticBedFord Falls3,255 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach Fanatic
B & A's .......
Disapointnment....
A-Funn IBD, Cork and Beachmom will NEVER go back... the service is not satisfactory.....:idontno:
We were there for an hour; never approached for food or drinks....:bang: we ordered food on our own at the bar; and an hour later; no food.....and we were told, finally after waiting patiently that no food is served after 9:30 BUT they never bothered to tell us this. They were non-complacent and rude. How sad that they have become an establishiment that is a meat market and tourist trap...:( :( :(
not a friendly place:angry: Bad experience and if we had been told that we would not be served we could have eaten elsewhere as we had many starving people
Disapointnment....
A-Funn IBD, Cork and Beachmom will NEVER go back... the service is not satisfactory.....:idontno:
We were there for an hour; never approached for food or drinks....:bang: we ordered food on our own at the bar; and an hour later; no food.....and we were told, finally after waiting patiently that no food is served after 9:30 BUT they never bothered to tell us this. They were non-complacent and rude. How sad that they have become an establishiment that is a meat market and tourist trap...:( :( :(
not a friendly place:angry: Bad experience and if we had been told that we would not be served we could have eaten elsewhere as we had many starving people
Cork On the OceanCork On the Oceandirectionally challengedSeacrest Beach2,450 postsJoined View profileMessagedirectionally challenged
Cork On the Oceandirectionally challengedSeacrest Beach2,450 postsJoined View profileMessagedirectionally challengedA bunch of Sowallers went there tonight after the play. After sitting at a table with no service we went to the bar to get drinks. At 9:45 I asked a bar back what they were serving from the kitchen. He said there were only 3 items but he was not sure what they were. He asked a bartender and then I placed my order with him (marinated crab claws and tuna dip) He (the bar back) told me that I had to open a tab with the bartender, so I placed the order and gave him my credit card. WELL, 45 minutes later and after asking several people about our food we left (I hope my credit card was not charged).
The security guy told us (after we told him we were displeased) said we should not have been able to order in the first place. To be honest he and the other staff memebers could have cared less and no apologies were given. THis is the last time I establish this place and will not recommend it to anyone else. This is not the first time this has happened so I guess I should have known better....
I am curious to see what the manager thinks of this.....and for the record I am not PUI, I only had one drink...
I'm not PUI either - no drinks for me. Who saw a waiter???? :idontno: We were there nearly an hour and never saw a waitress - not once! :bang: I also have had bad service at Bud and Alley's before. For the prices they charge, I expect some service - anything. Throw us a bone! :angry: There's too many good restaurants on 30A to sit with no service and have your night ruined.
I am another local who also will never return to Bud and Alley's and they will miss us locals in November. They have :pissed: me off for the last time.
Cork On the OceanCork On the Oceandirectionally challengedSeacrest Beach2,450 postsJoined View profileMessagedirectionally challenged
Cork On the Oceandirectionally challengedSeacrest Beach2,450 postsJoined View profileMessagedirectionally challengedRe: B & A's .......
True Dat! Bye Bye Bud and Alley's. I'll be at Shades on the Loop, Red Bar and many of the NUMEROUS 30A restaurants that want my business!!! :pissed:
True Dat! Bye Bye Bud and Alley's. I'll be at Shades on the Loop, Red Bar and many of the NUMEROUS 30A restaurants that want my business!!! :pissed:
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KurtAdminSoWal2,473 postsJoined View profileMessageAdminBiff's thread merged with this one.
Were they busy?
Were they busy?
InletBchDwellerInletBchDwellerSoWal InsiderPrairieville, La6,802 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal InsiderAuthor
InletBchDwellerSoWal InsiderPrairieville, La6,802 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal InsiderAuthorI dont think that they were slammed (from my 15 year previous bar/rest. experience) When I went to the bar to get a drink there was no wait, same when I ordered my food.
This is a great location for a bar but everytime I go there I feel like they are thinking here's another person to serve . I try to be polite to the servers and bartenders (being a good southern girl that I am;-) )and I feel I get no politeness back. There is one bartender in particular who I make a point to say "thank you", or "how are you doing" or "we had fun tonight" and I get nothing but a credit card slip to sign--that is it. Maybe if I frequented it on a weekly basis and they "knew" me it would be different but that is not the way a tipped based employee should be IMHO.
I have friends who love to go there when they come and visit us and this has been stricken off of the list. And to be honest, I dont think they really care.....JMHO
This is a great location for a bar but everytime I go there I feel like they are thinking here's another person to serve . I try to be polite to the servers and bartenders (being a good southern girl that I am;-) )and I feel I get no politeness back. There is one bartender in particular who I make a point to say "thank you", or "how are you doing" or "we had fun tonight" and I get nothing but a credit card slip to sign--that is it. Maybe if I frequented it on a weekly basis and they "knew" me it would be different but that is not the way a tipped based employee should be IMHO.
I have friends who love to go there when they come and visit us and this has been stricken off of the list. And to be honest, I dont think they really care.....JMHO
JBJBBeach FanaticTuscaloosa1,445 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach Fanatic
JBBeach FanaticTuscaloosa1,445 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach FanaticA bunch of Sowallers went there tonight after the play. After sitting at a table with no service we went to the bar to get drinks. At 9:45 I asked a bar back what they were serving from the kitchen. He said there were only 3 items but he was not sure what they were. He asked a bartender and then I placed my order with him (marinated crab claws and tuna dip) He (the bar back) told me that I had to open a tab with the bartender, so I placed the order and gave him my credit card. WELL, 45 minutes later and after asking several people about our food we left (I hope my credit card was not charged).
The security guy told us (after we told him we were displeased) said we should not have been able to order in the first place. To be honest he and the other staff memebers could have cared less and no apologies were given. THis is the last time I establish this place and will not recommend it to anyone else. This is not the first time this has happened so I guess I should have known better....
I am curious to see what the manager thinks of this.....and for the record I am not PUI, I only had one drink...
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sbartoldusBeach FanaticHere342 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach FanaticDitto. As a former bartender/server I have found B&A's to be unwelcoming. As someone newly local I have found friendly service everywhere else including the Red Bar, Rendez-vous, OFFH, and Borago to name a few.
For those of you who haven't made Amavida your coffee spot when in Seagrove, please do. They are so nice and have free wifi and fair trade coffee.
For those of you who haven't made Amavida your coffee spot when in Seagrove, please do. They are so nice and have free wifi and fair trade coffee.
InletBchDwellerInletBchDwellerSoWal InsiderPrairieville, La6,802 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal InsiderAuthor
InletBchDwellerSoWal InsiderPrairieville, La6,802 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal InsiderAuthorI knew better but since we had just left the wonderful play it was convienient.
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DDDDSoWal Expertgrapevine, tx. /On the road to SoWal23,871 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal Expert
DDSoWal Expertgrapevine, tx. /On the road to SoWal23,871 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal ExpertI dont think that they were slammed (from my 15 year previous bar/rest. experience) When I went to the bar to get a drink there was no wait, same when I ordered my food.
This is a great location for a bar but everytime I go there I feel like they are thinking here's another person to serve . I try to be polite to the servers and bartenders (being a good southern girl that I am;-) )and I feel I get no politeness back. There is one bartender in particular who I make a point to say "thank you", or "how are you doing" or "we had fun tonight" and I get nothing but a credit card slip to sign--that is it. Maybe if I frequented it on a weekly basis and they "knew" me it would be different but that is not the way a tipped based employee should be IMHO.
I have friends who love to go there when they come and visit us and this has been stricken off of the list. And to be honest, I dont think they really care.....JMHO
I think you're right, IBD. Wasn't this the same treatment we received in April? I thought maybe it was just an off night for the bartender...maybe the same guy....Then later, I just thought maybe they weren't having near as much funn as we were...then, I thought maybe...well, nevermind....I just remember thinking that I probably wouldn't go back either if given a choice.
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PaigeBeach LoverArkansas157 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach LoverThis is nothing new. We were treated equally bad last August. The bartender and waitresses sat and talked with their friends at the bar instead of serving the customers. We are only in SoWal 2 weeks a year but so we will spend our $ elsewhere and tell others to do the same.
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Next time it might be in your best interest to go somewhere a little less crowded during the summer months. B&A have always had the reputation of being slammed in the summer months. You'll get the respect and reconition when winter rolls around, I guarantee it! ;-)
Next time it might be in your best interest to go somewhere a little less crowded during the summer months. B&A have always had the reputation of being slammed in the summer months. You'll get the respect and reconition when winter rolls around, I guarantee it! ;-)
BeachmomBeachmomBeach FanaticGrayton Beach!934 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach Fanatic
BeachmomBeach FanaticGrayton Beach!934 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach FanaticWhen a party of 7-8 people can walk in and find a table with no wait- I'd say they where not "slammed". Don't think that excuse works for last night. I don't think there is an excuse for plain out rudness.
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johoBeach Fanatic1,133 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach FanaticWhen a party of 7-8 people can walk in and find a table with no wait- I'd say they where not "slammed". Don't think that excuse works for last night. I don't think there is an excuse for plain out rudness.
I agree with you regarding no excuse for rudeness.........:shock:
AllifunnAllifunnFunnChef - AlisonCooks.comSt Petersburg13,635 postsJoined View profileMessageFunnChef - AlisonCooks.com
AllifunnFunnChef - AlisonCooks.comSt Petersburg13,635 postsJoined View profileMessageFunnChef - AlisonCooks.comThe whole staff was unfriendly! The bartenders and wait staff were more interested in "scoring" with the young chicks then doing business. The whole experience was a BUST!!!!
I will never darken thier door again, but I am sure they don't really care?:idontno:
PS...Biff says ditto dat...and he is telling everyone in Oklahoma....:wave:
I will never darken thier door again, but I am sure they don't really care?:idontno:
PS...Biff says ditto dat...and he is telling everyone in Oklahoma....:wave:
JBJBBeach FanaticTuscaloosa1,445 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach Fanatic
JBBeach FanaticTuscaloosa1,445 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach FanaticI will never darken thier door again, but I am sure they don't really care?:idontno:
You're right, they don't. Know why? Because there are 100 tourists waiting to take your place. There is zero motivaton for them to be consistent or friendly...because they don't have to be. They can be as rude as they want and the $$$ just keep rolling in.
Sad, isn't it?
KimmifunnKimmifunnFunnkaliciousHollyhood9,699 postsJoined View profileMessageFunnkalicious
KimmifunnFunnkaliciousHollyhood9,699 postsJoined View profileMessageFunnkalicious:( Bummed to hear. I've never had a bad experience there.
seaside2seaside2Beach FanaticAll over the place785 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach Fanatic
seaside2Beach FanaticAll over the place785 postsJoined View profileMessageBeach FanaticWe are not locals but love Sowal, are there regularly, and have always been given mediocre service at B&A bar. Not bad, just poor. This is terrible since they have a great location and apparently a gold mine. Apparently with the money rolling in like it does, they don't have to care any more. It really didn't used to be this way. Our trips to the B&A bar are getting less and less frequent because of service and price.:angry:
And BTW our user id has nothing to do with being a seaside person.
Makes me wish I had chosen another one.:bang: :bang: :bang:
And BTW our user id has nothing to do with being a seaside person.
Makes me wish I had chosen another one.:bang: :bang: :bang:
JdargJdargSoWal Expert18,040 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal Expert
JdargSoWal Expert18,040 postsJoined View profileMessageSoWal Expert:( Bummed to hear. I've never had a bad experience there.
Me neither. Maybe somewhat indifferent service, which is better than most service around here at other places, but never awful.
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