(Owner comment update. I do have a police report. Try 1st week of June 2020. Who would pay me to write a fake review?? lol- If this was a "fake review" wouldn't I just say something quick about bad food? Ask the bartender in the above header banner. Thats Mr Pissed Off that got you this review and me thrown in jail!)
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Be super careful if you go to this place!! They called the police on me and put me in jail!!
We are a group of professionals from Laguna Beach, Ca; business owners, engineers etc, and took our kids to Lake Havasu for my youngest son's birthday to go tubing. A friend of ours that owns a house there recommended this place for dinner. We were told there would be a wait but that we could have a drink at the bar, which was empty. There was a bartender standing there looking at us with a pissed-off look on his face and made us wait several minutes before deciding to mosey on over to take our order. The youngest in our group was 32 years old but he decided to card us all and my wife had forgotten her ID back in the room and wouldn't serve her. He went on and on about how the "police are everywhere" and he could get in trouble yadi, yadi whatever ...
Right about that time the waitress came over and saved us from Mr pissed off lame rant and took us to our table. About 1/2 way through dinner I went to the restroom where I had to walk by the bar and Mr. pissed off glaring at me as I was walking by I made a stupid comment like "I don't see all those police that you said were everywhere" and he instantly came back and said, "F*** you!!"!! So I replied "F*** you to, ***hole!" - keep in mind that I didn't stop or break my stride at all for this little exchange and continued to the bathroom and then headed back to the table to finish my food.
Amazingly, about 10 minutes later, one of Lake Havasu's finest walks up to our table and asks to speak to me outside ..huh? So we go outside and I explain the same thing above and he places me in handcuffs and puts me in the car! Unbelievable!!! I have never heard of such a thing happening in my entire 59 years!
I own several businesses and have never ever once called the police on a customer! The ONLY reason to call the police on a customer would be if they were destroying property ...certainly not a 10-second exchange of words, that the employee started, while walking by!! To add insult to injury, they actually brought the bill for my half-eaten sandwich out to the police car!!! Complete lowlifes!!
I had to spend the night in jail and in the morning paid $1000 fine. The charge? Disorderly Conduct!
I spoke with an attorney the next day and apparently, the state of Arizona has this nifty little law that they enjoy using a lot, especially for tourists from California, according to him. He said that its a very broad law and gave me an example; that if you got angry with your kid and took his xBox away and walked outside and slammed it down in the dumpster ...you can go to jail in AZ for "Disorderly Conduct"
If you start reading down these reviews, you will see other people that have complained about this bartender and other customers that they have called the police on before ...so don't just take my word for it. I think he is the owner's son and for whatever reason wasn't happy about working that day.
The main takeaway from this review is if you go to this place do yourself a huge favor and DO NOT ARGUE WITH THESE PEOPLE!!! If the check doesn't look correct ..or maybe you didn't receive what you ordered, forgot your ID in your room or found a cockroach in your Cubano sandwich, whatever...just pay your bill, keep your eyes averted and get the hell out of there as quickly as possible because they WILL call the police and use their infamous "Disorderly Conduct" law on you! And Disorderly Conduct in the lovely state of Arizona is the night in jail and $1000 event!
I have vowed never to return to the redneck side of Lake Havasu! We heard from several locals that they do NOT like people from California and I was surprised to see at least 40 other Californians in court the next morning for the same "Disorderly Conduct" charge. They must have raked in at least $40,000 that morning! What a racket ... read more