This place is absolutely unbelievable. I've been here a LOT over the past 5 years, always wanting to believe that it's a good bar in West Asheville, and always leaving disappointed, enraged, or depressed. So where shall I begin? The clientele? The extremely rude service from the so-called bartenders? The TAZER incident? I suppose I'll begin with my husband's birthday a couple years back. The tall skinny hipster bartender was working, being rude and aloof as usual, and we ordered some chicken wings. My husband loves chicken wings, especially really spicy ones. So he ordered the "whoop ass" - the hottest wings (out of like, 4 options) that they offer. They were truly inedible. There was no getting past the heat - it had absolutely NOTHING to offer in the way of flavor, just burning awful heat. What's the effing point of serving anything on your menu that literally nobody can eat? The bartender offered no apology, no explanation of how inedible the shit would be when it came out, in fact, he offered nothing at all whatsoever. We still had to pay for them even though he only managed to eat like one of them (if that). Happy birthday honey.
This is the case with this same bartender every time I ever go there when he's working. Totally annoyed that you're actually asking him for a drink. Clearly, he just wants to hang out and listen to his terrible psychobilly metal music or whatever it is and rake in the cash. On one trip, my friend asked for a Carrot Cake shot, and he simply replied "No." Like, what do you mean, "No"? Do... you... want to make money? Are... you... a bartender? We are, in fact, bartenders. So I know what I'm talking about here. After a minute he recanted, asking if she knew what was in it - which, she did. (Goldschlager, Baileys, Butters) And he finally made it. Awesome.
As for the clientele, I've experienced so many rude frickin people! On one visit, a girl came up to our table outside and said "Can you please shut the f**k up? It's my birthday and I'm trying to have fun and you guys are being really loud." Of course we were, we're at a bar outside, in the summertime, drinking! Isn't that what you do there? I know they can't be held responsible for the clientele, but after so many rude interactions on so many different occasions, you gotta think it really says something about a place.
Now for the tazer incident... This was just last night! And the straw in the camel's back which has forever sealed the fate of our economic relationship. The bar is closing. Sometimes, you find yourself there at the end of the night; it happens. Even as a bartender who knoooows how annoying it can be, I am sometimes guilty of closing 'er down. We are sitting outside - me, my husband, a friend and 2 randos we met. Girl comes out and says "5 minutes." We finish our drinks. She comes back for the glasses and takes ours, tries to take Mr. Rando's and he won't give it up. We don't know who the hell he is but she is being really rude and he's responding in kind. My husband tries to step in and help (by being nice to the guy, since that's a better way to handle drunk & disorderlies at the end of the night) and the guy drops his drink on the ground and grabs my man's wrist. So we're like, alright f**k this we tried to help but we're not gonna fight the guy for his drink that's not even our job. Next thing I know, the randos take off and 5 seconds later crazy bitch bartender comes running out with a TAZER and starts threatening us!!! Threatening little old me! "Everybody get the f**k out of here!" Buzzing her tazer in the air like a freakin pistol. Are you KIDDING me?!? It's the craziest thing I've ever experienced at a bar anywhere and I promise you after all this I will never, ever go back. read more