Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant

I've had a variety of things on the menu ( farmhouse burger, salmon, beers, garlic fries, to name a few) but none were particularly delicious. It's a great place to meet up with friends though for a drink /happy hour, but food-wise it's just another American restaurant.

Love their Wedge Salad!!

My friend and I were looking for a nice place for dinner after we finished our ceramics class at Visarts. We came upon Gordon Biersch and decided to have dinner there. As soon as we walked in, we were informed that the kitchen was closing in 12 minutes and we had to order quickly, to which we replied that would not be a problem. Then we were asked if we wanted to sit in the cocktail area or in the dining area, and we said dining area. There was no mention of the outdoor seating area, so we (wrongfully) assumed that the outdoor area was closing for the night.

We were seated in the dining area, and there was only one other table filled. No biggie. Why would we want to sit at the bar, when there were comfy booths to sit in? The waitress comes over to take our drink order, and asks if we were told that the cocktail area was open too. Ok, weird question, but we didn't think much of it, so we said yes, but we were having dinner, so wanted to sit in the dining area.

I then asked her what kind of sodas they had, as none were listed on the menu. Here's how the conversation went:
Me: what kind of sodas do you have?
Waitress: Coke.
Me: Just coke?
Waitress: and Diet coke. Starts to walk away.
Me: oh, that's all?
Waitress: and Pibbs. Starts to walk away.
Me: Do you have anything without caffeine?
Waitress: and sprite.

The rest of the meal was completely ruined by the horrible attitude of our server. My friend and I were nothing but polite and courteous and she was nothing but rude and made us feel terrible with her bad attitude.

I will never be back. Train your staff. How hard is it to smile and be polite?