Hatchell's American Tapas Tavern

I visited Hatchell's with a group, and I didn't pick out the place, never been here before or even heard of it, actually. After reading all the reviews on here, I was a little hesitant and worried that I wouldn't have a good experience.

I was the first person in my party to get to Hatchell's, and no one acknowledged me when I walked in. The workers kinda looked at me, I walked around looking for my party, and no one really noticed. They were a little busy talking to each other at the bar. Finally, one of them invited me to sit at the bar and wait, and a few minutes later, others started showing up and we were seated.

We ordered a bunch of appetizers to share and they were pretty good. Everyone really liked the fried pickles and the quesdillas. The spring rolls and the hummus were just okay, but nothing was really bad. It was basically fancier bar food, but I guess if you're going to a bar with others who are going to drink and you're not, the food is decent. I really enjoyed the vegetarian quesadilla.

The server checked on our large party quite a few times and kept our drinks filled. She also brought us more pita bread for our hummus. I did check out the salad bar, it's pretty small and some of the lettuces looked a bit wilted (only two to choose from).

So... it wasn't my choice, but if I'm invited, I'd definitely go back. Everyone seemed to have a good time, but it didn't really WOW me.

Good selection of craft beers.  Wait staff was fair.  They were a bit more concerned with talking to each other than working!  But selection of beers was great.

Good beer selection on tap. Servers/bartenders seem more interested in having fun with their friends than helping new or non-regular customers. And sharing shots with them early in the evening. I sat at the bar and was never even offered a food menu - you would think they would want to sell their "tapas."

Ultimately, I had a couple drinks then opted for take-out Chinese, which appeared to be a better option than waiting for the guy in the kitchen to stop doing shots and cook some food.