Skagit River Brewery

I've been to the Skagit River Brewery a number of times and things were usually fine. But my boyfriend and I decided to go enjoy a pizza and beer on a nice sunny day and as a result of the service (or lack thereof), it's unlikely we'll go back.
We went inside to check in with the host who told us we could have a seat at any table out on the deck. We picked a table and he gave us menus. Then we sat there. No one came to even take our drink order. Mind you they were not busy at the time. Another couple came and sat at a nearby table and a server went to help them almost immediately. The other customers even told the server that we'd been sitting there first, but the server didn't seem to care. She brought them out their beers, and at that time a couple more people joined that table. She took their drink orders and continued to ignore us. After sitting for a good 15 minutes without so much as a glass of water we decided to just leave. The server saw us walking out and didn't say one word to us. No apology, no "be right with you". Nothing. I could believe how badly we were treated. SRB definitely missed out as we were both going to order beer, pizza and salads, AND we had 2 growlers we were planning to fill as well.
We went over to the Porterhouse instead and got fast, friendly service and were happy to give them the $80 we would have spent at the Skagit River Brewery had we not been so rudely ignored.

We've eaten here twice now, and the food is really good! I've had a burger and now I've also had the shepherd's pie. Both meals were fantastic, and the beer is pretty good, too.

But, the service is inconsistent. Last time was fantastic, but this one was horrible. The hostess let us choose our seat, and we would have enjoyed the deck outside, but as it was full, we sat pretty much in the center of the dining area, and were ignored for almost 15 minutes before I went and asked the hostess if our server knew we were there. Instant service then, but after we got our food, we didn't see her again until our plates and glasses were empty.

We'll go back, but I hope the service improves.

The average star rating is exactly right for this location. The beer is ok, not the best nor the worst, but nothing special. The food is about average, although we did have spoiled salad dressing on salad.  The only thing stopping me from dropping it to 2 stars is friendly service. Most likely would not return.