Tashmoo

great place great food

After helping a friend move Saturday 6/29/13, we decided to go out for a casual dinner and drinks. The four of us brought the total customer count to six. Initially I was impressed by the cleanliness and atmosphere of the place but this was ruined by the contemptuous staff. Unsure of what I felt like drinking, my boyfriend asked Joyce (the bartender) if they had a house menu. She looked at him like he had three heads and gave quite an attitude when he clarified that we would like a drink menu. Since we got the vibe that we were inconveniencing the bartender, I opted for my staple; a kettle and cranberry. We received the cold shoulder from that point on. Off to a great start.

Not even halfway through my cocktail another employee, (brunette, server?) was extremely short and insulting as she poured a draft beer. In an attempt to hold a conversation one of the guys said that we weren't from the area and she replied, "where are you from?" One friend said "currently in PA." She snugly replied, " yeah, I can tell." When asked to clarify what that was supposed to mean, her attitude increased. I said, "My boyfriend and I are from NY, he's from NJ, and he's also from NY but lives in PA; so what exactly can you tell?" This struck a nerve and she avoided the question. My boyfriend chimed in to press her for an answer but was told, "I can tell he's from PA. God, you don't have to be so annoying about it!"

As a bartender for 12 years, my threshold for this behavior is higher than my boyfriend's and his friend's. Throughout the entire 15 minutes in this bar, I tried to diffuse the situation and get my boyfriend to remain calm, despite the blatant lack of customer service we had received. Until the server said we were being annoying. Of course we were shocked, insulted, and appalled by both employees behavior, and at this point my boyfriend stood up and raised his voice. "Are you kidding me?" This was when the server told us we can leave and never come back, Joyce said to pay the tab and leave or she was going to call the cops.

As we settled the check, we sent two guys outside before things escalated any further. Other patrons asked us what happened, and were in agreement that the entire scene was uncalled for.

While I won't comment on the establishment itself because we were unable to finish a drink, let alone have food; I will say that the service was the absolute worst I have had anywhere! NY, NJ, PA, FL, Mexico, etc. I have served and been served and have never been so disappointed. Joyce, you and the nasty brunette should be ashamed of yourselves and regret not treating the millionaire from PA and his friends with respect and common courtesy that is expected from professionals in the food service industry!  Management of Tashmoo, I sincerely hope these two do not represent your A-team, especially on a Saturday evening.

Came to Tashmoo a few weeks ago for happy hour. My drinks, dirty martini's, were very good! My friend and I split the spinach dip appetizer, which was pretty good..there wasn't many people in the restaurant, but when our dip was brought to us, there was a layer of dried skin on the top as if it had been sitting for us for awhile..anyways, it was good nothing too special..the chips that came with it were from the dollar store I think..not even as good as Tostitios. For my entree, I ordered the Tashmoo house salad with grilled chicken. I really liked it, however it could have used a little more goat cheese, and at one point I at something really really crunchy (hope it wasn't anything..bad..) but even though it sounds like I'm being critical, I liked the food overall. I would go back and get more drinks and try more food!