Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery

I have a buddy who has a buddy that lives out of a hotel that is a stones throw away from this place.  I have never actually been to this establishment and all of my Indiana rendezvous have been strictly limited the casino district.   As of recently my colleague from work has been updating our office weekly on all the shenanigans that take place at the Merriville, IN Tilted Kilt on a night in and night out basis.  The stories of the regulars' interaction with the staff is that out of a classic sitcom.  Unlike Cheers, more like an Always Sunny/Dawson's Creek hybrid.  This includes hilarious interaction that bleeds from Southlake Mall Drive straight to the Madison Street Madhouse.  Basically, I will never visit this place however, if you are in the area it is definitely a must see monument.

My first encounter with Tilted Kilt was down in Houston quite a few years back, so decided to stop by this one as I did enjoy my experience there. The main attraction here are the staff, all younger females in skimpy school girl uniforms. While this was great, the issue I found was that this place was FULL of guys, my wife being one of the only women here other than the servers. The ambiance was definately interesting as the guys would mentaly undress the ladies with their eyes, including my wife.

We had the wings and a few beers here. The wings were good, nothing special, and the beer was beer. In all a half way decent spot to stop for a beer and some pub grub, but I wouldn't bring any female friends with you...

I was traveling back from Indy, and was starting to get hungry.  Knowing that once I got to the tollways in IL, that there really weren't many options, I decided to stop in Merrillville because of it's plentiful dining options.  I had never been to a tilted Kilt before, but figured I couldn't go wrong - beer, food and babes.

Upon walking in, I was greeted promptly - but that's were the promptness stopped.  Once I sat down, it took about 5 minutes before I was greeted by my server, Sammy.  She then took my drink and Appetizer order - an Ale and Chips and Salsa.  Pretty basic.  While I waiting, I went to the restroom, and came back to the table, still with no drink or app.  I continued waiting, played on my phone, watched TV.  And kept waiting.  I waited over 30 minutes before one of the other servers asked if I had someone helping me.  I told her I gave my order to Sammy over 30 minutes prior.  After some in--fighting between the manager and a few servers, I finally got my drink.  Then I waited another 10 minutes for my chips and salsa.  That's over 45 minutes of waiting for an app and a drink.

Finally, a new server decided she felt sorry for me and took my order,and waited on me.  20 plus minutes later I finally had my food, which was actually pretty tasty and a good value.  I ordered the blacken chicken pasta.  The folks at the Kilt were kind enough to comp me my meal and my chips, so I'm thankful that they at least tried to resolve the situation, but sitting for so long, after driving for 3 hours, did nothing to help my perception of this establishment.

Because of Sammy's lack of service, and the general overall lack of attention I received, I will never go back to a Kilt, even tough I thought there food was pretty good and I liked the view.

If you like Tilted Kilts, and you stop in Merriveille, I recommend going somewhere else.