The Whiskey Republic

We've been to WR a couple times so far - and each time I'm not sure why we go back. This time will make it final.  We went in mid-day yesterday, after baking in the sun at a parade - I brought my own Gluten-Free buns so I could enjoy a 4th-of-July burger. No dice. There are bread crumbs in the burgers ("meatloaf is how my BF described the taste).  I ended up with a Rueben on my bun, which was actually kinda tasty, but my experience took over my star ratings.

I made it through one cocktail, and didn't really want the second one I ordered, so I made the BF finish it. I asked for sugar on the rim of the sweet martini, and I got splenda. Seriously? That. Was. Gross.  The BF thought I was crazy, and there was no way it was splenda - but when we asked the bartender, she confirmed it. Said they didn't have sugar.  That's just weird.  And probably let someone know that - as I would have, in no way, wanted splenda in my drink.

Here's the kicker of the day. I accidentally left my wallet there.  I've worked at a lot of bars, and you can tell a lot about the way a bar is managed buy the way this was handled.  I left it on the bar, it was picked up by the bartender. I called when I got home, and asked the girl on the phone who (at that point) had it in her hand (casey? brittany?  some sort of -ey name) if they could throw it in the safe, and I would pick it up in the morning (who *really* wants to head back downtown on a holiday afternoon).  I slept well, thinking my cards and small amount of cash were OK.

I was wrong.  Not only did it not make it to the safe, it was found this morning IN THE DJ BOOTH.  The cash was (obviously) gone, as was $14 in CVS bucks. Seriously?  You have to type in my phone number to even be able to use those? Why the hell would you take them?   I guess I should be thankful that I got my cards back - but that's like saying "oh heavens - thank goodness you were only raped and he didn't kill you."  While it is better than not getting anything back - it still makes the person who did it quite shitty.

Best line about the whole thing - when I picked the wallet up, and said they should let the manager know that someone went through it and stole money - the kids said "with our current management, I wouldn't doubt it was the manager who did it."

Yeah. We will not be going back there. Thanks for costing me $50 to learn that lesson.

Sometimes service is everything.

We stopped by today, brutally hot out, thinking we might grab a beer outside.  Nope, too hot by the water too, so we sat inside.

It was quiet (Monday afternoon) check.  Beer was cold.  Check.  We ordered 25 cent wings which were actually surprisingly good.

Linda was our server and she was just the nicest server I may have ever had.  Seriously, I hope the management of WR READS these reviews because our entire experience was awesome because of Linda.  She was attentive, talkative, smart, interested in our conversation and added to it as well.  

I am sure weekends here are crazy and the servers cant offer such attention.  But our service today was actually perfect.

I had never been to Fish Co, although I was told this was an upgrade.

Location is nice, great view and I like the outdoor patio area.  Again, not sure what the theme they are going for is, seems a bit of a mish mosh of things going on.  

We came to get some dinner and drinks while enjoying the Bruins Game (Go B's) and was overall disappointed.  Drinks are a bit pricey, and not really worth it to be honest.  We started with the blue crab and artichoke dip.  I barely tasted any crab and it was just nothing to exciting.  

I ordered a burger which was pretty decent, cooked just the way i like it. My husband ordered a chicken sandwich (which cost more than my burger).  I am not even kidding you when I say that there was a bite, yes a bite of chicken slapped between 2 buns.  If we were obnoxious we would have had to say something, but we just let it go and made a mental note to avoid food if we ever go back.

Definitely a good place if you want to sip a drink and enjoy the water view outside, or catch a game but i would suggest skipping the food.