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Le'Ron Bridges
January 9, 2009
Poor service
I ordered some wings and fries to go, I was told that it would be approximately 10 minutes to complete the order. I watched the server (bar tender) take a food order from a different patron, and then I stepped out-side to take a phone call, returning in approximately 5 to 7 minutes later. As I was waiting for my order I noticed the server take another food order, at this time the patrons that had placed their order after my order, where being served their food order. Five minutes later the person how had order 10 minutes after my order was also being served. I questioned the server about my order, and her reply was that they would bring my order when it was ready. A few minute later the other patron was being served. At this time I simply asked for a refund. I felt as if my business was not wanted or appreciated. Again it took approximately 10 minute for the "manager" to address the issue. I explained to the manager what had happened, she then tells me the order had been sitting there for a half hour, and I was welcome to take it. My response was "no thank-you, I simply just take my refund and be on my way." I added “I order Togo so when I got to my destination the food would be at least warm." I felt insulted to offered cold food. I do fully understand that in every business mistakes happen, however there is a right and wrong way to handle this, and the way I was talked to, was the wrong way. I don't think me inquiring about my order should have resulted in me being treated like I was bothering the staff of this establishment.
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August 20, 2008
Time of delivery of service and food
On Sunday, August 17th, 2008, my husband and I went to Buffalo Wild Wings for supper. We got to the establishment about 6p.m. They weren't overly busy but steady. We ordered southwest chicken wrap with french fries and I had a chicken tenders wrap with sour cream and no sauce.
We waited for 45 minutes and when I saw that they were bringing out food for a table that came in at least 10 minutes after we had ordered, they had hamburgers. I told the waitress to just give us the bill for the bar and to cancel the food. She said that she was just waiting for the french fries, our wraps were done. She said that they had just dropped the fries.
When she brought the wraps out they were cold. She came up with fries very quickly. They were also cold. We had her to take them back and replace them. The second batch that came out in seconds were barely warm. We have eaten at this BWW, at least twice a week since they have opened. The waitress said that she would take something off of the bill. When she brought the bill, there wasn't anything taken off.
I asked to see the manager. I found out that there was only one manager on duty. The manager never came to the table at all. The waitress brought back another adjusted bill of 10% off. I am very upset over this. The manager couldn't even come to the table and take care of business. I am considering staying away to see if they can get their act back together. The 10% adjustment was more of a slap in the face and not really caring if we were satisfied or not. The waitress seemed to be put out.
When you order food that is supposed to be hot, you expect it to be. If we didn't have to wait for 45 minutes to an hour, the food might have been hot.
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July 24, 2008
BWW Lost a VERY Loyal Customer
I went in to Buffalo wild wings at 10:00 p.m., the same time I usually come in at least twice a week. My party and I ordered our food and drinks and everything was going just fine (keeping in mind I never really expect GREAT service from BWW). But, even that is past the point because this complaint has nothing to do with the service I received. So, continuing on, last call was announced at about 10:40 and the bartender asked everyone in the area (maybe 3 others aside from my 5 person party) if they wanted anything more to drink. My friend had ordered a beer somewhere between five and ten minutes prior to last call, and he replied in an extremely sarcastic manner that he had ordered a beer 20 minutes ago. I must state here, again, that we all are regulars at this place. The bartender should really know our faces by now. Notwithstanding this fact, she made a smart comment back to my friend that was completely unnecessary. In response, he said, "What?", and she repeated her comment and then added on some. We were all caught very off guard and my friend responded in a serious tone that "He didn't appreciate her lip" and she responded that she didn’t “appreciated his lip eiher.” Now, I understand that he did not phrase his response well, but the bartender should have shut up by this point. But she didn't. She continued to hollar disrespectful comments across the room at my friend (with other customers watching). Finally, this "moment" culminated in her telling my friend that he could step outside- and he did just that (handing his card to a waitress to run his tab before he took off). At this point, everyone inside the bar was uncomfortable (you could have heard a pin drop). I did not even know what to do. I had never been so disrespected in a restaurant in my life by an employee, let alone a restaurant I visit at least two times a week. So, not really knowing what to do (talk to a manager or call corporate later) we all sat there and sipped on our drinks. When our waitress was going around cleaning tables, I pulled her aside and let her know how upset the whole event had left me and my party. She was a newer waitress there, so I very nicely let her know that we were regulars and that had I not been a regular she would have gotten a $0.00 tip (I did this in hopes that she might have a word with the bartender to shush and treat customers with respect after we took off). Keep in mind now that I did put a 30% gratuity on my check. After I shared my thoughts with her (truly in a calm voice cause I was still in shock), she agreed that everyone, even herself, was left feeling very awkward by the encounter. So, I thought all was done and she might have a word with her fellow employee to, maybe, be a decent employee (or something?). Well, it wasn't over yet. I'm sure it was clear what I was discussing with the waitress since I pulled her aside... so, 2 or 3 minutes later the manager appeared behind the bar with the bartender. They were openly talking trash about our entire party and the situation that had taken place in voices so that we could hear (we were the farthest party away from the bar so other customers could clearly hear as well). Can I state that again please- the MANAGER on duty as well as the bartender were talking trash about us and the incident with my friend earlier, right in front of our faces. Even though I didn't think I could be caught more off guard than I was before, it was horrible. I could not help but announce to them, "Are you serious?" The bartender responded, "You shouldn't come to a bar for customer service!" The manager laughed with her. [Let me say here that if you consider BWW a real bar, you have either no bar experience or just drink there every night (in front of the families that come in and eat dinner with their 2 year olds). If I was at a real bar and received this response I would have laughed because they would have "got me good" :-). And I do mean that whole heartedly.] My other friend then inquired, "Aren't you the manager?" The MANAGER responded in a yelling, animated, and unpleasant voice, "YES! I AM!" My friend and I who had split the tab of the table looked at each other, scratched out our tips (which, yes, were still on the check until this point), and walked out. When we got outside, we were still all dumbfounded as to what just happened. We stood outside and chatted about what had happened, and agreed that corporate needed a call tomorrow (today). From our chat I also learned that the MANAGER was outside smoking with another employee (a cigarette break, that's fine by me). But, while on this break I also learned that she was drinking a beverage that came from behind the bar (my friends had seen her get this; by the way- alcohol break, not fine by me). So, that wraps up my complaint. I have not yet delivered a complaint to corporation by phone or email, but thought this might be a good "brainstorming" exercise to help me figure out what I would say to them. Let me wrap this up by saying that I would gladly go back to BWW if I never saw those two employees again. It has been my and my friend's "watering hole" for some time now and everything has been fine until this. Please give feedback on any thoughts about what to do so that these employees receive more than a slap on the wrist. In my opinion they need to be fired (doesn't the manager do that? oh wait, that's right, the manager was included).
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