2 /5 Kirstin Hahn: You ever walk into a place and feel like they were talking about you right before you walk in and that you shouldnt be there? That was the vibe we got when visiting on the 8th of August. We were visiting for the night and wanted to try something specific to the area. This was right next to the hotel, so we decided to give it a go. It was hard to tell which door to use and the one we chose (because it had 2 trees in pots of each side), we walked into what looked like a potluck in the casino area. I felt weird but we made our way to the bar/saloon area. We sat at an empty table and waited for about 10minutes wondering if we were supposed to be waiting to be seated or it was an order at the counter place. Neither apparently. The bartender/hostess in the black dress with long blonde hair made her appearance and set down two menus before disappearing again for another 10-15min. We looked at the menu and had decided on some snacks and my partner wanted a beer but the waitress was nowhere to be found. She had stepped outside and threw some trash (I am assuming at someone she knew?) before telling us shed be right back. She came back and asked about drinks. I said I was fine with water and we ordered the beer (he asked for a blue moon with orange juice). Took a while to get the beer before she dropped it off to go joke around with regulars, even splashing beer playfully and giggling with the men by the window. She seemed super friendly with regulars, which is nice but it took so long for her to come see us that we decided against ordering anything besides the beer, making a joke that if we ordered anything, wed be stuck for another 2hours. When she finally came back to ask about food we said we were good and would stick with the one beer. And guess what? You got it...had to wait another 10 to 15 min for the check, we even started guessing how much it would be so we could just leave cash and finally get out when she came with it. We were thinking of playing pool but the two tables were occupied so we got pull tabs to play until the one beer was gone. Really hard to get her attention for those too. She has amazing customer service skills...for regulars. But honestly, it doesnt feel like a welcoming place and I was relieved to leave and go further into Wenatchee for food and drink. We would have spent hours there playing pool and having a few drinks if it wasnt for the odd reception. This is just our experience, and I suggest you make your own judgements, just take this into consideration as well. I wish this establishment luck, but I want to know why it took around an hour for one beer and one check, seeing as it wasnt busy and only started to pick up when we were finally free to leave. Im trying my best to convey that Im not mad, just confused.
