07-10-2015, 11:35 AM
I see there hasn't been much in terms of reviews in this thread yet. Probably for the best...
I've been there twice now, and the overriding experience was "poor service". I was hoping that after 6 months, they might have gotten a bit streamlined, but apparently not. It's like the speed of service at Imbibe (slow) but scaled up to a larger place (i.e. very slow). I don't know if it's a training thing, or a chronic under-staffing issue, but every single stage of the process (getting menus, ordering drinks, ordering food, getting your bill, and god forbid you need a server in between one of those steps) is just horrifically dragged out. This might be okay, say, if your objective is not to get drinks/food, but to hang out with your friends, but the interior of the place is very loud and echoy, making it hard to hold conversations with people who aren't immediately beside you. And perhaps the worst thing of all, despite the relation to Imbibe, there is very little in terms of interesting beer on tap. It's better than your Molson/Coors/Stella mix at regular bars, but I was hoping for a few options like Imbibe's.
Ultimately I put up with the service at Imbibe because the benefits (zomg-mazing beer, intimate atmosphere) outweighed the slowness. The Boathouse simply doesn't have anything compelling enough to merit the frustration.
I've been there twice now, and the overriding experience was "poor service". I was hoping that after 6 months, they might have gotten a bit streamlined, but apparently not. It's like the speed of service at Imbibe (slow) but scaled up to a larger place (i.e. very slow). I don't know if it's a training thing, or a chronic under-staffing issue, but every single stage of the process (getting menus, ordering drinks, ordering food, getting your bill, and god forbid you need a server in between one of those steps) is just horrifically dragged out. This might be okay, say, if your objective is not to get drinks/food, but to hang out with your friends, but the interior of the place is very loud and echoy, making it hard to hold conversations with people who aren't immediately beside you. And perhaps the worst thing of all, despite the relation to Imbibe, there is very little in terms of interesting beer on tap. It's better than your Molson/Coors/Stella mix at regular bars, but I was hoping for a few options like Imbibe's.
Ultimately I put up with the service at Imbibe because the benefits (zomg-mazing beer, intimate atmosphere) outweighed the slowness. The Boathouse simply doesn't have anything compelling enough to merit the frustration.