You walk into this place and it is immediately obvious that it is owned and managed by some soulless corporation (Pacific Coast Restaurants); out to impress with style over substance ? beer list aside there is very little about it which is unique or charming.. Visiting Hnery?s on a busy night can be miserable. Bar staff is overworked and hostile. They think they know a lot about beer, but they don?t ? I have a degree in viticulture. Management is young and inexperienced, so you should expect them to make bad calls when the poor over-worked wait staff messes up. Recently, a friend and I waited in the bar 40 minutes for a table. When one finally freed up we sat down. The waitress walked over and said: ?stop, wait, sit sit,? and abruptly turned around and walked away. 2 minutes later a manger walked over and told (not asked) us to leave the table because the gentlemen who were there before us had jus stepped out to smoke. However, I had seen them both sign credit cards, and the table had been wiped down. The waitress insisted that their entrees were on the way. The manager was more interested in exerting his unfortunate authority and ?being right? per his own reality than acting rationally. He continued to insist that we leave the table, and did not offer to remedy the situation by facilitating the acquisition of an alternative table. But, the beer selection is impressive. Food is so-so broadly speaking, but down right bad for the Pearl district. The crowd is young.
Pros: See and be seen for a certain crowd
Cons: Service, obvious corporate origins
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