Wow, how dissappointing!! I thought it was a little fishy that this service had only good reviews. I thought they might be real, but I'm beginning to think that these guys write them themselves.
The promoter seemed nice on the phone. He recommended the bar since he could get everything set up there and no one would have a problem getting in. He sent me a confirmation email indicating that I would get a table and a bottle of vodka.
Even though he did offer up his cell to reach him in case there were any snags, he was unreachable when I called and did not call back.
so...snag, snag, snag...rip
The promoter had assured me that they had a great relationship with the bar, but the manager and owner had a different view. The bar didn't even seem to have a record of my reservation. Despite my printout of the confirmation, they wouldn't accommodate. They seemed shocked, and then confused when they saw the proof in writing from someone they knew. They made us wait forever while they tried to get in touch with the promoter. But the owner decided to just scrap it. The explanation was that he was an outside promoter and so they wouldn't honor the complimentary bottle with a table. But they also said that they spoke with the promoter and that there was no such reservation. So, someone's story wasn't straight and someone is a bad liar.
And 'Great Expectations' was a great movie, but the denied expectation of a bottle really riled me. The snarky words were ""absolutely not!"" I hate having a sour attitude on my birthday. We left and had to organize the rest of the party elsewhere...why pay money to a place that needs psychological help!
I would not recommend to anyone to use this service. I guess you get what you pay for...nothing for nothing. If this merited a law suit, it would be for pain and suffering. I think most of the bars on this service are the ones with bad reviews on other websites anyway and need the promoting. So, I would double check reviews and go directly through the bar. Had I gone a different route, I would have picked a better, less generic bar.
Pros: initial email was fairly timely
Cons: unreliable, lies, poor followup, shady service
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