I've been to Amnesia a few times. Weekdays are ok at Amnesia, but on my last visit a on Saturday afternoon, my entire experience was lousy. Yeah, the beer's good, and yeah, these a good selection of beer, but what good is that when the service is so lousy?\r
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After waiting in line 5 minutes (there is service only at the bar and when I went, there were only two servers), a male bartender took my order. But then someone came up to close out, and instead of getting the drinks I ordered, he helped the other customer. Right after the bartender took my order, a second bartender asked if I needed help. I said no, but after it was obvious that the first bartender wasn't returning with drinks any time soon, I asked the second bartender if he could get my drinks after all. I got attitude back. ""That's why I asked.""\r
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We ordered two sausages and watched as everyone who walked in after us got food. After waiting in line another 5 minutes to check on the food order, found out the order screwed up. When the sausages showed up, they were not as ordered and were burned.\r
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Had to wait 10 minutes in line if I wanted another beer. What good is good beer if it takes so long to get it?\r
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Also seemed like the coolest cats got better service. Guess I need to get a tattoo, a vintage tee, and to stop washing my hair.\r
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Bottom line: Food's lousy. Service is awful. Amnesia either needs to drop the food menu or hire more help. With dozens of full service breweries in Portland, I won't be going back to Amnesia.
Pros: Good Beer
Cons: Extremely long delay to get beer and incredibly poor service
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