I've been going to Victors for almost a decade and I've had my up and downs with the place.
The staff has always been friendly and conversational with me. I've had some run ins with the owner, who yes, is a super grump!
However, I've been going in the late afternoons and evenings, which apparently is when he doesn't work and I recommend going then!
This morning, I meet a friend there to do some planning (we're teachers) and he was running the show. We were in the back corner of the shop and he would repeatably, and awkwardly walk by us, mostly staring. Although one time, he came by because he didn't like that my feet were touching the chair next to me and asked me to keep my feet on the ground (weird!) and then he swooped by within the hour to remind us that we were there longer than an hour and it was time to for us to leave.....we left, but there were only a few people in the shop!
If I go to Victor's, I will only go in the evenings when he is not working!
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