Talkeetna
Shirley's Burger Barn

Shirley's Burger Barn

Talkeetna Spur Road, Talkeetna, United States Of America

Food • Cafés • Burgers • Hamburger


"We went last night. As we were looking at the menu the staff let us know they were closing in 1 minute and if we were going to order we had to right then, so we quickly ordered. Didn 't sound like a problem, just a request for us to be quick. Paid for our burgers and suddenly staff at the grill got an attitude. I thought because it was closing time, and the guy that took our order was saying, What do you want to do? We can refund or... I apologized and said don 't worry about it, but apparently he wasn 't talking to us because I heard the other worker respond and say no way he wanted to make our order. At that point I was glad we weren 't having a disgruntled person make our food, so we took the refund. As the refund was being processed, all of the workers made it abundantly clear that they had actually already started making the burgers ?! as we were paying--they were literally on the grill! But they were mad that we hadn 't left a tip. We had paid with a card, and later my husband told me that after it processed the guy turned the screen around and immediately told the others there was no tip; I hadn 't caught that. The worst part was that we had fully intended to tip with cash, as we usually do, but once I realized what was going on the extreme entitlement was just wild to me that I certainly did not offer it up to get them to continue making the food. Tips are for good service, and I 'm happy to leave them for that. They aren 't bribes to get someone to do the job they 're already being paid to do. I don 't know who these guys are, if the one we spoke with owns it or not, but I see online it 's listed as Shirley 's Burger Barn. The main reason I 'm posting this is so that, if the owner wasn 't there tonight, hopefully they read this and know that their workers refused an order even though they had already used the food for it because of their own greed, costing the owner money for no reason. If the owner is the same Shirley from the ice cream shop, we met her earlier when we got ice cream, and she was so sweet and we paid with a card and left a cash tip there as well and had no issue ."

Denali Brewing Co.

Denali Brewing Co.

13605 E Main St, Talkeetna, AK 99676, USA, United States

Food • Cafés • Brewpub • Establishment


"Stopped by for lunch after doing a tour in Talkeetna. The large outside patio looked great to have an outdoor lunch and enjoy their popular drinks. The patio had about a 15 minute wait, but there was open seating indoors. I wanted to eat on the patio, so opted for the short wait. Our server was slow to come by to take the initial drink and appetizer orders. She also didn't come by often throughout the meal and admittedly forgot to put in one of the orders. She must've been having an off day as the rest of the servers looked to be very friendly and efficient. Ordered their blueberry mojito as it was recommended by several people when heard we were coming to Talkeetna. This was a great recommendation as it had a great blueberry taste that was balanced with the alcohol. Also, ordered two of their draft beers that were equally as good. For the food, ordered the nachos, brisket sandwich, pulled pork sandwich, Caesar salad, and garden bowl salad. Food came out after about 15 minutes. I wasn't as impressed with the food, but I wasn't disappointed as it's a brewpub. The sandwiches tasted ok, but the plating was very bland and didn't look appealing. The salads and nachos tasted ok. The blueberry cheesecake tasted pretty good. Overall, I'd still recommend coming here for the drinks and ambiance. The food was just something to have with the drinks, so my expectations weren't too high. I didn't have the best service, but the rest of the waitstaff appeared to be doing a great job."