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Pilsener Haus Biergarten

Pilsener Haus Biergarten

1422 Grand Street, Hoboken, 07030, United States Of America

Wine • Pubs • German • Casual


"I am not at all happy with my experience at Pilsner Haus. The space is beautiful with a very authentically crafted vintage industrial vibe to it but that is where the joy ends here. Here 's the problem. They advertise a 50% off 90% of our menu Monday special which is listed on their web site and on the table cards on each table but this is completely bogus! The fact is they are only offering 50% off A FEW of their menu items and A FEW of their beers! The overwhelming majority of their menu items are somehow not included in this stated special even though they claim that they are in their advertising. Think about it, it 's quite simple. If you are claiming to offer 50% off 90% of your menu items then it literally means just that. Example: If you are listing 10 menu items then 9 must be 50% off. If you are listing 100 menu items then 90 must be 50% off. Anything less and you are making a bogus claim. The fact is the vast majority of their menu items are excluded from this so called special. Only 5 tap beers are included and they are all the lower end. No canned or bottled beers included on the special, no entrees, no hand held sausages, no burgers, no sandwiches, no sides and no desserts. By my count after inquiring with the waiter, they are offering 50% off perhaps 20-25% of their menu items and that is it. This is unfair, and unethical and I do not understand how they get away with making this false claim of a special. As an added footnote, their pan fried potato pancakes are just about microscopic. I mean they are embarrassingly small to the point that they look like a skimpy kiddie plate. The four tiny pieces they give you combined (for $12. or $6. on the so called 50% off Monday special) would not equal the size and weight of one properly made German style shredded potato pancake! Plus that half a slice of bread and tiny metal condiment cup of sauerkraut which tastes like it is straight from a can that they give you on the sausage platter is quite a generous touch too. German potato salad? Not here, the abomination they serve is made with cheap mayo and tastes like it is from a supermarket. I know biergartens are notoriously priced on the high side for what you get as I have been to many but this place sets a new standard for skimpy portions and blatant overpricing."

Rare And Lounge

Rare And Lounge

4105 Washington Ave, Houston, United States Of America

Tea • Wine • Chicken • American


"Please do not disregard this review due to its length. It is worth the read if you want the opinion of a couple who make it a priority to support new businesses. My husband and I went for a 6pm dinner. We arrived early and were stopped at the door saying that my husband’s shoes were unacceptable. He was wearing all black leather, discrete shoes with black laces, with slacks and a collared shirt. We considered going elsewhere for dinner, but instead went to a nearby store and bought a pair of loafers. When we returned and gave our name for the reservation, they had no record of us, and asked if we had used OpenTable. They then behaved as if they were doing us a favor by making a table for us, when this has clearly occurred before. We were seated and given one menu to share. Our wine glasses were taken without asking if we planned to have wine, and we were not offered a cocktail menu, though we had planned to have a few drinks. While seated we saw patron after patron enter with athletic shoes, tennis shoes, ripped jeans, jogging pants, sagging jeans, ladies with visible buttocks cheeks and breasts, etc…. Seeing this made us even more frustrated at being turned away for dress code. I am not sure what patron base they are targeting, but based on some of the outfits they found appropriate … I would never bring a business partner, colleague, parent, client, potential client, anyone over the age of 30, or anyone on which I want to make a positive impression. It felt more like the nightclub it replaced, rather than an upscale, intimate steakhouse. You can have upscale, pricey menu items, nice decor, and famous names, but ultimately it is how you treat people and whether you can deliver that matters. We did not have the chance to inform the gentleman at the door who initially turned us away about all the “unacceptable” attire that was allowed in, so I did it here. We also have pictures if needed."