The Memphis
Slider Inn Downtown

Slider Inn Downtown

363 Mulberry St, Memphis I-38103-4209, United States

Lunch • Brunch • Drinks • American


"We walked in and walked right back out.We were visiting this area and were hungry, so we decided to make a quick stop. We walked in, and no one acknowledged us. They saw us, looked right at us, but did not welcome us. I looked at one girl on our way to a booth, and she gave me the most serious and mean stare, or maybe she was just having a bad day? We sat at a booth and waited and waited until finally the same girl who couldn 't even muster a smile or a hello or a welcome came up to our table, handed us a few menus all while avoiding eye contact and left. Now, I don 't know if it was because we were minorities (no other black people we could see around) but it was very very uncomfortable and we did not feel welcomed, so we got up and left. On our way out, a lady at the bar looked at us and smiled. We didn 't get one coming in, but we certainly got one on our way out. Message received ??.Maybe it wasn 't discrimanatory at all, maybe they 're just really laid back and very low maintenance kinda bar and grill, maybe it was the time of day, maybe it 's a lack of training, not sure, but whatever it was, no intentions of going back. If you see a family coming in, say welcome in, smile, let them know they can sit anywhere and that you 'll be right with them, it 's basic customer service. I hope they don 't treat everyone like this, and I sure as heck, hope they 're not treating all minorities like this."