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New Scotty's Brewhouse

Mar 2, 2009
Brian - Downtown

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I went to the new Scotty's Brewhouse downtown on Sunday. I'd give it a "C", "B-" maybe. The place is absolutely gorgeous. What they've done (though it's not complete) with the side of the building amazing. It's gonna be one of the coolest buildings downtown when it's done. And the same with Scotty's patio. It'll definitely be one of the biggest if not the biggest patio in Indy. The inside is nice, the best thing about it is the overwhelming number of TVs. But there are a lot of places with all the games on that you could want, it takes a little more to really be a cool downtown spot.

 

First off, the service wasn't "unfriendly" but I wouldn't say it was exactly "friendly" either. I was the only person sitting at the bar, so the bartender should have been a lot more eager to talk, especially when I was asking questions about the place. It was almost like the staff was just out of place, not really mean or anything, but like they had been picked up and plopped down from one of the other locations... maybe Bloomington. There's just a certain attitude and feel you get from (the good) service industry staff. It's hard to place, but if you work or live down here, you know it when you see it. One bartender (and you know him too if you live here) is called "Speak". He's the perfect bartender, friendly, funny, fast, and knows how to make a drink. But it's not like I got bad service, just not the kind I'd expect from a place that just opened.

 

A couple of smaller complaints I had:

 

The dining area was a little crowded with tables. A table of four was sat right behind my back when there were plenty of other open tables, and I had to listen to their conversation the whole time... including a part about their dog's anti-diareah medicine (yes, while they were eating).

 

I'm not a fan of the huge hand towels instead of napkins. I mean, cloth napkins can be sophisticated and classy in a nice setting, but these things looked like friggin' beach towels! If it's a place with messy, sauce-slathered finger-foods, paper towels are fine.

 

And I guess I didn't really mind the American Top 40 with Rick Dees recording from 1993 playing over the speakers... but it was a little weird.

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