Globe Bar & Cafe

11/08/09

Bar

by ajd1141 at Citysearch

None noted

• Pros: Location
• Cons: None

08/27/09

For "Terrible, rude service, passable food" contributer

by JColleary at Citysearch

If i remember correctly, my girlfriend and i were seated at the bar, and we remember your party coming in. First and foremost, i think that you should probably tell everyone on here that you were on a pub crawl. And also, the Globe was the 5th place you had been throughout your bar hopping because someone had said they saw you at Whiskeys beforehand. Your party was loud and obnoxious, i recall because i asked the waitress who you guys were, you were all dressed up as characters from Caddy Shack. What i can also remember - is the Rodney Dangerfield guy yelling very loudly for the waitress to "go f%$k herself" and refusing to pay the bill. You guys were already belligerantly drunk and out of line. If i was the manager, i would have called the police on your party, you're probably lucky she didn't. I live in the back bay and have been going to globe since it was Backbay bistro, and personally, its not the place for drunk, loud and obnoxious people. Next time, have more class by having respect for the other diners, and second - have respect for yourself when the bill arrives. Try not to be too drunk next time to remember how many drinks you drank.

05/19/09

I loved this place but reading the most recent review it has

Contributor at Citysearch

I used to work right next to the globe and my cousin and I were in there a lot. Sometimes there would be more, but everytime we were in there it was great service and food! I'm thinking maybe they have hired the wrong people because it was a great place and now I might not go anymore because of that review..I feel horible for that party to be treated like that! That is outragious!! I would have not even paid the bill!!

03/11/09

Terrible, rude service, passable food

by kmd02 at Citysearch

As a long time customer, it saddens me to write such a negative review (rant), but after the rude treatment our party received by both the wait staff and a person claiming to be the general manager, I feel obligated.

I live in the neighborhood, and frequently stopped in for a sandwich or a quick drink. The food and service were always both decent, and I'd have given it three stars ? nothing special, but a nice place to have nearby.

However, I was there this past Saturday with a large party, and received some of the worst and rudest service I have ever had. In short, there appeared to be a mix up on the number of drinks the waitress had delivered, as three people never got their orders. We asked the waitress who immediately became defensive and accusatory, and returned with the bill as "proof" that she had brought us the drinks, despite it only being proof that she had rung them in, not that she'd delivered them.

A member of our party commented "that's fine, we'll just take it out of your tip" to which the waitress responded by swearing repeatedly at our party and storming off. She returned with someone who said they were the general manager, and rather than trying to settle the disagreement, she berated our party further and threatened to call the police! We encouraged her to call, but she backed down.

In the end, we paid our bill in full (without a tip and to the penny) and in place of our drinks received verbal abuse from both the waitress and the manager. Neither myself, nor any of the rest of our ~15 person party is likely ever to return to Globe, and will be sure to share our story with anyone who asks.

08/28/08

incompetant waitresses

by camaryllis at Citysearch

If you want a gin and tonic go somewhere else. My waitress insisted that "soda is sweeter than tonic" even after I sent back two gin and sodas. She clearly had no idea what either mixer tasted like. When I was still charged for the drink the waitress then said to just "pay me less." My advice is to go to Parish Cafe, two blocks down on Boylston.

• Pros: nice atmosphere
• Cons: bad drinks