The Gathering Place

Treated me like third class when I’m clearly first. Done and done with your recycled barnyard wood establishment, or whatever you want to call it. Bill’s son is a certified douche. One star clearly

A friend and I made our first-​ever visit to the Gathering Place the other night. It is very large with plenty of standing room and shuffleboard, pool, and video games. They even have bands come in on occasion. Even though it’s a Vandal bar, one of the bartenders was respectful and even cracked a football joke when I walked in with my Boise State shirt.
Unfortunately here is where the rating suffers dramatically. That night we played a lot of shuffleboard and had a lot of fun doing so. Our drinks were kept away from the table so as not to interfere with our play. When my friend tried to knock my puck off the table, it smacked the far end of the table wall. This happened right when an individual staggered out of the back office, which was located nearby. Suddenly he yelled out «NOT SO HARD!!!» with an aggressive look on his face. The place was somewhat packed and other people did not even notice any loud noises.
I have played shuffleboard at many places with the same style of play without any objection from any staff member or owner. So I went over to the person, who turned out to be drunk out of his mind, to ask what we did wrong. When I tried to state my case, he cut me off and shouted back in a brusque tone, «I don’t care! You better keep it down over there!» He then shuffled off before I could say another word. This individual was later identified as the owner of the establishment.
So I went back and suggested that we finish our game and immediately leave the bar. I personally won’t be returning here, as there are much better and more professional ways to handle this situation, especially if you’re the owner of the establishment representing the business. Perhaps these people are forgetting the fact that there are other options in town.