Disgusting and Expensive Food

I've been to the café a few times during the pandemic with my dog, and every time I went, something happened to make me not want to come back again.
Firstly, their prices are outrageous. It was over 6 dollars for 3 chicken strips that I saw come up the stairs in a frozen box you get from Costco. My small portion of burnt yet limp fries cost me an addition 4 dollars. Not to mention, my chicken strip 'meal' took about 45 minutes to get to me.
My second visit I had the hamburger, which had that unmistakable frozen store brand burger taste. I don't believe anything I ate was made fresh to order, or was even prepared in house. Everything tasted or looked like it came from a box that was microwaved or put in the oven.
Secondly, the staff all looked terrified of the owner, Jim. They tiptoed around him. What really made me feel bad for them was when my server delivered my Smores Hot Chocolate to me with tears in her eyes after being yelled at. I witnessed the owner throwing things in the bar area, behind the plexiglass and heard his muffled yells from the other side of the kitchen door while I sat in the playroom area. I quickly paid and left, and never came back.
Lastly, I've been following the café for a while and say that whenever Jim gets a bad review, he blasts the reviewer online and gets his social media followers to inflate his reviews by convincing them to leave positive ones to cover the reviews that he calls 'trolls'
All in all, there is a toxic energy about the place, with I truly believe stems from the owner, Jim

Mar. 07, 2022