Finney's Royal Grotto

Top: United States: PA: Doylestown

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Overall Finney's is a neighborhood dive bar that attracts college-aged people & middle-aged men kicking back after work. It's a very social scene & overall decent for a bar. Drink prices are reasonable, and the food is decent...there aren't many choices beyond just basic "bar food," but it's sufficient...hey, this isn't Le Bec Fin here!

The only real complaint I have about the place is, a few of the bartenders & the owner form a gossipy little clique(yes, similar to the girly cliques from middle school). They tend to gossip about people who aren't exactly like them, they scorn upon people who god-forbid aren't the upper-middle class caliber that Doylestown is known for, & they feel like they can throw out any person they dislike for personal reasons...even if the person is tipping nicely. I am convinced that the snobby, somewhat conceited owner Rich Lunoe doesn't care about anyone who's not in his friends circle, & he holds grudges against people.

When I first discovered Finney's, I was going through a hardship, & my very bad financial state was known to most of the employees/regulars, simply because Finney's is the small-town neighborhood bar where everyone kinda knows everyone(& everyones' business). The one bartender made fun of me behind my back about my financial hardship. The little clique there did snotty stuff, like falsely accuse me of stealing money, even though I've never stolen anything in my life, except for when I was 11 & stole $0.50 from my sister after she stole $0.50 from me. That made me feel like my business was unwanted. OK maybe I couldn't afford a car or my own place back then, but I still had $5 for a drink or appetizer! But because it was known that I was poor, the bartender ignored me to my face & refused to serve me. He left me waiting there for 40mins one night, & I was just quietly waiting & not making any fuss. Then when I finally confronted them about why they were being rude to me & also telling guys not to associate with me(which hurt my dating/sex life more than they probably realize!), they refused to listen to me & told me to "go away".

So I avoided them for a good year, then after everything cooled down, I only went back to Finney's to show off how much better of a financial situation I was in...I only went there to show that I had a nice apartment, a brand-new car, so that they would see I wasn't this indigent little girl any more. Mostly everyone liked me and was nice to me. I was tipping the bartenders $3 for each drink I ordered, which in my opinion is very generous. I wasn't doing anything wrong. Then the owner started mocking me & belittling me in front of my friends. He also told me that he still remembered me being poor, & he still didn't like me, & he didn't want me at the bar at all. I don't think this is fair, because you're supposed to move on & forget the past & realize that people change. They were WRONG to hold my bad financial state against me, because that was not my fault. The only thing I did wrong was argue w/ them about why they were discriminating/ridiculing me, & maybe I was defiant to do this, but I stopped & when I started going to Finney's again, I tried to forgive & forget about all that. Funny how Rich Lunoe couldn't forgive/forget me, yet I was willing to do that for that a--hole. I regret trying to be nice now. I see that it doesn't matter if you go from street bum to say, president of the US, those people will still remember you as the street bum & never treat you like anything above that. That isn't my idea of a friendly neighborhood bar. I'd rather take my business to The Other Side or Stephanie's, places that are a lot cleaner & classier, anyway.

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Overall* pick one ***** Incredible. The best restaurant of this kind I have eaten at. **** Outstanding. *** Quite enjoyable. ** Decent. * Poor. Food pick one ***** Incredible. The best food of this kind I have tasted. **** Outstanding. A few details were not exactly to my liking. *** Quite enjoyable. One or two dishes lacked a bit in preparation or flavor. ** Decent. Some of the food was not to my liking, or average. * Poor. All of the food was poorly prepared. I did not enjoy any of it. Service pick one ***** Absolutely seamless. Every last detail was looked after. **** Courteous, prompt and friendly. Minor details could be improved. *** Pleasant. A few problems with service, but still a fine meal. ** Needs help. Inattentive / unhelpful staff made the meal unpleasant. * What service? Rude or ignored me altogether. Complaints were ignored. Ambiance pick one ***** Perfect. Unexpected extra touches delighted me. **** Atmosphere, setting, decor and cleanliness were exceptional; minor flaws. *** A pleasant atmosphere, but nothing unexpected; or there were some problems. ** Poorly done / not to my taste. * Where's the taste police / health inspector when you really need them?

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