10/25/08

Not so special drink specials.

by San_Milton

Good food and snappy service, but caveat emptor: The recited drink specials may have tacit footnotes. I ordered a $5 margarita up during Happy Hour and was billed $6 because it contained "extra alcohol." The waitress wouldn't (couldn't) correct it, and the bartender wouldn't back down, either. Obviously, Trailer Park is not interested in cultivating a customer relationship with me. Perhaps they have all the business they need, but in this economy, that could quickly change. It was just a dollar's worth of principal, but I won't go back.

04/06/08

great bachelorette party!

by acrnyc

Hosted a bachelorette party here for a friend last night, and we had a blast! They technically don't take reservations, but said if I called the day of, they'd hold a table for our group of 7. Went off without a hitch. Our friendly waitress even took a polaroid of our group and put it in a little frame for the bride-to-be to take home. The margaritas were killer, the food was just what it should have been--love those tater tots! Fun, colorful place, great for a low-key party.

• Pros: cheap, tasty, fun vibe, great staff
• Cons: bathrooms were a little smelly

01/08/08

Not very friendly....

by jwiggin123

If this place is supposed to reflect the ambience of a trailer park, the trailer park in question houses some of the crabbiest people in the city. I attempted to have my birthday party there. Bear in mind that previous birthday parties at Flannary's pub on 14th street and Welcome to the Johnsons at Rivington paint me as the perfect person to have a birthday at Trailer Park.

First, I emailed Trailer Park a week in advance to let them know that 30+/- people would be there. No reply. Second, 1 day before the event, I called, and they said we should just show. Third, upon showing up with 3 friends for a pre-party bite to eat, the waitress seated 3 parties in front of us, and pointedly ignored us. When asked when we'd be seated she was angry that we were pestering her.

After we sat and ate, we continued to occupy the table, ordering copious amounts of alcohol, when we were told we had to leave the table and stand. We did, and friends began showing up. The bartender was, well, mean. He yelled at me for not ordering fast enough. He yelled at other friends for similar reasons (I'm a practiced drinker, so not ordering fast enough seems silly). Several of my friends (8 of them) left my party to go to a different bar because they hated the waitress and bartender so much.

But, the bouncer (wearing a Jets jersey) was really nice. I think he was actually apologetic for the attitude we were getting from the bartender/waitress combo.

So I'm okay with a bar that absolutely has no buy-backs ever. I'm okay with a bar that won't let you sit a table and drink. But I was less than impressed that the staff here was simply mean. Honestly - this is a great place to go with one or two people to have tater tots, but if you want to have a big night, pick a place that has a nicer staff. I was embarrassed.

In closing, I have never written a review on Citysearch before, and have lived in the city for 10 years. The night was really not good. Bear this in mind...

• Pros: Food is good, great ambience
• Cons: Service isn't bad - it's down-right mean. No buy-backs EVER for anyone.