Saints & Scholars Pub and Bottle Shop in Raleigh, NC Closed now

Reviews about Saints & Scholars Pub and Bottle Shop

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  April 12, 2019, by Jen Mathias
  I was incredibly disappointed with this place. Myself and 4 friends arrived on a Thursday evening for dinner and a few drinks. The place seemed full and lively. They had a band playing and the atmosphere was great. So we naturally thought this was going to be a great new spot for us to hang out. However that quickly took a turn. After walking in, we were not greeted and there were no signs explaining the seating for dinner. Not a big deal. So we started looking for a spot that could fit 5 of us. During that search we were bumped into by the same waiter 2x even though he could have VERY easily walked around us. We were already next to a wall and couldn't move any further out of his way. However there was a good 4-5ft of clear floor space on the other side of us. We ended up finding a table and sat down. After approx 5 minutes of no service at all and several staff walking by, my friend got up to ask for a server. He was told our side was closed for seating bc they wanted to look more full by having everyone on the main side. However that side didn't have seating available for 2 let alone 5 since the band and dancing patrons were taking up almost all of the already limited floor space...and there were individuals sitting alone at the only 3 booths/tables available on that side. So we left. Perhaps this place would be great for lunch or a very early evening dinner but it was definitely not a wise choice for an 7/8pm weeknight dinner and drink session. Not sure if I'll give it a second shot or not bc even though it was beautiful, the staff could have been more helpful and not rude.