Scotty's Brewhouse seeking to expand nationwide. (Muncie, Carmel: 2015, credit card, closing)

[Serious Conversation]

I have been to the 96th Street, Carmel, and downtown Scotty's locations. Personally, I never thought they were anything special, and that Three Wise Men was the best of the month, but it's cool to see a local restaurant get wider attention.

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[missik999]

Originally Posted by Serious Conversation

I have been to the 96th Street, Carmel, and downtown Scotty's locations. Personally, I never thought they were anything special, and that Three Wise Men was the best of the month, but it's cool to see a local restaurant get wider attention.

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I don't think that is the correct link.


We liked Scotty's downtown location as used to go there frequently before Pacers games.

We had two bad experiences in a row so we stopped going there. The last time we dined there the server actually lost my credit card in the kitchen. We were late to the Pacers game, waiting for the staff to find it. The manager finally told me I would have to return the next day to see if they found it after closing. When I returned the next day there was another customer there waiting to pick up his credit card that was lost the night before. Two lost credit cards in the same night?



We haven't been back.

[grmasterb]

Agree. I'd prefer Scott Wise concentrate on fortifying his existing empire.

[Toxic Toast]

I've also noticed a downward slide in the service at the downtown location. The last time we went to Scotty's downtown, it was only because we had a gift card from a previous bad experience. I am rooting for Scotty's, but I would hate to see a locally loved regional chain that really is not all that special anymore falter because they tried to get too big.........although I think that ship sailed years ago.

[ischyros]

I've only been to the 96th St location and I always liked it but haven't been in a long time. My wife hates their menu. She thinks it is way too big (she has the same problem with Cheesecake Factory). So we rarely ever go there.

[Serious Conversation]

Originally Posted by Toxic Toast

I've also noticed a downward slide in the service at the downtown location. The last time we went to Scotty's downtown, it was only because we had a gift card from a previous bad experience. I am rooting for Scotty's, but I would hate to see a locally loved regional chain that really is not all that special anymore falter because they tried to get too big.........although I think that ship sailed years ago.

Totally agreed. I've been to the downtown location a few times after Pacers games and once for work and the service was horrible. There are numerous better sports bar (Wolfie's, Ale Emporium are both better) and the food is no better than Applebee's.

Still, it's a regional icon, and I'm not sure why.

[jarcolem]

Agreed. Not to pile on, as I generally like supporting local businesses, but i'm not sure what the appeal is. In terms of expanding nationally (or even further regionally), i'm having a hard time seeing anything that would separate Scotty's from the pack of other mediocre sports bar/grill type chains....other than sub-par service.

[missik999]

We only went to Three Wise Men once and the service was so incredibly bad that we were actually laughing about it, along with the diners at several nearby tables who were also receiving ridiculously bad service.

[indy_317]

I don't see Scotty's as anything special and I don't know how they would fare nationwide. My first visit was to the one in Muncie, which I believe was the first restaurant, but I'm not sure. Food and service were fine from what I recall. I've been to the one downtown just a few times over the years. We've always had our food cooked to order. The service from our actual servers has been fine, but I do recall that sometimes there was confusion on where to sit us or who would actually be our server. I don't see this as necessarily bad, but it just seemed like there was too much confusion between the staff. One thing I remember is thinking that the employees almost seemed to want to socialize way more than they should, which could be a reason for the confusion. Last winter we went to Rock Bottom, as we have always like their food better. The wait was over an hour, place was packed. We didn't want to wait so we decided to walk to Scotty's and hope for the best. This wasn't a long walk at all, plenty of people who didn't want to wait at any downtown place could have easily waked to Scotty's. We got there and the place was dead. Our meal and service that last time were fine, but something must be off when other places are packed with hour long waits.

We also went to Three Wise Men not long after it opened. We sat at the bar and the service was fine. However, we didn't care for the style of pizza they served so we never went back.

[John7777]

Scotty's Brewhouse seems to me to be just a typical beer and burger joint. Three Wise Men is the better bet, if you ask me. Beer brewed on the premises and a decent menu of pizza, salads, and sandwiches.