My friends and I use to love coming to the Summer Place, but we’ve stopped going because of a creepy regular who appears to be close friends with the owners.
This guy basically lives at the bar and I'm sure spends a ton of money there. He constantly stares at us, which makes us feel unsafe, and has followed members of my friend group out of the bar late at night, trying to convince them to go home with him. He appears to target women much younger than him who are super intoxicated so they are unable to consent or push back. On a few occasions after following us outside he has grabbed friends of mine inappropriately, tried to corner them, or pulled them by the arm to isolate them from the group.
At this point we know to watch each other’s backs whenever we see him around, but unfortunately he is almost always at the bars in the area, especially at the Summer Place, which is why my friend group has pretty much stopped going there altogether.
I’ve spoken to other girls who have had similar experiences with him, even female bartenders who felt uncomfortable with his advances, so his behavior seems to be an open secret in the local bar scene, and the management is aware of it. I know of at least one other bar nearby where he's no longer welcome for this reason, but staff and management at the Summer Place clearly haven’t taken action, because my friends and I can still see him sitting there almost every time we walk by. This has been ongoing for at least a few years from what I’ve seen.
The reason I’m posting this now is because this lady I know who is literally the coolest and sweetest person, was just permanently banned from the Summer Place after slapping this guy during a confrontation at the bar over his actions. Meanwhile he doesn’t seem to have faced any consequences at all from the bar for regularly making their female customers feel threatened and unsafe.
It’s disappointing that the Summer Place seems to turn a blind eye to women's safety concerns. Their priorities for what kind of customers they want to feel welcome there apparently lie elsewhere. I can't recommend this as a safe place for women.
Samantha Killion
A lovely place - great dirty martini. Everyone that walked in was there for the bartender working there (they were fantastic). It quickly filled in without feeling crowded. A cozy atmosphere, great cocktails and beer and lovely people. You really can't go wrong.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Lily P
I was patronised by the male bartender - around 30, with grey hair - when I asked if we pay now or later (sorry for interrupting your conversation to try to actually order a drink) he said “That’s how a normal bar works”.
Needlessly rude. Hire nicer staff.
Service: 1
Brett Jackson
Lovely time here with the giant teddy bear and other Christmas decorations.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Lucia Hinton
Our bartender was Rachel, she was very nice, the espresso martini was excellent, and the overall experience was great thanks to the attentive service and the wonderful atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Dejanay Taylor
Vey nice environment, drink came out pretty fast and tasted great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Alex
Nice place for a few drinks
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Peter deLappe
I used to go to the old Summer. I now come to the new. The news owners are terrific. They gutted the place and gave it a total refresh. All the bar tenders are rock stars (and friends of mine). Everyone has a great time. Lotta regulars. The music is great because everyone who works here has taste.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Conner Jensen
This place reeeks and they won't put sonic the hedgehog on my Guinness
Go here to drink. Amazing cocktails. They know how to use bourbon and rye and make it so nice.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Cashmere Bolden
My favorite neighborhood hang.
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 4
Rico Frias
This place is always alive and Rachel the bartender is awesome!!
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 5
Nicole Pimentel
Yummy drink, horrible service. I was here on a Friday and there was one female and one male bartender. They both took multiple shots and did not serve us for 30 minutes. We asked for another drink and were ignored. Their friends that walked in were served immediately.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
Mark Sanchioni
Great energy in this elaborately decorated bar. We were there in October and the Halloween decorations were a blast. Drinks were creative and well made.
Relaxed and chill. Great bartender.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
tl;dr: Not a safe place for women!!
My friends and I use to love coming to the Summer Place, but we’ve stopped going because of a creepy regular who appears to be close friends with the owners.
This guy basically lives at the bar and I'm sure spends a ton of money there. He constantly stares at us, which makes us feel unsafe, and has followed members of my friend group out of the bar late at night, trying to convince them to go home with him. He appears to target women much younger than him who are super intoxicated so they are unable to consent or push back. On a few occasions after following us outside he has grabbed friends of mine inappropriately, tried to corner them, or pulled them by the arm to isolate them from the group.
At this point we know to watch each other’s backs whenever we see him around, but unfortunately he is almost always at the bars in the area, especially at the Summer Place, which is why my friend group has pretty much stopped going there altogether.
I’ve spoken to other girls who have had similar experiences with him, even female bartenders who felt uncomfortable with his advances, so his behavior seems to be an open secret in the local bar scene, and the management is aware of it. I know of at least one other bar nearby where he's no longer welcome for this reason, but staff and management at the Summer Place clearly haven’t taken action, because my friends and I can still see him sitting there almost every time we walk by. This has been ongoing for at least a few years from what I’ve seen.
The reason I’m posting this now is because this lady I know who is literally the coolest and sweetest person, was just permanently banned from the Summer Place after slapping this guy during a confrontation at the bar over his actions. Meanwhile he doesn’t seem to have faced any consequences at all from the bar for regularly making their female customers feel threatened and unsafe.
It’s disappointing that the Summer Place seems to turn a blind eye to women's safety concerns. Their priorities for what kind of customers they want to feel welcome there apparently lie elsewhere. I can't recommend this as a safe place for women.
A lovely place - great dirty martini. Everyone that walked in was there for the bartender working there (they were fantastic). It quickly filled in without feeling crowded. A cozy atmosphere, great cocktails and beer and lovely people. You really can't go wrong.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
I was patronised by the male bartender - around 30, with grey hair - when I asked if we pay now or later (sorry for interrupting your conversation to try to actually order a drink) he said “That’s how a normal bar works”.
Needlessly rude. Hire nicer staff.
Service: 1
Lovely time here with the giant teddy bear and other Christmas decorations.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Our bartender was Rachel, she was very nice, the espresso martini was excellent, and the overall experience was great thanks to the attentive service and the wonderful atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Vey nice environment, drink came out pretty fast and tasted great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Nice place for a few drinks
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
I used to go to the old Summer. I now come to the new. The news owners are terrific. They gutted the place and gave it a total refresh. All the bar tenders are rock stars (and friends of mine). Everyone has a great time. Lotta regulars. The music is great because everyone who works here has taste.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
This place reeeks and they won't put sonic the hedgehog on my Guinness
Restaurantji Recommends
Go here to drink. Amazing cocktails. They know how to use bourbon and rye and make it so nice.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
My favorite neighborhood hang.
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 4
This place is always alive and Rachel the bartender is awesome!!
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 5
Yummy drink, horrible service. I was here on a Friday and there was one female and one male bartender. They both took multiple shots and did not serve us for 30 minutes. We asked for another drink and were ignored. Their friends that walked in were served immediately.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
Great energy in this elaborately decorated bar. We were there in October and the Halloween decorations were a blast. Drinks were creative and well made.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
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