Baker St. Pub & Grill

07/24/08

Avoid during the weekends

by WilliamsKristy at Citysearch

THIS PLACE IS NICE AND ALL BUT SO FREAKIN CROWDED. THEY NEED MORE SEATING AND MORE WAITERS THAT DO THEIR JOBS A LITTLE BIT FASTER.

• Pros: GOOD ATMOSPHERE
• Cons: DRINK PRICES/SEATING

07/23/08

Check your tab the next day!!

by flightgm at Citysearch

With all of the development going on in Katy for the past few years it's amazing that it has taken so long for a nice and newly updated place for the people to gather after hours and on the weekends. La Centerra is the ideal location for such an upscale place and when Baker St. opened up it was a welcomed and long anticipated addition to the Katy area. Unfortunately Baker St. is a huge let down!! It's location in Sugarland is nice and more of a Pub whereas the location in Katy is more of a restaurant than it is a Pub or Bar. On Fridays during Happy Hours and throughout the entire week now that I think about it - one has to contend with a crowd that consists of middleaged people trying to get out but want to bring their 7-12 yr old kids with them. I think the place prohibits kids after 1000 or 1100 at night but by that time Happy Hour is long over.

The service is horrible to say the least and buyer beware. Pay cash and do NOT open a tab. I just had AMEX place a permanent credit of $594 dollars after opening a tab in which the waitress kept hitting all night even 2 hours after I left. My total tab that night was only about $80!! Unfortunately, a co-worker of mine and a relative have had the same experiences at different times. My coworker left a $10 tip on a $24 dollar tab and the waitress added another $10 when he checked his card the next day. Also - my relative had a waitress add an additional tip to her minimal bill not once but twice. The first time she gave the pub the benefit of the doubt because it was about $10 extra dollars on a 60 dollar tab but the second time was a $15 tip on a $35 dollar tab over and beyond the tips that she left for them! Their receipts even have a questionable disclaimer on the front of them basicaly preparing you for an additional tip if you leave without closing the tab. The problem was none of us left our tabs. We closed out or so we thought.

I do not recommend this place and if you go do not pay with a ccard!!

• Pros: Only new place in Katy where middleaged professionals can gather
• Cons: It's the ONLY new place in Katy where middleaged professional can gather. Also fraudulent charges on numerous tabs.