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Originally Posted by KathieI
What I've heard Ron, and its only 3rd hand, is that the owner of Red Sauce didn't really want that kind of atmosphere for his fine dining restaurant. I heard he felt the crowds were getting out of control. Personally, I think he made a mistake, but that's my own opinion. I'd much rather have a bar full of people than have a handful eating dinner. From what I hear in the restaurant business, its the bar that makes the money.
Hope to see you soon at Gators, come on down and let us know when you make your plans.
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Yes it is true that alcohol sales are a bid profit for restaurants, but you need to have the sales in order to make the profit. A couple of things that I have heard from folks is that due to the crowd sizes they never even bothered to try to get to the bar, that I can speak to first hand as the last time we were there we stayed on the other side of the street. Something I had heard 3rd hand was that there were issues with people sitting in the bar area but not drinking much if at all.
Either way if they are not making enough to justify the product and effort going into it then perhaps it is best to stop.