Thinking Man Tavern

I have been going to the Thinking Man for years and have always had a good experience, but last Saturday night, 9/19/09, we had a falling out. A friend and I were playing a game of darts and he ordered another beer. Lo and behold, he had already had five (not necessarily indulgent considering we had been there for nearly four hours) and was told he was cut off. It was my understanding that a patron is cut off when he shows signs of having too much. But my friend was fine and composed, and even our server agreed with this. But the manager told her the limit had been met and that was that. My friend even spoke with the manager, but he would not budge. The manager made our group feel unwanted and disrespected. We had put $20.00 in the juke box that night and our tab was over $130.00, so I thought we would have been treated with the dignity we ourselves make an effort to show. But I guess not. The Thinking Man lost business that night. I will not lose sleep over this, but I hope others out there will think twice before giving your hard earned money to a bar that makes you feel burdensome and unwelcome. Decatur has plenty of drinking holes, and I recommend trying any one other than the Thinking Man Tavern.