I have been coming to this Red Robin for a little over 10 years. So the renovation in my opinion was much needed. But there have been A LOT of cons vs pros. My daughter and I came at 4:30pm on a Saturday. Problem #1 they placed very large dividers at the front waiting area. I believe they put these up so you can't see how many people are seated. We waited for 15 mins. There were a lot of people waiting and with the renovation, less chairs to wait. Problem #2 Yup looks like I was right, those dividers were hiding something alright, lots of empty seats! I don't understand why we needed to wait 15mins for seats when it wasn't even busy! Now I can understand if they are short staffed but from the looks of it, they are not. Problem #3 I asked our host if we could sit away from the TV so we could watch the game. I pointed out the brand new flaming red tables and chairs in the middle. The hostess said, \"sorry sir, we are saving those (set of 5 tables and 10 chairs separated to create 5 seating areas and all completely empty) for larger parties.\" Really?! I didn't argue, I just pointed out a different table to watch the game. Problem #4 no server for 10 mins. Had to ask what looked to be a mgr  cleaning, to send someone over. She took the order herself. #5 got the kids menu but no crayons, hostess forgot them.  #6 finally introduced to our real server, she came by and said she will be helping us then walked away before I could say ok. \n\nThis place doesn't feel kid friendly any more. This review went from 3 to 2 stars during the review. \n\n\nI have to say the food was just as good as it always is and I will be coming back but come on guys.\n\nUpdate: I did talk to the mgr on the way out and she is well aware of the problems I had and welcomed the feedback. She said she would address all of them. I'll Yelp again next time I am here.