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| - I love our neighborhood and all the businesses that help to support it, but unfortunately sometimes a spot or two just isn't for me.
This is definitely the case with Livermore. I can be "frugal" (to put it lightly) so when they don't use the quality to constitute the price of their drinks, I get a little miffed. The "menu" is classic cocktails that you shouldn't need a menu for. Worst of all, the service here only gets worse the longer they've been open. I have also had that terrible bar experience where they charged me for everyone else's drinks, fixed the bill, charged me the correct amount and then never refunded the original amount. They even denied the claim when I tried to dispute it with my bank. Granted, I'm sure this is a very isolated incident, but geez.
On a very personal level, I don't like the "cooler than cool", born in the wrong century type (think dream of the 1890s) establishments in my area, and this one takes the prize on that.
It really is a shame since this bar is right across the street. Most I know (especially in our East End area) disagree, as almost everyone else seems to like it enough. I'd rather take the little hike up to Ellsworth or down Penn. Really, if you are like those I know and are into frou frou hip places, you would love this. But honestly, it's way too much unless you're really hankering for a $10 sub par Manhattan or a "spiced nuts" bowl.
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