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| - A girlfriend suggested we meet here for cocktails and girl-chat. It's near home and I'd been meaning to try it.
The atmosphere is nicer than I would have imagined. The wait staff was great. And the food was the biggest surprise. The menu is upscale pub grub, creatively executed and worthy of frequent returns. I was initially thrilled to have a fabulous local treasure.
That is.........until midway through our meal the incredibly loud live music began at 8pm. In California, where I come from, we're just sitting down to dinner at 7:30pm. You expect to talk, then as the evening wears on have music & dancing added at around 10pm.
From the moment the band started we could no longer hold a conversation (which is the reason we were there) OMG! It was soooo loud! It was early. The place was nearly empty. A few people at the bar, and a few at another table. There was NO reason for them to be blasting the music so loud. The lack of customers made the place an uncomfortable echo chamber.
I'd like to suggest to the owner, during the 8pm to 10pm hour (or, 7pm-9pm?), either have a live pianist or jazz trio play. Isn't the BW Conservatory of Music across the street? I'm sure you could find a never ending combination of musicians willing to showcase their talents from 7:30pm-10pm nightly. Keep the volume low.
The student musicians would probably participate in exchange of one of your wonderful dinners & 2 beers. They are music majors, looking for recognition of their talents, stardom, or at least growing an audience for their musical talent. I think it would be an absolute win/win for you all. Heck, make 5:30pm-10pm a 'Dinner Hour Showcase', an event you can advertise. New musical talent for your dinning pleasure =)
Most successful restaurateurs realize dinner music, til 10pm should allow people to TALK OVER IT. If you want to sell dinners, then play dinner music. If you want to be known as a rock n roll bar (which I love) but don't expect to have a big dinner crowd with the rich Boomer's in the area. Ahemm...... the Boomer's would love to have dinner at your place, but not if the music is so loud we can't converse. And besides, when the music starts at 10pm and many of the boomers flee, you're flipping the tables, ready for the drunken college dance crowd to settle in.
Please don't continue to force your dinner crowd to go elsewhere because you're blasting the live music too early.
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