I only ever come here for one drink, because the drinks are boozy and nothing makes a hangover worse than looking at your bank account the next day and seeing you got drunk on $18 drinks!
With that being said this is one of my favorite places in Cleveland. When I come here I feel like I am a part of a secret society. Thrown back to when a drink was really a drink and not something churning behind the bar since 11am the previous morning.
It's just a great place with a great scene. Is it a little stuffy? Yes. I believe that is how it is supposed to be. I am not saying I have ever received less than stellar service there because I haven't. I am saying part of the draw is you are somewhere that some people don't want to be or can't be, and you like it that way.