I will always have a soft spot in my heart for VTR. However, some of the glamour has really faded since my very first visit years ago. The dress code is VERY lacks these days. Last time we were there people came in wearing jeans, t-shirts, baseball caps...sad. I always enjoyed going to VTR because you felt like an adult; you were somewhere special. I understand that bills need to be paid and it is difficult to turn customers with money away based on their attire, but I see baseball caps and flip-flops in EVERY bar-- VTR is not (or wasn't) every bar.
With the lack of dress-code enforcement aside, VTR still makes a wonderful cocktail and your bartenders and servers are the best of the best!!