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| - Ok, let's Yelp. This one was strange. I walked over to the recently opened East End Restaurant and Bar on Old River Rd last night. I got a tip from someone at the East Bank project that this place was low key, inexpensive and a nice place to relax. So I took a book over and gave it a try.
My immediate observation was that this was a night club posing as a restaurant. While the name suggested a neighborhood tavern in London, the inside was completely different. The bar was there, but it's walls were glowing with blue neon. The bar counter glowed from underneath too. And the wait staff glowed from the youth of 24 year old women in skin tight black cocktail dresses. They low key was officially nullified with the sounds of "Clarity" by Zedd booming through the sound system. The "restaurant" seating was limited to the patio outside, and a few high top tables inside. No hostess present. The rest of the seating was VIP areas with tension barriers ready to go for later that evening.
The food was fine. I got the standard burger with waffle fries. In a burger town where everyone has a signature burger this was good enough for the price, but isn't going to win any competitions and I doubt I will find myself coming back if I am in the mood for a burger.
The service was so so. The one male working seemed to be offended that I had a book with me, and that I was only drinking water. But at least he was willing to refill it for me. The female who was there when I sat down disappeared a few minutes after I ordered, and the girl who took her spot wasn't very attentive.
While I was waiting to cash out, I also noticed a manager walking about, giving out what looked to be gift cards to random patrons. An older couple sitting a few stools down from me got chatted up and gifted. At that point I clearly felt like I didn't belong here.
The patio looked nice. They did a nice job with what they had to work with, but there were smokers out there along with some additional club seating. Might be a nice place to escape while clubbing later in the evening if you are a smoker.
As I left, a doorman was getting set up to clearly welcome clubbers in a few hours. A friend of mine went later that evening, and said they were not charging cover so he must have been checking ID's. So at least there is that. I'd like to say I'd check it out after hours to get the full nightclub as a restaurant experience but my clubbing days were over years ago, and there are too many options now in the area.
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