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| - Well, Lauren beat me to the first... but i guess that happens when there is a invite-only soft open! And her review is pretty much spot on.
We had our monthly socializing happy hour for our industry here recently, and this place is pretty neat. My biggest concern is hardly a concern at all, simply a fact of the way the world works- I'm not sure they have hit their stride. Obviously, there is plenty of time for that.
Perle is an interesting little place. I don't know of any other Champagne bars in the city (that doesn't mean there aren't any) and where I can get annoyed by a place just "branding" themselves as a certain "kind" of bar, Perle is the real deal. They have some beers (good ones, I might add) in bottles, but tehy've left the taps for Champagne and other types of Bubbly. That is right- Sparkling White Wines FROM A TAP. You know how good a fresh tasty lager is from a insulated, clean tap? Imagine the dry crisp sparkle and joy of champagne, delivered by the same method. Are you imagining it? You're welcome.
Perle is on the second floor above Brueggers, and has a small Balcony that has become the talk of the square. I'm more impressed with the concept of the interior, myself. The windows are pained, vertically quite tall, and stretch near to the floor. This gives the feeling of the windows at Buckingham, or another gorgeous European city building.
The main space, had a clubby feel, and most intersting of all, is that all the furniture (club style arm chairs and curving sofas) are modular and on wheels. This allows the room to take on whatever setup is most conducive to the event and patronage in the space.
The staff was really nice, though some of them seem to be better at their jobs than others. I'll give this a pass as I am sure they are all still training and learning the ropes.
As mentioned above my biggest concern is Perle hitting it's stride. I thought a champagne bar would feel a little classsier. Perle has all dark (black?) seats and tables, on a very dark wooden floor, and there are LED lights on the wall, and accent lights under the indoor eaves. I am all for ambient lighting to set the environment you want, but these slowly pulsed and changed color while hip, kind of loud music played... it all just seemed a little "clubby". This is not what i would expect for a champagne bar.
I think Perle will find it's groove, and it's customer base. People are already all atwitter with talk of this place. The drinks are good, and the food is... well... tapas. Really trendy sort of tapas (we had "s'mores" sampled for us)- it's a little pricey, but it's not a yinzer bar, that is for sure.
I'd recommend trying it out!
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