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| - An overwhelming "meh".
Went on a Saturday, arrived pretty much for opening at 1pm. Advertised cover on the website was $20, but they were charging $25 when we showed up (meh).
On first arrival, the place looked alright. We played a game of foosball and then went to the bar and grabbed a drink. It was at that time we realized that the dj wasn't actually djing, but phoning it in with a pre-recorded mix set. Around 2pm he actually started playing live (which is more than meh, just plain lame).
The music was a mix of house which went dramatically more top 40 and rap focused, with no shortage of Drake (again, meh). I guess Sundays have more house music?
Drinks are $8.50 + tip for a can of beer or standard bar rail. The prices go up as you add anything deemed "premium" like spiced rum, for example. We toyed with the idea of bottle service as we wanted a table area with shade coverage. Turns out that they wanted a 3 bottle minimum for any of these areas. Anything less would just get you a table and chair area without any shade (super meh).
At $240 per bottle, we quickly decided against that and hung out by the dj booth where there was at least some shade to be had. Oh, and worth mentioning is that the bottle is $240, but that does not include tax or the 18% auto gratuity they add to your bill. Doing the math on that, you're actually paying more per drink than you would buying them individually from the bar (oh yeah, that's totally meh!).
The one thing that really stood out to me is the pageantry. And look, I get it... People want fancy booths with bottle service to show off their worth, and here we are in a Miami inspired pool bar where this shit is going to be prevalent... But when ordering bottles, serving girls come out with the bottles raised high in the air, and creating signage with peoples names and even waving big flags emblazing the Cabana logo. I'll admit I'm just not the "look at me!" guy when it comes to clubs and bars, so I'm not their target demographic, but this was pretty ridiculous and eye-roll inducing.
The one positive? The random people in attendance that we talked to all seemed to be having a good time and surprisingly little attitude. But even with the right crowd, some places just aren't that much fun. And with this place, the pool bar novelty does wear off pretty quickly, especially once you notice how much money you've spent over the course of the day.
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