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| - There were some really great things about our experience and then, at least one epic fail.
Steve, in ticket sales, was fantastic in getting back with us and allowing us to use tickets from 6 months ago. I can't say enough good about our experience in this regard. The space was easy to find with plenty of parking and it was pretty nice inside. We didn't order the buffet or off the menu (the menu food looked better than the buffet) but we did try a piece of the chocolate cake and it was pretty good (minus all the powdered sugar). The performer, Art Vargas, was excellent, as was his band. We were not as impressed with his female partner, but she was still alright. I would definitely return to see him and his band. The stage was really reminiscent of what I would imagine cabaret stages of the 50's may have looked like and the sound was a bit loud but very sharp.
Minor issues--
The wine list had nothing we recognized (except a brand my husband used to drink in college that was $6/bottle) and what I did order (moscato) was pretty terrible. I wish they had higher quality wines from which to choose. Maybe their mixed drinks and beer are better? The drinks took about 20 mins to come out, as did our cake. While our server was really nice, the amount of time was excessive. The high-top tables (general admission) are scattered throughout and you can sit at a table with a pretty good view. As someone else mentioned, the table clothes do have this weird embroidery pattern, so you have to be careful how you set your glasses down or else they will be unstable and topple over. The stools are pretty comfortable, the high chairs are not and I had to do everything to keep from sliding off the chair. Also, I had to keep shifting and moving my crossed legs out of the way of the servers and other patrons as they passed, as I think the tables are too close. There were these huge TVs to either side of the stage that broadcast the show, which was not in line with "vintage" and I thought it detracted from the ambiance. The room was cold and become freezing. I think if heavy velvet curtains were hung in a three-sided box around the front door (and then you step into the room from there), it would help to keep out the heat and cold. Some of the staff is pretty young and appear inexperienced. For instance, one waitress brought water to my husband but not to me. A waiter brought a napkin and one fork for the cake and when we asked for a second fork, he brought that, but no napkin. It's in the details. To be clear, these issues are all work-arounds--could use some improvement but are not deal breakers.
The major fail was that the table in front of us, the table behind us, and the two ladies to the side of us at the bar were all talking, more as the show progressed, and sometimes simultaneously and loudly. A waitress was interacting, sometimes to the point of shouting and dancing, with one of these tables. I waited for about 15 minutes for staff or the owner, who kept walking by, to say something, but they did not. The patrons in front of us starting getting upset with the really loud table and asked them once to quiet down. I asked the table behind us to quiet down. It worked for about a minute and then started up, even worse. I got up to find the owner and could only find a server. I told him about the situation and he came back and said, "I talked to my manager, we can't tell them to shut up." (and that is the exact quote). At that point, I nearly lost it. The owner, who seems like a really nice and concerned guy, came over and apologized and said he would move us to a table in the corner (closer to the drafty door and with a much worse view of the stage). I told him no, that if he wanted an "elegant and vintage" place, certain standards had to be enforced, such as not talking throughout the show. He empathized but said "They are celebrating someone's birthday."
So bottom line, there are really no rules here, which is sad. I think he dresses in three-piece suits and tuxedos to model the vibe, but you have some class-less people showing up in sweatshirts or thinking they can talk during the show or take flash photography. As a patron, why should I have to move to a seat with not-as-good-a-view and closer to the cold because of some rude people? I think if the dress code and expected behaviors were printed on tickets, in emails and on the website, and reminded at the beginning of the show, that would actually work better to remind people not to be pigs. And then, if they do act stupid, as so many of them were acting last night, other patrons would not get upset or be required to change seats or leave...because the management actually enforces appropriate show behaviors.
Please Ron or other management, if you're reading this, consider a dress code or at least mentioning the expectations of appropriate show behavior at the beginning of the show and then actually enforce it!
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