What a great surprise the Painted Lady turned out to be when a couple of friends and I came in here to cap off a mini Ossington crawl on a Friday night. The cool looking crowds, loud music and what we saw peering in drew us in here. Little did we expect it to be a full on party here, drinks were cheaper than expected, there was good music being spun (perfect for dancing away) and a burlesque dancer doing her thing standing up on the bar. Initially it was a "wtf" moment as it was very unexpected but she was amazing and gave this place a nice added touch. The end of the lounge was occupied by a good number of people dancing away in front of the DJ so if you want to get your dance on they can accommodate you.
This does seem like a place that needs to be visited when its less crowded to really appreciate the deco because the bits I saw I really found interesting, and I can just see this place being a very cool spot to lounge around in.
I can't say much about the staff except that they were very efficient as far as I remember in serving drinks to the relatively large crowds. After reading about the adventure it takes to go down to the washrooms perhaps that's something else to add on to my "Painted Lady to-do List" !