Gen M's first line? The perfect description of Gainzbar.
I discovered Gainzbar on the occasion of a friend of a friend's record launch. The Gainzbar has a private room upstairs, that was perfectly suited for the occasion. It was filled with comfy sofas for us to lounge on while chatting and listening. The private room has it's own bar, so there were no issues keeping the drinks flowing. The space is cosy and had a homey feel, but a sort of glam homey feel. I felt like they had taken my (Italian) grandma's sofas, your traditional massive wood with green floral print velour, and glammed them up with a solid rich red velour.
The drinks were appropriately priced, and they appear to have happy hour specials, because they ended up costing me a lot less than what I had expected reading their drink list.
The location itself is pretty interesting, tucked away on the St. Hubert Street shopping strip, a mere block or two away from the Beaubien metro. Not the first place I would think to go out for a pint in the area, so I will keep it in mind the next time I'm doing some shopping on St Hubert and need to fortify myself with a pint.