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| - I was prematurely wildly enthusiastic about the coming of The Livermore; on edge waiting to have a decent cocktail bar that I can walk to; and more importantly, from. But my first impression was not so hot. We went on a Friday night, it was fairly busy, but seemingly well staffed. Despite the crowd and lack of seating, we were rapidly greeted and given waters and menus. A seat at the end of the bar soon opened up and we felt golden! So we sat there. And sat there. And wondered who of the three men behind the bar was supposed to serve us. Finally, the same person on the floor who greeted us with water picked up on the fact no one had taken our order (that guy was truly on the ball!).
Drinks: The Manhattan was excellent and reasonably priced. The Almost Home, was fine, but it was $12 and I actually liked the Manhattan better - thus traded with my partner. I'll probably stick with the classics here.
The biggest issue, the only real-harder-to-solve problem, was that the space is extremely loud when full of people yelling over each other, so the atmosphere was jarring. While beautiful, the high ceilings and tiled walls and floors don't help dampen the noise. Not sure if that can be reconciled. I seriously wanted to go around whispering shhhh in people's ears - subtly advising that soft voices can not only be heard, but are alluring. Either way, I will definitely return and hope for a more relaxed crowd.
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