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| - I have been to Retro Bar on two occasions. Both times were on a Saturday night and it was a pretty consistent experience. The Retro Bar has a 60's space kitsch decor with rocket ships and stars, and perforated sheet metal accents. The place is pretty big, but you enter from a small inconspicuous door from the street side of the building.
You enter a wonderful dance area but hardly anyone dances. The music is pretty retro, 60s to today pop and dance hits. Disco, 80s new wave/synth pop caught my attention.
The bar is on one side of the room and it stretches almost the entire length of the place, so it's not difficult to get a drink. The bartenders are proficient and make great drinks. If you are looking for a mixologist to concoct the latest trendy bev, this might not be the place to find one. I had cosmopolitans the first visit and it was tasty! The second visit, I asked for an Absolut Mandarin and tonic and got mostly absolut which was not a bad thing, but had to wait a bit for the ice to melt to weaken it a bit. Needless to say, I only had a couple of drinks the way they were mixing that night.
There is a pool table out back and a smoking patio.
The crowd is very neighborhood-y. Townies who live close by come in for a drink with friends, play some video games, listen to old favorite dance tunes, and then go home. It's not at all a meat market, but some clientele, I am sure you know who you are, would like more fresh meat in there. It's a friendly place where you get a nod or wave, but nothing too forward or aggressive.
My rec is to go with a bunch of friends and spend quality time with each other. you can hook up later at some other place.
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