If you're a man who wears form fitting vests and bow-ties who likes to get creative with his facial hair and wait forever to be served high priced cocktails, this is the place for you.
If you're a woman who likes to dress as a character on a television show set in the early 60's except that you're covered in tattoos, this is the place for you.
I kid the hipsters, but that's not why this place gets 3 stars (3.5 would be more accurate, but forced to choose, 3 is truer than 4). No, the reason for the middling review is that when I arrived with my three friends on a Friday at about midnight to a bar with a light crowd, I had to wait over 15 minutes to be served. We sat at the bar where one man was washing glasses/straightening up, and two women behind the bar were chatting about something relatively amusing and checking facebook/texting.
At first I was mildly amused, then after 5-8 minutes simply couldn't believe nobody asked us for our order - I mean they do get to keep the tips right? After about 15 minutes I argued we should leave. My friend then addressed the bartender and asked for us to be served.
There was no demanding crowd. The people behind the bar weren't hustling. They just let us sit there. Perhaps we were treated this way because we buy our clothes at Nordstom's and not some Brooklyn flea market specializing in vintage whatever - I don't know.
The room is very nice and seems like a great location for a bar/restaurant. Prices were high but not outrageous given the room.
Had drinks the same night at Hambone's and Industry Public House - both across the street from Tender and they both were great if very different bars.