The one and only time I was at Double Zero was for lunch, and it was ridiculously loud that I didn't really enjoy my experience there.
When my girlfriend suggested happy hour there, I figured I've give it another shot. We arrived shortly before 5 o'clock and it was pretty full (and LOUD) already. We got seated at the bar which I honestly didn't mind because then we were sitting beside each other and I could hear our convo.
The bartender was quick to get our drink orders, and we contemplated over the menu. Remembering there was a happy hour menu online, I went back to the hostess to ask for one (I'm not sure why she didn't give it to us in the first place). We decided on calamari, caprese salad and meatball panini.
I was mesmerized by the bartender's skills, he was pouring beers and mixing drinks so efficiently - I think this is a rarity nowadays, good on ya bartender dude!
Our food came out pretty quickly, the calamari was crispy (although the sauce was at the bottom of the bowl so the end pieces were pretty soggy), the salad had nice helpings of tomatoes and mozzarella and the meatball panini was really savoury.
I noticed that the entire dining/bar area is too open concept so people are talking over each other in addition to the music so it gets excessively loud. They need to add some sound barriers (divider walls maybe?) to help this problem.
Would I be back? The food is definitely a draw for me, however I wouldn't go with a group because I think trying to listen to everyone talk over the surrounding noise would drive me insane. Although I wouldn't say no to another one-on-one with a friend here if the opportunity came up.