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| - We came to society after dinner around 10pm on Saturday night. We were greeted by an extremely personable doorman who proudly explained the vibe of the lounge & how all bitters, syrups, etc are made in house. My fiancée & I were excited to give it a try so in we went...
Once we got downstairs, the place was packed. Pretty much wall to wall people & it took about 20 mins just to get the attention of a bartender. We each ordered an applejack old fashioned & knew it would be a bit of a wait for our drinks given how busy it was as well as the handcrafted element of the bar. What we didn't expect was a 40 minute wait for 2 drinks. We were standing at the bar watching the bartender we had placed our order with continue making other drinks, but not ours. After about 25 mins, my fiancée asked him about our drinks thinking he had forgotten. He got a very short answer of "a little busy here" about 10 mins later we finally got our drinks.
$28 for two old fashioneds, which given the location, as well as the handcrafted aspect seemed about right. What didn't seen quite right were the drinks themselves. We ordered the applejack old fashioned & were both served a traditional. Bit of a bummer since we were looking forward to trying something different but we didn't feel like waiting again.
There were plenty of empty seats, but they all had reserved signs on them so we stood the whole time. Once we finished our drinks, we left.
I appreciate the handcrafted quality & the vibe of the lounge but it's almost like they're trying too hard. Their bartenders were working their butts off & still seemed in the weeds. Maybe adding a few more to the staff would help? It's something different for the east 4th crowd, but for us, I don't think we will be going back anytime soon.
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