03/07/09

Used to be awesome, new renovations and staff turned it into a POS

by mbradley007

I used to go here all the time; it's across from the Frost Tower, it's a cool little joint. However, ever since their remodeling, it's gone way downhill, and it's pretty unfortunate. The new bartenders are ridiculously rude, all of the mixed drinks are incredibly weak (like, embarrassingly bad weak), the whisky/scotch pours are shallow, and no one knows how to make a classic Old Fashioned.

I can't believe the bartenders argued with me. I can't believe they snobbishly ignored me in a conversation. I've never had that happen. I guess they're really happy making a bar hand's wage, because jesus. they acted like they were walking on top of the world.

The drink delivery was incredibly slow for the volume being served, no one could understand tabs and there was an insane mixup with a table's tab, the drinks were really below average and incredibly weak, and the bartenders were just complete jerks. The live music, however, was fantastic; even though they instituted a COVER.

Avoid this place at all costs for happy hours and parties, since it's beyond not being economical, and since they're huge jerks. My party of 12 wound up cashing out and going to a different venue. It was just really not worth it. Our money is much better spent elsewhere for a superior experience. Cover is never good, nor is slow, shafty, weak drinked service.

I would not recommend this place since its remodeling; before that happened, however, it was a great after-hours happy hour joint. Truly sad; I'm bummed as a frequent patron.

• Pros: good live music lineup usually, it has a legacy of being great
• Cons: horrible value, weak drinks, snob bartenders, lame service, no A/C, new venue and staff atrocious and damaging established brand

11/26/08

Place is Ok, Very rude door man little guy with short beard.

by jazzer23545

Place is Ok, Very rude door man little guy with short beard. I gave the door staff a $2 tip,mainly to the girl that loks like Cindy Crowford, this short guy look the $2 tip out the jar and said thats not enough. Bad attitude, Poor managment.

08/06/08

Ok club, odd clientelle

by shaft28

So in the heart of Austin party zone down an alley that looks unclean is the entrance to Speakeasy. You walk in this poorly designed club where you are ushered to walk by the bar in a small cramped place once the club gets going. You see guests from college hipsters, old bikers with ridiculouly long bleached hair (dudes), to the I'm still cool yuppy crowd out before their babysitter time is up.

Downstairs is just not very nice and it looks like part is under construction (I hope). You then walk up 3 flights to the roof where a Miami feel starts (so out of place with downstairs). Kind of nice albeit the fans don't help with the heat at all.

Note - get misters. Now.

We sat with friends for a party and were moved across the polace to a new seating that opened up....2 chairs to us. Why we listened to the manager I have no idea. They seem young.

Our waitress would squeeze up to the table with our special order drink and basically stood with her behind in one person's face. Uh, hello!

Drinked were average to pricey. We went to the bar and the waitstaff just seemed to be there for special orders as not once did she ask if anyone needed a drink or anything at all.

Cool spot but overcrowded and run poorly. Slightly run down.

When we left there was a huge line at the door ($5 cover) so word of mouth must be good (and wrong).