QUA Bottle Lounge

05/17/2008 Posted by thedoorguy29

ha ha its kind of funny seeing the bad reviews on such a beautiful night club. The only thing that I don't like is the loud music. It would be nice to be able to listen to nice lounge music and, carry on a conversation without yelling . Over all I do like the set up we need more nice upscale spots in austin. I give qua a thumbs up

Pros: the salt water aquarium is nice

Cons: lower the music its way too loud.

05/07/2008 Posted by Buddy10

I'm not sure why everyone is judging this place based on "who is there" and/or "what they're wearing". I went with a group of friends and we had the best time. The music was awesome - we danced all night long. The D.J. was "spinning" great music. The service was outstanding. With every drink or shot we ordered, the bartender gave us a "free" full bottle of water, unlike most clubs in Austin where it is so hard to get anyone to bring you water and if they do, it is a short glass mostly filled with ice. I found this to be very responsible of them, not just trying to make a buck off of drinks regardless of how many an individual has had. Very un-pretentious if you ask me. My girlfriends and I go dancing all over Austin, and we always seem to have a great time where ever we are. So, I guess the saying is true, it doesnt matter where you are, it is who you are with! This was a great club, with great music, and great service. Oh, and very clean too. We will definitely go back!

Pros: Outstanding service, awesome music, great atmosphere!

Cons: Can't think of any...

04/07/2008 Posted by KristyK101

A few friends and I wandered past Qua this past weekend and we'd heard all the hype so decided to try it out for ourselves. A word of advice: Don't bother. The space was small and although it was crowded it was not full of the "head-turners" that it advertises. The entire ambience desperately screamed "I'm trying too hard!" and so did the mess of people inside. A high-class bar should stay true to its identity as such, and on the night that we were there (a SATURDAY night) the status of the space and those within it was largely unremarkable. The whole concept and execution is just silly and unnecessary in a city with so many truly great after-dark hotspots. Also, I don't know what the deal is with the minimum age being 25, nobody in our group was over 24 and the guys at the door didn't say a word about it. The drinks were good though.

Pros: Good drinks, friendly bartenders

Cons: Crowded, pretentious atmosphere

04/03/2008 Posted by platkat

The title says it all. I'm disappointed that such a snooty place is helping to shape the personality of the downtown area.

03/31/2008 Posted by asustud15

To the people that doubt the crowd. I don't have shitloads of money nor do I act like I do. I just go cause that is where I want to go. I make 35,000 a yr but I will splurge ot have the atmosphere and enjoy a few drinks and then go somewhere else. If you don't like it go somewhere else and find somewhere that suits you. Don't talk SH#% to the people that want to have a good time.......

03/25/2008 Posted by sarah109

I've lived in Austin for 4 years but went to UCLA for undergrad. I regularly go back to visit my friends and we go to all the hard to get into places when we can as well as chill places in LA, so I like a mix of the two. QUA is LAME. Why? Because of the crowd and the bouncers. It is so annoying to see people inside that act like they are important and that QUA is THE happening place and they are THE happening people. They aren't attractive, definitely not young and could never, ever get into places in NY and LA. They act like they are all deserving and the best thing to happen to Austin (the bouncers do too). Why don't they get that they just don't belong in Austin? I know it's been mentioned in other reviews but seriously, if you don't know what Austin is about then you need to GTFO or just keep blowing your fake money at QUA and feel important to pad your ego til it hopefully shuts down.

Pros: Absolutely none

Cons: bouncers, terrible wannabe crowd

03/23/2008 Posted by treehugginghippiehater

I just had to write a review concerning the other reviews. It seems the majority of reviewers haven't even been inside the joint. So you form an opinion based on you shoddy clogs, dirty thrift store t-shirts, incredible ability to feel what the marine life does and inability to pay for a $6.00 crown n coke. Go to the nearest HEB, pick up a sixer of lonestar, a bottle of Tito's, some beans and weanies. Then drive back to your doublewide or 300 sqft SoCo loft and shut the **** up.

03/10/2008 Posted by MegN1103

I recently went down to Austin for a Bachelorette Party, and one place I wanted to check out was Qua. It was beyond my expectations, the entire atmosphere is amazing. The music was great and songs we love to dance to. This place was something I've never seen before. I would definitely recommend checking this place out.

03/05/2008 Posted by jennifer0708

I was walking across the street to Saba for Happy Hour 2 weeks ago at 5 or 6pm and outside of QUA, I saw two bouncers dressed in suits, with a velvet rope up, with their stupid headsets in! Are you kidding me??? Forget the time, it was just nuts to see big burly bouncers with a velvet rope and headsets! Are they in the wrong city? Who allowed this to be built in Austin and what kind of lame people does it attract? It is a given that you will find these types of places in NY or LA - I used to live in NY for 5 years and it was understood that certain places would be pretentious and hard to get into....especially when Jay-Z and Lindsay Lohan are hanging out there. I'm not against nice places in Austin but the pretentiousness by power hungry bouncers and staff + wannabes that don't belong in Austin in the first place.....need to GET OUT and move to NY and get rejected there. HAHA.

Pros: If you are looking for a good laugh

Cons: its plainly obvious that anyone who "gets Austin" knows this place doesn't belong; oh yeah, don't forget the poor sharks that suffer

03/02/2008 Posted by vesperati

Lame. Attempting to take meat markets to the next level but even failing at that, Qua would be appropriate for only the most insipid patrons. I've lived in Austin for 15 years, San Francisco for many, and NYC, and I cannot wait for this to shut down. It's a blight on our fair city. I feel like Russian gangsters are going to start shooting at any second. Or I'm in an episode of Miami Vice. Break out your white pants, pink blazer, and overwhelming desire to get a social disease. I'm sure if I looked hard enough I could see some keys of coke being passed under the table somewhere. Go back to Scary Land from whence you came creepy Guidos! This place actually insults Creep Guidos. In fact, if I went in and there were a bunch of cigar chomping old NYC gangstas - that would be kinda cool. Nay, I tell you, these guys aren't even remotely that authentic and charming.

Pros: Free coke straws and strippers at the door.

Cons: Why is this here again?

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