Brandon Marchand
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LB33
This is an AWESOME speakeasy style spot with excellent service and amazing cocktail creations, BEFORE 830ishpm. I went a few times around 630-7pm and had excellent service and the cocktails the bartender created for me were amazing, and she was the same bartender the few times I went earlier in the evening, so it was really nice to be able to say “I want a gin or vodka based spirit forward cocktail with a botanical element” and get a new creation each time that I absolutely loved and found really interesting nuances and complexities in the drink!
When I went to take a friend at 11pm to try it the bar was blasting music so loud over the speakers that you couldn’t hear what anyone was saying and on top of that the bartenders working later on had no idea what a botanical element was then further clearly had no idea how to balance a cocktail if it saved their lives. The “spirit forward” cocktail they gave me was just like they poured gin and vodka together into a shaker to get it cold before they put it into the glass, then they garnished the glass with a lemon, and thank gawd they knew enough to zest the rim of the glass first so at least I got a hint of lemon with my rubbing alcohol. Absolutely terrible, and it made me so embarrassed that I told my friend how great this bar was from my experiences I had before. Clearly there’s a huge consistency issue and they favor quantity over quality the later the night gets. Very sad.
When I went to take a friend at 11pm to try it the bar was blasting music so loud over the speakers that you couldn’t hear what anyone was saying and on top of that the bartenders working later on had no idea what a botanical element was then further clearly had no idea how to balance a cocktail if it saved their lives. The “spirit forward” cocktail they gave me was just like they poured gin and vodka together into a shaker to get it cold before they put it into the glass, then they garnished the glass with a lemon, and thank gawd they knew enough to zest the rim of the glass first so at least I got a hint of lemon with my rubbing alcohol. Absolutely terrible, and it made me so embarrassed that I told my friend how great this bar was from my experiences I had before. Clearly there’s a huge consistency issue and they favor quantity over quality the later the night gets. Very sad.