Jennifer T.
Yelp
We recently spent an evening at Bar Louie to celebrate a friend's 40th birthday. We had a great time (great friends and company) but overall, the location itself was just "okay."
First, the Pros/Good points:
My friend had reserved a section to be used just for her friends/guests and that was set aside as promised with plenty of table space and room. They also had glasses and pitchers of water on the table in advance. Also, our waiter was great! He split the check for us (which couldn't have been easy 2 hours in with like 6 different checks) without complaint. He was also attentive , and even though drinks were slow to come out sometimes (newer bartender), he was forthcoming with that info so we weren't left waiting and wondering. Finally, the drinks "tasted" good. I had the Grand Lemon Drop Martini, The Star Martini and The Long Island Iced Tea. As well as several Lemon Drop shots. The atmosphere was also okay as it was not too loud to have a conversation.
Now, the Cons/Bad points:
The drinks, while tasting good, were just WEAK. Of course you don't want them so strong that people get too drunk, you also should not just be drinking mostly sugar and mixer. I am not sure if this is due to their policy or the bartender, but, if I am going out for a night on the town with friends, I want their to be actual alcohol in my drinks. So, just be aware.
So, overall, not a bad night, but again, just "ok." There weren't a lot of people there (other bars in One Loudoun were quite busy) so it just got boring/slow fast. But we weren't there for a HUGE crowd. We were there for our friend.
I would recommend this place maybe to start or if you want a quieter spot (without blasting music) but but not if you want drinks with a generous (or even fair) pour.