Ray B.
Yelp
It's not every day you're able to raise money for cancer research AND review a new place on Yelp...but here I am! Bloom's Tavern graciously allowed my fundraising team to host a happy hour in the upstairs portion of the bar and provided us with drink specials for the sale of wristbands, the proceeds from which went directly to fund life-saving research.
The bar is large (two levels) and well-decorated. Our team was able to have an entire area near the windows upstairs to ourselves which was very kind of them, though the windows had large gaps in them so frigid air from outside quickly froze anyone standing near them. The bar food was slightly above average - while the mozzarella sticks and buffalo wings were simply satisfactory, the spinach and artichoke dip with pita was great. We actually enjoyed it so much that we tried to order more pita so we could finish every last morsel of dip. Unfortunately, we were charged an additional $2+ for extra pita so that order was rapidly 86ed.
I'd probably give this place 4/5 stars for the atmosphere, staff generosity, and fare, however I was particularly peeved by a last-minute change in the drinks eligible for happy hour. When we set the happy hour up over the phone with the manager, it was indicated that beer, wine, and well drinks would all be $5. When we arrived at the bar, the bartender manager upstairs let us know that the well drinks were actually no longer part of the happy hour and they'd be $9 instead. I wish they had kept to their word or at least told us about this change in advance...
Still, a good time was had by all. I greatly appreciate Bloom's Tavern opening their doors to our group. Overall 3.5/5 for the personal slight re: the well drinks (ugh how I wish there were half stars on Yelp, but sorry, going with a 3).