Danielle R.
Yelp
I've been wanting to go to this place for months ever since I passed by it. It looks super cool, nice seating area and very cool bar set up. It has sort of like a vintage theme. The last time I attempted to go it was closed for a private event. So when I finally got to visit last night with a friend I was super stoked! I had checked their events on Yelp and saw they had happy hour from 4-8, $10 drinks awesome!
We arrived around 6:30 on a Wednesday, it is pretty much just us and 2 guys alone at the main bar. We opt to sit in the front area, similar to an enclosed patio, a huge window and 2 opened garage doors and a front door. There was a bar there as well. The bartender was awesome! He mixed the cocktails amazing and the waitress was nice too.
The menu is simple a couple food items a and about 8 cocktails, all unique and elaborate. My friend and I ordered drinks with the watermelon popsicle, perfect for a Miami summer evening! Drinks came quickly and again, were delicious! Then the check comes....$50 something dollars for 3 cocktails! When I had glanced at the menu I had seen they were $16 each but assumed they were on special for $10 as the advertised Happy Hour stated. When I asked the waitress said "no, that's for other drinks...and it's at the main bar." The bars are 10 ft away from each other, didn't realize there was a difference.
Hmmmm...2 women walk into an empty restaurant/bar during "Happy Hour" times and you don't think to ask or suggest your advertised "Happy Hour"? Sorry, I find that a bit odd and a little shady.
Not to mentioned an added gratuity "service charge" my friend had caught after I signed my credit slip. Not a fan of automatic gratuity on a party of 2! Who ordered a couple drinks!
I left there paying $40 for 2 cocktails (some of the most expensive drinks I've ever purchased and that category includes rooftop lounges in Manhattan and Las Vegas) What a joke. Although, the drinks were great, I left with a bitter taste in my month and felt cheated. Before this experience I was hoping to come on a Saturday or Sunday for their "unlimited rosé and mimosa" specials, not interested after this stunt. I will not be returning or recommending to anyone. The name is fitting.