Tova B.
Yelp
The Cap. My first time here, and it definitely will not be my last.
We headed up Saturday night, had some dinner before heading over. Others might not be so impressed with the lack of parking. Yes, it's annoying. But, it forced us to take metro north up there, something my fiance has never done (he's a Jersey boy), and the station is right across from the venue. Talk about convenience. The Capitol's web site also strongly recommends taking the train - good for them!
Anyway, downtown Port Chester is super cute, and we didn't mind wondering around the area. Security was super fast and efficient. Waling in, it's gorgeous. The Cap was originally a movie theater in the 20s and it's retained a lot of it's old world glamour. Not everyone is a sucker for stuff like that, but I am.
I do think they need to put up some velvet ropes for the line for coat check. It's cold, everyone wants to check their coat. It's a LONG line. There was a lot of line cutting, both intentionally and unintentionally. The intentional cutters, just didn't know where the line started... I feel like it would help those who are unaware of the cutting, and discourage some of the would-be intentional cutters.
The bathroom, while clean, it did seem like it was having a bit of an identity crisis with half of it having the 1920s charm, marble dividers, even the locks on the doors, the sink, and than, on the other side of the bathroom, much more updated, different tile, more modern sinks and plastic stall dividers. Oh well. The bathroom worked, and that's what matters.
The theater has taken out all the seats from the venue, with the exception of a small seating area (for disabled? people) in back of the theater on the right. We wanted to grab seats, but I do believe there is special ticketing for those seats, as well as the balcony.
I liked the small platform in the back. For someone as short as me me, it provided the perfect view of the stage, with no gigantic people in front of me. Let's be honest, even average height people are gigantic compared to me.
Sound was on point, not too loud, not to low, no feedback. Bartenders were super nice and fast. Staff seemed super chill. All in all a great time. Can't wait to go back!