I'm claiming first review on this, as clearly the previous two were written by staff or an agency.
I came here with some friends on April 12, a Saturday night. The place is newly opened from the looks of things, as there isn't even a sign to show you're there. It's upstairs from Rosalie, which looks like it probably owns it. (Incidentally, I found it by using Yelp's "search nearby" function.)
The décor is great. It's trendy with its reclaimed, industrial, quasi-cyberpunk feel, but sophisticated at the same time. The seating is arranged in groups with comfy banquette and easy chairs. There's a dance floor by the windows and the music was good 80s dance.
The cocktail list is original - so original it might make you think twice about sampling something with leather tincture in it... The drinks seem reasonably priced until you get them and discover there's quite a big difference between quantities (see photo). Frankly, I don't see how you can get rum, ginger ale AND mango juice in a small tulip glass. All I could taste was the mango juice, which seemed very expensive for $11.
The staff was friendly but the service was slow. Not from the waitress, but from the bar. I know cocktails take longer, but there were six of us, not 12, and there was only a small bachelorette party in the place other than us. They'll seriously have to improve their productivity if they want any measure of success.
In terms of the decor design, I have to find fault with the massive dance-style speaker in every seating group. You can't hear yourself think, much less talk. (This is a beef I have with Montreal bars in general, that can't decide if they're bars or nightclubs. If I wanted a nightclub, I'd go to a nightclub.)
All in all, the place has promise, particularly as there are far too few more sophisticated places downtown west. But I'm not sure I'll be back. I don't want to dance. I want to hang out with my friends and have fun, not scream, "eh?" every time someone says something. read more