My husband and I stopped in here to the "lounge" speakeasy last night with a couple of friends after we left the Fuel game so we could extend our hangout a bit longer. They are open until 1 AM and I think we left around midnight and the lounge side was still quite busy, but the live music inside the main bar side was shutting down and it had gotten a lot quieter over there. The lounge side muted the noise from the rowdy bar side really well, we hardly heard anything the whole time we were there and the entrance is right at the front next to the stage and there isn't a closed door that separates them, just an entryway and short hallway.
We haven't been there since they opened up the lounge, so it was nice to finally try it out. They still have a lot of big TVs that various games are broadcasted on, but they have a gorgeous bar that makes the space feel more elegant and not just a dark sports bar. They have a lot of different, very comfortable, seating areas to choose from. There were several very large groups at long stretches of tables and 4 tops, so there is plenty of room for big groups. We sat in the middle of the room where there were 4 leather club chairs around a circular coffee table. They also have dining height tables and chairs and 2 tops around the perimeter.
The cocktails are the typical going rate these days (pricey), but they have good deals on mocktails and fairly priced tequila sodas. The drinks were strong and came out fairly quickly, but we did have to ask more than once for waters before they brought them over. It was very busy in there though, so I'm sure they just spaced it while trying to remember everyone's drink orders (I think it was just 2 women working their way through the room/bar).
The bathroom set up is a little strange. I went to walk into the women's restroom and someone was trying to leave at the same time and the door smacked into her because the space is so small. It opens up into a space that has a sink, a soap dispenser, and an air dryer on the wall right next to a floor mirror that doesn't look like it's actually attached to the wall and could get knocked over. And since the mirror is right next to the air dryer, it gets covered in water droplets from people drying their hands. Seems like a real pain to try and keep clean. And then there is only one stall inside of the bathroom. Not sure why it wasn't just made into a private bathroom where the door locks to the whole thing and not just to the stall because there is not enough room for other people to wait in there to use the only stall.
Overall, it was a very fun evening out in Fishers. I would love to come back to the lounge side now that they offer that space because the main bar side has always been too loud and overwhelming for me - all of the people shouting at the games on the TVs, the live music playing really loudly overtop of that, and people cramming around tables too small for their group size. The lounge offers a more intimate, quiet space to actually be able to hear what the rest of your group is saying to you. read more