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    The Lobby Lounge

    4.5 (28 reviews)
    ModerateLounges
    Closed 11:00 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Upscale
    Classy
    Live music

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    Torrie B.

    One of my favorite places to hang out. I always bring guests here if they have not been before. It's a great place to kill time before an event. I love Blu (and the view) upstairs, but the lobby is more relaxed and has more food options. We got a cheese board, hibiscus jalapeño margarita, and an old fashioned this time around and everything was wonderful as usual. The service is usually good unless they are short staffed - I have only experienced that once. Usually there is a piano player adding to the charm. The Pfister is always gorgeous (especially around the holidays), and the people watching is supreme!

    Ophelia M.

    I had heard that the Pfister elegantly decorates for the holidays and so planned a girls evening with my mom here right before Christmas. Our plan was to get a massage and then enjoy a cocktails and some light bites here. What a lovely evening we enjoyed at the Pfister's Lobby Lounge! The Lobby Lounge mixes up beautifully rendered, top shelf cocktails in an exquisite setting. We also ordered (and split) their cobb salad, which was everything a cobb salad ought to be and more (beautifully fresh and ample) and is served with a lovely creamy dill dressing. As we enjoyed the classic, upscale atmosphere, the lobby pianist played a variety of holiday tunes. There were some hiccups in the service (slow, and perhaps understaffed for the evening)...but, all in all, it was exactly the sort of evening we were hoping for. Get to it!

    Delicious cocktail!
    Suzanne B.

    The lobby lounge in the pfister hotel is swanky, a great place to people watch, and cozy. It has an array of leather chairs, couches and small tables, a fire place and a man playing piano too. It was a perfect little lounge, but it's open so we could also see the people coming in and out. Service was good. Cocktails were a little pricy but were also strong and tasty. We stayed for a drink before going out to dinner and really enjoyed ourselves!

    Rohan D.

    I love this place. Reminds me of loitering in the lobby of the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago years ago. I like to decompress with a newspaper (a real paper newspaper, a quaint old way of getting information...actually getting information is kind of quaint nowadays, isn't it?) and either a coffee or a scotch depending on what time of day it is. I get my shoes shined first at the Allen Edmonds, in the evenings there's a piano player (a real human being) and to me, this is often the best part of my week. Of course I'm incredibly well bred so I'm not sure if you'll have the same experience.

    The bar of course!
    Chadrick J.

    The Lobby Lounge is excessive ambiance at it's best. Swanky and just plain decadent are some words that come to mind. In particular the Holiday's spark the best times to enjoy the sprawl this place serves up. Leather chairs and sofas are strewn across this area and it is comfy as can be. A piano sits in the lounge area and it is played for all to enjoy, really divine if you ask me. There is also a massive fireplace that adorns the interior of the Lobby Lounge. On the particular Saturday we came in we enjoyed this space and had more than a few libations while people watching and indulging in a laugh or two. Something so grand about the age and solid foundation of the Pfister. While people lined up at the elevator to get up to Blu I was happy as a clam in a shell to be downstairs enjoying the simplicity and sheer elegance of the Lobby Lounge. Great place to stop in before you head out on the town. Service is spot on and the view is one of a kind!

    Amy D.

    My favorite Bloody Mary in town and favorite place to sit by a fire and feel classier than I really am.

    Yummmm! A great chocolate martini!

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    Five stars for Valerie alone.....I would add more for Dr. Hollander playing "Rhapsody in Blue" during a Gershwin medley if I could!!!

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    The Pfister Has two great bars - Blu and the Lobby Lounge - which are worth a stop even if you live in the city.

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