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    The Lobbyist

    3.8 (19 reviews)
    Open 6:30 am - 11:00 AM, 4:00 pm - 10:00 PM

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    Espresso martini
    Rachel B.

    Amazing small bar! Right in a hotel around great restaurants and other bars. Definitely recommend for a quick drink in the area.

    Sazerac
    Matt C.

    The Lobbyist is a textbook example of the reimagined, upscale hotel bar. Located inside Downtown's Le Meridien Hotel, this tiny bar sitting outside of Corinne delivers fantastic cocktails with admirable service. You'll never find more than one or two bartenders behind the stick due to its size, which means on a busy Friday night there's a chance you might wait a few minutes for a drink. In my eyes, the wait is completely worth it. An expertly crafted Sazerac is my love language. The key to my heart, if you will. New Orleans signature cocktail seems to have gotten lost over time, so when I see its name in lights on a cocktail menu my ears perk up. The finished product is a slow sipper sure to satisfy any stiff-drink-connoisseur. Odds of you finding a seat at the bar are slim (there are only a handful), but Le Meridien's incredibly comfortable and swanky lobby (hence the name) elevates the bar experience. Perfect for a date night with your special someone.

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    Latifa S.

    Drinks!! I've been here on all my trips. Mainly because I was always waiting to go up to 54thirty. There's always a wait to go up. This last trip, I gave up and had a drink in the lobby. And for January,2021 it is VERY busy indoor. It's cold outside, no outdoor seating for sure. Lobby is gorgeous so I get it. The bartender was very friendly. He was furloughed till now, Jan, 2021!! Crazy. I had a city scape: mainly because it was beautiful to look at. The flavor was a ok. We also had a bourbon drink. Not bad! Nice little place and it was across from my hotel. I could stumbled back to my room in 500 steps. Kinda cool.

    Ngoc L.

    This place is located right inside the Le Meridien hotel lobby area. They offer lots of sitting with first trendy not too loud music & good for friends meeting up. The price is very reasonable for drinks. Love my well made drink with very spicy salt!

    Scary find on a burger plate
    Nikole B.

    I'll start by saying they were speedy to serve us when the adjoining restaurant, Corinne, couldn't. We had 2 yummy Wagyu burgers and 2 Caesar salads. Unfortunately, on each plate of fries, diners discovered hair - seriously. When we paid at the bar (because no one checked on tables), we mentioned it to those taking our money and they apologized but had to call a hotel manager to do anything about it - which they said could be 30 minutes. We paid the $95 bill and thought others might care about the experience.

    Only three halves of deviled eggs for $9!! :(
    mai t.

    I'm only rating the breakfast foods they have here. $9 for 3 halves of deviled eggs. I couldn't even get 2 full eggs. The avocado toast is $13 and I added bacon for $3 and it's literally tiny pieces on bacon on top. It's not that great. Save your money and go elsewhere for breakfast.

    French 75. Moscow mule. Fries.

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    I make a stop every time I'm in Denver. They have introduced me to a new bourbon. The old fashions here are so good!

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    Great bar in the lobby of Le Méridien with a list of classic cocktails, good spirits, small bites.

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    I have a weakness for a great whiskey bar. My wallet knows it. My liver knows it. My wife…read moredefinitely knows it. Sometimes I show up hunting for rare pours. Other times I'm just in the mood for a cocktail that reminds me why I don't waste my time at places that think whiskey and cola is "craft." This visit was all about the cocktails, and Seven Grand absolutely delivered. Josh, our bartender, was running the room like a conductor leading an orchestra of happy whiskey drinkers. He asked what we liked, made a couple of recommendations for Old Fashioneds based on our preferences, and absolutely nailed it. Every drink was balanced, flavorful, and dangerously easy to sip. The guy knows his whiskey, knows his cocktails, and somehow still manages to make everyone at the bar feel like they're his only customer. The whiskey selection is enough to make a bourbon nerd lose all sense of financial responsibility, but surprisingly, we escaped without needing to refinance the house. If Josh doesn't own Seven Grand, someone should probably look into fixing that. Until then, I'll keep showing up to "try just one drink"... knowing full well that's a lie I tell myself every single time. Highly recommend. Just don't blame me when two hours mysteriously disappear.

    7 years since I've last been here and its still the same. Yes a couple of the stuffed animals have…read morebeen moved around. But the service and the drinks are still top notch. They've gotten do much busier though. There must've been over 30 people at the bar getting drinks. But the 4 bartenders at the bar were slinging them out quickly. Even though they were fast the drinks were extremely well made and the customer service wad amazing. The ambiance was great!! Everyone was here to have a good time. But no one was overly rowdy or raucous. People were friendly and conversational but stayed in their lanes also. Even though all these years have passed. And the pandemic has ravaged many businesses. The quality and service here still makes this place one of the best whiskey bars around!!!

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    Ok, First, I found this place hard to find. The front entrance was closed and had no sign or…read moreanything. It was by pure luck that I found the entrance off of a back alley. It was Thursday night and they we charging a $10 cover. When I got in there, there were only 10 people in there, and that included the employees. The staff there were friendly and the music they were playing was nice. This place gives off an old dungeon vibe. It could probably use some updating. There is metered street parking available in the front and a parking lot available in the back, where the entrance was when I visited. I do like the club's set up. It has a couple of rooms. There is like a lounge area, a video game room, and a couple of bar areas with dance floors. They have different music playing in the rooms. The video game room has a bar and classic coin operated video games, like Spy Hunter, Ms Pacman, and Off Road. They mostly take quarters and they have a change machine available. The drinks here are reasonably priced and were decent pours. I only stayed here about 30 minutes. I was really bored and decided to just call it a night and go to bed early. I would probably come back here, but It would not be on a Thursday night and I would do some homework on the place before I came here.

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