Acacia

A group of us (adults, all between 30 - 60) went in on a Saturday night. I know we weren't regulars but when the four of us order Laphroaig 10yo and you water it down immensely before serving to us at the same 1oz.? That's ridiculous, especially for what we payed you for it.

Yes, scotch drinkers typically add some water to their drink but this was ludicrous.
Never again.

Sarah S said:

"Hanging out with girls that are actual bartenders... The shaking of the drinks was very over dramatic. I mean, after you shake a drink a few times it's mixed. It's not going to become more mixed while you take the extra minutes to shake it with both hands. We left when we witnessed a male bartender carefully choose a basil leaf and start slapping it..."

Hey Sarah, why don't you lend your "bartender" friends some cash to go to bartending school... and I don't mean that one next to the vet in South Hills. Bartending is more than popping open a can of Bud Light (Lite?). If you haven't heard of emulsification or releasing oils from herbs, maybe quit talking and try learning. That 25 year age limit was clearly meant to keep you out, but I guess some people never grow up.

To everyone else: Acacia is quite the find. Just make sure you have the sense to appreciate it, and leave your ego at the door.

I can't comment on the drinks because me nor any of my 4 other friends ever got one. The scene: busy Saturday night, 3 seats at the bar. Hanging out with girls that are actual bartenders. One commented that she felt like we were watching an SNL skit. The shaking of the drinks was very over dramatic. I mean, after you shake a drink a few times it's mixed. It's not going to become more mixed while you take the extra minutes to shake it with both hands. We left when we witnessed a male bartender carefully choose a basil leaf and start slapping it like it owed him money. I get what they're trying to be, but they lost our business because, well, just pour the dang drinks into glasses and help the next waiting customer already. The drama show is unnecessary. The back room still looks exactly as it did when it was Z Lounge, which was a hold over from Zythos. It hasn't changed since the 90s. It was still empty as it ever was.