Do NOT go here if you happen to look younger than 35. You will be treated like a criminal.
A group of 6 of us were out looking for a decent drink and music/dancing. We'd stopped in the Bubble Lounge first because of good reviews online. There were just a few locals watching the basketball game - no music - so we decided to go try a few other bars, but since that wasn't to be found on a Tuesday night (The 4 of us with kid had a babysitter for that night so we had decided to give it a try) we decided to go back to Bubble Lounge because they had a Wii and a nice couches to hang out on.
As we were getting settled a woman walks up to us (the owner?) and with a snotty attitude says that you have to be 21 to be in there so she'd need to see our ID's. We all complied easily and she huffed away. Then about half of us went to order drinks. My sister-in-law recommended my sister try a Fuzzy Navel so that's what she ordered. But they were out of Midori. The male bartender helping us went and asked the woman something about it, and suddenly she was in our face quizzing us on the ingredients of a Fuzzy Navel and telling us that we had no business ordering something that didn't know all the ingredients of. She was really upset at this point and we had no idea what the deal was. Others from our group started walking up and she made sure she got in each of our faces and told us this same thing each time. I finally said "Do you not want us here? Because we'll take our money elsewhere." To which she said no one would serve us because "obviously" most of us had fake ID's because at least one of them said 1979 and none of us were that old. That would be my brother-in-law. Who IS 32. 3 more of us were in our late 20's, and we had brought 2 21-year-olds with us (and yes they really were 21 - not a fake ID in the bunch). We were all getting upset at this point so we told here we'd take all our money (we were planning on spending quite a bit) somewhere else.
Right before this 2 people who'd been there watching the game had spilled cheese balls and she was laughing and joking with them even though as they walked out they said "Sorry we made a mess and didn't even spend any money here."
We ended up at the Llama and had an awesome time with awesome bartenders who knew how to treat a large group.
Well, we had a pretty bad experience here. Â A group of us went in on a Tuesday night and then left for other bars because there was no music and only 2-3 people in there. Â After hanging at other bars for an hour or so, we decided to head back and try out the oxygen bar and play on their wii (not much to do on a Tuesday night...). Â
When we arrived the owner carded all of us and then we started to setup the wii. Â I went over to the bar and my sister-in-law told me to try a fuzzy navel so I asked for one. Â The guy asked the owner where their Midori was, but she was out and instead of just being polite and saying, "I am sorry, we are out" she asked me if I knew everything that was in it and I said no because I had never tried it before. Â Well, she lectured me about how I should never order a drink that I didn't know what was in it... which is AWESOME customer service by the way... I was simply trying a drink someone recommended to me...
Well, my sister-in-law started to get upset and talking back to her and then the lady said, "well I know you guys have fake ids because not one of you could have been born in 1979 (that would be my husband...). Â Let's do the ages real quick. Â My husband is 32, I am 26, my sister is 28, my brother-in-law is 29, and my brother is 21 and my sister-in-law is 22... it is NOT our fault that we all look young (especially my 32 year old Asian husband).
So at this point we were all getting upset and we left to hang out at the Llama, which was much better.
If oxygen is your thing, this is the place to be. I didn't partake personally, so cannot comment on that portion. But if you google champagne bar telluride, Bubble Lounge comes up. Low and behold, that wasn't quite my experience. Not that I was looking for Cristal to rain from the rafters, but asked for the wine list and they looked at my like I needed to be permanently attached to the O2 tubes, then said do I want a glass of red or white. So while I had some good beers, and enjoyed the dive atmosphere, just make sure you're not looking for a glass of bub or you'll be sorely disappointed. But maybe you could run the O2 into a glass of white wine and get the same feeling?
Review Source:Bubble Lounge is a dream come true - it has a dive bar vibe but without the dirty dirty. Â
Some notes:
1. Â Saw this amazing Blue Grass band play (only needed a $5 donation at the door) with a special guest on his banjo. Â Who was that special guest? Â Ed Helm from The Hangover, Office, and Colbert Report. Â AMAZING. Â
2. Â Ordered a White Russian and it came in a pint glass - my first thought was GROSS. Â They might as well have made a pitcher. Â Took a sip and the proportions were surprisingly...perfect! Â The price was pretty damn good considering the volume of vodka poured in that drink!
3. Â The house was packed and I never had to wait to go to the (very clean) bathroom. Â This was especially nice since i have been chugging water all day to get used to the altitude.
4. The best part - everyone seems to know each other here but I did not feel like I do not belong. Â This is really nice feeling to have as an outsider in a small mountain town bar. Â (can't say the same for the bar downstairs) Â
All in all - awesome dive bar and I can't wait to come back.
kelly and Troy the owners, Rock! They always have great bands/acts and just ask for a donation. Thier oxygen bar is so awesome after a long day hiking, biking or drinking...which if you get the right one ( I like spearmint) it can sober you up so you can drink more. I met them 3 years ago and am proud to call them my friend and great business owners...although the softball team needs a wee bit of improvement...I hope they ask me to ba a walk on next year when I am in town...then I might get some free drinks...stop by say hi.. and she makes some mean "real" fruit drinks!
Her shots are killer too! Troy works a mean door! Love you guys!
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