Once you enter the HOtel, you can't help but look at all their decorations. It feels like you are in an art gallery. Very well done! I decided to try their low tea as suggested by a friend. The maitre D is really nice, she even made sure I got a seat next to a power outlet as I am working on my laptop that day. The staffs are really nice. The place is where you go if you want to be seen though I just  went for the low tea, I decided to stay there till dinner time and ate their dinner. The only thing is for $24 the low tea should be more than 1 scone and 3 small slices of sandwich with no tea. This is pricey for what you got. I guess its better to get the pulled pork for 2/$10. When I had my dinner I requested a goat cheese and they charged me $4.... robbery for a small table spoon of it. If you want to be seen like everyone says here, I guess this is the place to go... As it gets late their music starts to get louder so I left and continued work at home. With that said, I am not sure If I want to come back to this place again.
Review Source:I have been eying this spot for a year, and while it wasn't perfect, I am so glad i stopped in - here's why:
There's an excellent and vast cocktail list. Â First, I had the Kentucky Julius: buffalo trace bourbon, liquor 43, orange juice, egg white, cinnamon simple, lagunitas ipa, and nutmeg. Â I had a kick but was mostly sweet. Â Then, I had the Evening Smoke: espresso, ardbeg 10, tia maria, cream. Â What a delectable desert! Â I could not believe the combination of whiskey and espresso worked so well. Â The cocktails were TOP NOTCH. Â However, I hate that they are the priciest I've ever imbibed in NYC.
Bites - I had the beet salad ($15) and also sampled the pork sliders. Â Talk about a TINY plate. Â I wasn't hungry so it was perfect, but, the bar bites are actually bar bites, you see what I'm saying?
This hotel bar and restaurant is very tasteful, and, might I add, swanky. Â It was the perfect date night in NYC, but I wouldn't return.
Stopped here for some coffee with a friend. Absolutely love love love the ambiance of the place. It's very specific to new york, that earthy chic feel. Great music playing softly in the background and wonderful seating options. Every table is different, with different chairs. I imagine this place is great or happy hour. Bathroom were lovely as well. Prices were decent. My iced coffee was $5, around the same as Starbucks. Why the 3 star rating then? Because it wasn't even as good as Starbucks, and I don't even like Starbucks. My coffee was mostly water. But they did have almond milk as a milk substitute which is a plus.
Review Source:I had the pleasure of meeting an acquaintance here on a Tuesday evening. The decor is very fresh and bright, with lots of colorful light fixtures and upholstery. The style appears to be contemporary and artistic while a huge glass front allows for tons of light to drape you while dining. I stayed inside but did notice a very cute patio in the back with umbrellas and a small crowd. Ahhh the food...we had small plates. The lamb kofte were perfect just like authentic arabic style. Bacon wrapped medjool dates stuffed with goat cheese-sickly good symbiotic sweet/creamy/tangy taste. I would definitely do that again.The leek potstickers were just fine and tasted like they were handmade and fresh. Baby slider beef burgers were nice and nothing to rave about. My simple cabernet sauv helped me get through dinner. The wait staff was very helpful and appropriately so. They were patient with us even though we hadn't decided what to eat for a while. The bar looks very fun and the crowd is laid back, informal and mature. The bathroom is a flight beneath the real world and it can be confusing to navigate. I would like to go back with a group of friends to hang
Review Source:While tourists from Kansas will gawk at the drink prices, sophisticates will appreciate the care mixologists here take in creating what are wonderfully seasoned drinks. Â The bar is abuzz - especially after 8pm - with the to be scene crowd that can make the high hair girls from Staten Island and Jersey somehow seem out of place. Â Staff is eager to please and very easy on the eyes and food is good but apportioned for Elite models accordingly. Â If you just wanna grab a beer and watch sport this is not the place for you. Â I would think security would simply toss you on the street.
Review Source:Came here for drinks on a Tuesday around 6:30 and sat at a table.
As others mention drinks are defintiely pricey; however, this should be expected given the venue. Â I had the Voodoo Lady mainly becasue it had tabasco in it. Â When it arrived it was bright yellow and came with a lime. Â I do not like sweet drinks so I was apprehensive but it had a great kick. Â Exactly what I was looking for. Â
Waitress was not super chatty but she was clearly extremely busy and we did not mind.
Because of the time I went, most people were there from work aside from (I assume) hotel guests. Â I loved the decor and the outside courtyard was adorable. Â The room is very open and bright, which was refreshing considering many bars in NY are small and dark.
Great place to get drinks to catch up with a friend or a date. Â
Also saw Jonah Hill so that was pretty cool....
This swanky bar is a place to see and be seen. Although the decor is really nice and you could potentially run into a celebrity, the likelihood of me coming back here is pretty slim. The drink prices are really out of control and for me personally, I don't like spots that play that generic music, if you can even call it music. It's just a constant untz untz untz sound blaring in the background if you ask me.
I was shocked that the bartenders are older gentleman that don't really elude the type of sex-appeal this spot makes you think of. I actually appreciated that aspect.
I must say the drinks were tasty and if you're stopping in for just one, it is a cool venue in a very beautiful hotel.
I think the best part of this night at the Crosby Bar(before leaving to go to Max Fish for LES and EV pussayyyyyy) is the fact that my boy A.H. and I sat in some lounge chairs, while he held a small terrine filled with cashews and the occasional almond that I picked through absentmindedly as we had a philosophical conversation about love, rebellion, and death, and that the entire time we were getting pretty violently eye fucked by every pre-menopausal woman in the room.
Bear in mind that might have to do with the fact that we look like goddamn Adonises, clad in confidence like the overlapping scales of a fish. Â Maybe it had to do with the fact that we were clean shaven after a visit to the NY shave company, and that A.H. looks a bit like Johnny Depp, and I look a bit like any K-pop singer or K-drama actor, and that we were repping in Dior and Arcteryx Veilance.
Actually, yeah I think all of that explains it.
Anyhow, we didn't talk to any of the women because why would we, when the bar had so much more to offer? Â The drinks were made expertly and quickly - generally when I am judging bartenders I watch how they shake and how they stir. Â Shaking, for example, in a Boston shake, creates more movement and hence more dilution. Â Shaking overhand is even more violent, but typically used for fizzes(like a classic gin fizz - the violent shake is necessary to cause the egg white to foam). Â Stirring on the other hand is finesse over power - the gentle stroke of the spoon not touching the,ice a convection current of perfection. Â Sort of like us. Â I hate to preen...well, not really. Â I fucking love preening, almost as much as I love a good drink.
So the drinks are fantastic, and the ones we ordered came with a small bite of candied ginger - even that had just the right texture and flavor to enjoy with the strongly acidic tones of the drink itself.
I ordered some BBQ sliders, and they were okay, but not great. Â Certainly not worth however much they charged me for them - I of course do not remember how much that was, because I was drunk and perhaps in being drunk I tend to sneer at the bill and sign with a flourish - black arc of ink more suitably red in blood. Â Or perhaps I simply don't remember because I became very pleasantly drunk there. Â
The bathrooms, by the way, are about 200 miles away and maneuvering through the maze of door and staircases made me feel like I was at Hogwarts. Â Crucio for my bladder, Â really. Â Of course some of the hostesses made parts of my anatomy go wingardium leviosa, so I can't really complain too much.
Overall, a good lounge to stop in on the way to other lounges - especially if one is looking to relax and not softly speak faint, damning praises into a seashell ear cupped by platinum blonde hair.
It's pretty easy to miss since you need to walk a flight of stairs down from the pavement. But I saw some really diverse groups of people at the Crosby Bar. Closeby were a few couples on what seemed like first dates, a large group of bisexual friends (it's LES, I don't even know why I was surprised), and a middle aged couple with their teenager son... But we all seated far away enough so that I couldn't eavesdrop even if I tried. Service was very subpar. It was a good 15 minutes before our drinks came and the lounge wasn't even 75% full. But we actually ended up staying for over 2 hours because I simply didn't want to leave!
What I love: outdoor patio. I will definitely try Sunday brunch with them.
A nice hotel bar, about a block away from my favorite restaurant - Osteria Morini. Â Drinks are on the expensive side, but mixed very well. Â Nothing amazing on the drink menu, don't expect to find something new or original. Â Not super busy the few times I've been, which is always a plus. Â Not sure I would go out of my way for a drink here, but it's fine for when I'm already in the neighborhood.
Review Source:Came here last night with a friend. An old colleague of mine is a server here, I hadn't  seen him for years and decided to drop by for a drink and snack. The drink menu was long... four  or five pages of just cocktails. I loved that it was an actual well stocked bar. I order an old fashioned and my friend had the zombie, which were both great. My drink tasted well made and my friends' was lightly sweet and well balanced.
The food...was okay. Ordered the flat bread with several dips i.e. hummus, yoghurt and onion rings. Everything was tasty, my problem was with the presentation. It looked a little sloppy and the plates were small, small to where the food was hanging off the rim.
I would come back for the drinks. Food...maybe an entree instead.
A stylish NY bar in Soho, with a bright and airy interior. Â In summer, a nice outdoor patio. Â It is expensive, in the $16ish range for most drinks/glasses of wine. Â I thought the drinks were well made (although they forgot to dirty my martini) and there is a great craft cocktail list. Â
Apps were OK...service was good. Â We had a big group and I thought we were well attended to.
I like SoHo; the cobbled streets make me feel like I'm in some other time, removed from the midtown madness of Manhattan (granted the shops don't quite feed that feeling, but eh).
This little spot is an all around treat... situated in what used to be a dress making factory, it has just enough of everything 'artsy' to keep you slightly distracted from the conversation. Big recommend on the cappuccino too.
I've only had a drink here. I've yet to try the food.
This is an absolutely fine place. It has a touch of style, but no ambiance. It's a place to meet a friend or relative for a drink. Perhaps it could serve as a spot for a first date. It's not a sexy bar. Indeed, it feels more like a restaurant with a bar than a bar that serves food.
I can't recall hearing any music. I'm sure there was some, but music isn't part of Crosby's identity.
Went here for dinner.
The small dishes are small. The main dishes are big and delicious. FYI the NY steak doesn't come with anything. Just a big fat delicious piece of meat. So I recommend to order something else with it. The fries are like McDs fries and are expensive.
The wine selection is extensive while the food is limited.
Drinks and food are expensive here.
It was nice to get a choice of a free mini icecream at the end of the meal. Dolce di leche is the best one!
Wow, not much love for the Crosby! Stopped in with a friend who wanted to check out the hotel, then we stopped in the bar. It was a lazy Saturday afternoon and the place was about half full. Lots of folks were indulging in the full afternoon tea, which looked nice if you're into that whole Anglophile thing.
Lots of windows, so in the daytime it has a light, airy atmosphere. The decor is very colorful, with an eclectic mix of artwork. The service was good, as were the cocktails. Extra points for having a Blood & Sand on the menu. It's a nice cocktail, and one you don't see that often. At $18 a pop (OUCH!) I won't be getting loaded here anytime soon, but that's to be expected in this sort of place.
Don't be a hater! Yes, the drinks are super expensive, though not sure how in an age of iphones, yelp & the basic fact that this is a hotel bar in soho that comes off as a surprise?
Winning atmosphere, especially little outdoor space. Â Enjoy the zinc bar & the general mid-90s feel of the furniture, horrid oversize wall art/sculpture & those beaded hanging globe lights which may have come from Pearl River Mart.
Exactly what I expected!
Love this place! Â Totally get that the cocktails are spendy, but if you can get over/around that, completely lovely experience. Â Came in Sunday night for their Sunday Film Club, where they show movies in their (adorable) private screening room. Â They have an option of a plate of nibbles, cocktail, and movie for $25 per person, or three course prix fixe dinner and the show for $50 pp.
First off, decor is awesome. Â I love the wild crazy mix of colors and finds - everytime you look around your eye settles on something new and fun. Â We were escorted in to a sleek little lounge table as we chose the bar plate option, but the dinner tables looked very nice too for a more leisurely meal. Â Service was great, very warm and professional. Â
We noshed on an adorable array of salmon ceviche, country pate with mini-gherkin and spicy mustard, and a origami dumpling in sweet chili sauce. Â Great combination of tastes! Â For our cocktails, I had the Moscow Mule and my companion had the weekly special, I think it was the Duke of Something and consisted of warming scotch, some sort of fruit/marmalade, and a nice spice taste. Â
Both drinks were amazing - mine was tall, tart and refreshing, garnished with a lime and slice of candied ginger, yum. Â My partner's was short and round, garnished with a gorgeous fresh fig. Â I can almost see paying $18 for either of these, so at $25 for food, drink, and movie, this was a huge bargain. Â Screening room was great, the downstairs is very cute as well and seats are very comfortable. Â I'm definitely making this a regular event to wind down my weekends.
The Crosby Bar is what made me decide not to have a party here at the hotel... it's pretty darn ugly for it's SoHo chic location. And the outside looks so promising!
The wall art is hideous and the tables look like they were borrowed from a local church basement after bingo night.
The drinks we had were fine, but nothing special, and the mark up was kindof insane. The crowd was a weird mix of what seemed like older locals and tourists, giving the place a kindof airport lounge vibe. It might also have been that the janitor was sweeping up part of the lobby/bar area, albeit an empty part, while the room was still 1/3 full...
The only cool thing was the Alice in Wonderland experience of finding the bathroom -- you have to go down several flights of completely wallpapered staircases to get to it (which is kindof annoying, now that I think of it).
"Oops. That was a mistake."
This was my thought after leaving here with a very light wallet.
It's a hotel bar....it is going to be expensive. This was not at all a surprise.
What was a surprise was how packed the place was, how slow the service was and how small the drinks are.
The staff must hire off of headshot alone...no interviews or previous experience necessary. I sat at the bar and my bar tender, while foreign and with an intriguing accent was not only dumb as a brick, but was complaining about other customers at the bar--to me. Another customer. I don't care and don't want to hear about it. Get me my drink and move on...he even had the audacity to tell me that the drink I ordered was a bad choice.
Don't waste your time. It looks fun and packed...but this trendy place will lose it's appeal very soon. I hope.
Yelp Reviews, like most things in life you have to take with a grain of salt.... so let's get the bad out of the way.
1. It's expensive. If you're looking for something cheap or moderately priced move along.
2. The service is probably their weakest area. It's not terrible but I think my colleague put it best, the wait staff is meant to look pretty not to be good at their jobs.
Now for the good.
The food is great. They are located near by office and I've been here a handful of times and every time I've had a great meal. The scallops and the crab cake sandwich are amazing. The decor is very unique and suits the neighborhood very well. They bring the swank, I imagine like the other firmdale hotels on the other side of the pond.
Ugh...never again.
Attempted to do afternoon tea with my best friend this afternoon ... note it was around 3:30, and there were 3 or 4 other tables seated at the time. We asked the hostess if we could do tea, and she brought us to a table on the right side of the bar, surrounded by plants, practically hiding us (im sorry, did our outfits offend you? are we too ugly for your liking?!)
And turns out she did a really good job of hiding us because for 15 minutes we sat, without water or an acknowledgment from the staff (who were all talking together in a huddle on the other side of the bar). I even looked at a waiter STRAIGHT in the eye, and he didn't bother coming over.
Well, after 10 straight minutes of nothing, I set my phone on a timer for 5 minutes, and if no one were to come over in that time, we would leave. Litterally as the timer was going off and we were getting up to leave, a manager/server (not sure) came up to our table and apologized for not seeing us at our table. I didn't care, and we got up and left, leaving her standing at an empty table.
Lost out on a $150 or more ticket, suckers. Took my money to Savoy instead and had a fantastic time.
This hotel looks beautiful. I've been looking for an occasion to walk into the bar. So last night, with a friend in town, we did. And it was empty! I know its summer and everyone is away, but where was everyone???
The bar was cozy, situated in the restaurant. The decor was "eclectic". Bartenders was attentive and informative, but... eh. I've had better.
It was a nice Saturday afternoon during the world cup. Â Sorry for the delayed review. Â Three of us were in Soho bepopin around looking for a place to get a drink, so my lovely Fiance motioned us towards this happening hotel with a quiet private patio. Â The hotel is gorgeous and the outdoor space in the back is so serene. Â The style of the hotel is just perfect. Â I think it was the wife of one of the owner's who did everything from rooms to nuts. Â It's even her dog and boots in the logo. Â
The meh part was the food and service for the Bar. Â The food was not that great and the service was so unpleasant. Â And for the price that you pay cause it is a hotel bar you would hope the server would at least not rush you out of the table. Â The weather was really nice out and we wanted to enjoy the bottle of wine we ordered. Â But were rushed through it and instead of asking if we wanted anything else, we were handed the check. Â So we took that as a sign to leave, which was fine by us. Â
But the hotel still is amazing and worth checking out. Â Maybe you'll have better luck with the service and more memorable food.
The decor is colorful and whimsical and creates a charming tea-party in Wonderland vibe. Â Have a tea, coffee or cocktail with your girlfriends after a long day of shopping; you'll be hard pressed to find any other reason to come here.
The problem- the management somehow creates a stuffy uptown atmosphere at what could be a hip downtown staple. Â All the ingredients are there:
amazing location, great decor, two great outdoor patio spaces...
but
unaccommodating staff, prices that don't reflect the offerings, and no patrons...
Even when it is empty don't even think about getting an early evening drink unless you want to sit at the bar or the few low cocktail tables in the center, all the other seating is reserved for dinner...
Really, you don't have time for us to have a couple of drinks at a table at 6:30 PM on a Monday because you don't have time to change the linens before the dinner rush that will never come! This place takes itself way too seriously and is missing out on the gold rush that other hotel lounges like those at the Bowery, the Ace, the and others are cashing in on.
I didn't intend to write this as a synthesis of other Crosby Bar reviews, but to be fair, the sum total is telling. You pay for the decor if you eat here, but in all of its Conran-meets-ABC beauty, it's worth the price of consumption. Even the long journey to the basement bathroom is meaningful, rich with sensory experiences, from the uhpolstered walls, to the Wonderland-like rabbit's warren of doors, to the quaintly lit private library (no more dim purple for the boutique hotel), finally arriving back above ground to snag a striped pencil at the front desk and marvel at the sculptural bike racks beside the front door. Â
As for the meal itself, the wait staff was goofy and scattered, but nice. The wine was dangerously good, and the salad was gritty with insufficiently washed beet roots. My friend's steak salad seemed much more pleasing, with expertly cooked meat and an absence of tooth exfoliants. But if the restaurant in this caravan-of-delight environment is the one failing, so be it. Like a type-A overachiever who strives only for perfection, it would be annoying without this element of junior varsity, an overly-resolved machine akin to Disneyland or IKEA. I'll take a little grit over order, if the view is good enough.
My goal in life is not to spread negativity. Â But it is to eat well and have a good time. Â Unfortunately the inconsistancy, and poorly executed meals we had during a recent lunch there was distracting enough that it left a less than positive impression.
Scenario:
7 people meeting for lunch, with reservations. All arrived on time. Greeted promptly. The problem wasn't friendliness it was the food prep, delivery, and consistancy.
2 ordered the steak salad, both medium-rare. Â They arrived; one still had a heartbeat and the other was over cooked. (and we had to ask for steak knives, and send one back for more heat)
2 ordered the grilled shrimp salad. On arrived with everyone elses, the other didn't show up for nearly 10 minutes later (they did come to apologize, but it was inconvenient and awkward)
2 ordered the zuccini risotto w/goat cheese. Â It's made with long grain rice and not arborio, and isn't at all the traditional creamy texture. It was bland and dry. One sent it back to order the flatbread pizza with salmon.
1 had the aforementioned pizza and was happy.
Moral of the story: 7 people, 2 were happy. nice service, pretty atmosphere, good quality ingredients, really inconsistent and poorly executed dishes. Â A few minor adjustments would have made it a much better experience.
What's with the negativity folks!
Yes, this is a snooty trendy hotel bar that serves $20 cocktails. If you don't want to pay that much for a cocktail, don't go!
What you're really paying for is the absolutely gorgeous interior - mismatched chandalier and lighting pieces adorn the wall in this beautifully appointed space. The crowd is decidedly a mix between your typical suits and hip fashion industry type folk but everyone seems to be having a blast downing their perfect concoctions.
The food is tasty and comes in small, shareable plates. We sampled the bacon wrapped dates, chorizo wrapped shrimp, and crab rangoons. I ordered the libations to match - a Vesper (gin and vodka mix martini with orange bitters) and 2 Gateways (contemporary twist on a whiskey cocktail).
One star deducted for the confusion that is the bathroom. You literally walk through 4 doors and go down a flight of stairs to find it. And after 3 cocktails, it gets that much more confusing.
Don't bother!
The stunning decor is horribly let down by the shoddy service and lackluster appetizers. Â The waitress was nowhere to be seen - at one point I made eye contact and let her know we needed our water glasses filled (after waiting for ages to her to notice us), but she did a magic disappearing trick.
The appetizers were decidedly unappetizing! On the upside the cocktails were excellent, but I expect nothing less at $18 a pop.
Not worth the money, I'm afraid!
'allo, why did I bother coming out to one of the most ridiculously trendy bars in NYC? This place is very sheik and very snobby. I suppose I should also mention that Jude Law walked in and sat next to us, so I suppose I should've known from the get-go that I was out of my league. (Btw, he's less hot in person).
I waited at the bar for 20 minutes on a semi-busy Thursday night while the bartender filled orders for the adjoining restaurant. Pre-Jude. I actually started whining aloud to the 2 men sitting next to me; turns out they were friends with the bartender, and they finally summoned him over by name after shooting me dirty looks. Whoopsies.
Seating is limited, and standing sucks because the extremely attractive waitstaff readjusts you every 5 seconds. When a table finally opened by the bar, the waitress informed me that I had to give her my credit card in order to sit, and that I was only allowed to order beverages from her. Which would have been fine, had she deigned to give me her attention more than once an hour. Not cool.
If I could give .5 stars I would. There are plenty of sexy, fancy bars in NYC with better service, attitude, and ambiance. And famous people. Sheesh.
I've only been to Crosby Bar once... and just to the bar. Â It is a tricked out bar. Â It's gorgeous and makes for a comfortable yet sophisticated space. Â And the bartenders are adept at their craft. Â You can expect to pay about $20 per drink. Â They're going to be damn good and very damn strong. Â Unless you're Korean... then they'll just be good. Â
I'd come here for just one drink to either start the evening or to end it... not to stay for any extended amount of time. Â It's a good spot to impress a date or your boss. Â
Oh yeah... I forgot to mention... the bathrooms are held in a maze... it can be a struggle to find them or to get out of them. Â I'm sure that this was not done by design. Â So it's funny how you can be uber posh and sophisticated at the lounge but end up in a carnival fun house when you go to the bathroom.
My husband and I had dinner at The Crosby Bar this evening. Â The starters were decent, and the entrees were executed well, in a homey and unpretentious way. Â The service was fine. Â What ruined the evening for us was when the bill arrived. Â We're not dining novices. Â We travel a great deal to very expensive places like London and Paris. Â But we were staggered by the cost of the Grey Goose, straight up with a twist my husband ordered. Â
It was $24.
When we inquired if there was an error on the bill, the waiter looked at us sheepishly and said that this was the price point that the management had decreed. Â The Grey Goose cost more than the burger I ordered and more than the meatloaf my husband ordered. Â
We expressed our surprise and disappointment and recommended to the waiter that he tell his managers that their pricing strategy might work in Soho London, but it is excessive in Soho NY.
Came here to celebrate a friend's new job and it was great.  I would love to stay at this hotel next time since I love the ones in the UK.  The décor is absolutely spectacular.  I love the lamps and the art.
We had a champagne drink called Pillow Talk, which was wonderful. Â The service was excellent. Â The menu looks great and I want to try it this week.
I was fortunate to be the +1 to Travel + Leisure's Style & Culture party at the Crosby Bar at the new Crosby Street Hotel on 10/13/09.
We were greeted with champagne by Pommery, vodka cocktails by Svedka, and a wonderful selection of red and white wines sponsored by American Airlines. Â So awesome meet the publisher and of one of my favorite travel magazines. Â Networking with hotel executives and investors doesn't hurt either!
The Crosby bar has two outdoor spaces that will sure to be utilised when the warm weather comes back. Â The space is elegantly laid out and reminds me of some of the modern hotels in Mayfair or St. James in London-town.
The awesome staff laid out the red carpet and gave us a tour of some of the rooms in this boutique hotel  (to be reviewed separately).
But if the cocktails are any indication, this space will be a wonderful respite and a great placeto bring clients -- and best of all, Â it's right around the corner from the office loft!
If I said to you: paper mache dogs, telephone lights and $20 cocktails you would say, "Courtney is off her rocker." But I'm not describing myself. I'm describing the Crosby Bar. The Bar/restaurant in the new Crosby Street Hotel is a marriage of parlour chic meets high concept, designed by the wife of one of the owners. (TGFN: Thank G*d for Nepotism)
Even higher than the design are the prices. A cocktail menu of $20 and $18 cocktails? What? Like the hotel chain that this hotel belongs to, I think that they imported their prices from England as well. (yes... there is a dangling modifier in that sentence. Shoot me.) Too bad these prices didn't include good service.
"What do you recommend on the appetizer menu?" was answered with "I'll have to ask the manager. I haven't tried anything and he is the only one who has."
"I'll have a glass of the Bordeaux Blanc." (Which BTW was one of the only wines under $10 per glass... on a menu where the mean per glass price ws $15 to $20) was countered with "Can I see the menu? Oh, okay. The FRENCH Bourdeaux Blanc."
Did they create a Bordeaux region in New Zealand while I wasn't looking?
"Can we get the crabcakes?"...
Well you get the point. So we decided on the sliders and guacamole, but they didn't have the guacamole. So we got the sliders and crabcakes. And though we eventually only received the crabcakes we didn't mind because the crabcakes were not particularly good but they were particularly cold.
Despite the gaffs, the waitress was very nice (it was her first day). And, if you ignore my cynicism I did like this place for a couple of reasons: it was cozier than the Cooper. And didn't have its nose stuck up in high concept like the Standard. And the crowd was pretty cool... after all, the prices will keep cynical people like me, out.
A cool space with high ceilings and tall windows although larger than I expected so not that cozy. Â There seems to be a trend in British style interiors these days... the bar isn't separated from the restaurant so you can eat/drink anywhere. It's nice to know the hotel is LEED certified (guaranteed to be ecologically friendly)
The cocktail menu is fairly extensive and also includes a rotating "guest list" of cocktails created by famous bartenders. Â The main mixologist (Marshall from Tailor) is no longer there (he must have quit before they opened).
The Hudson Apple Blow Fizz was quite  savory featuring apple brandy, fresh lemon, egg white,cinnamon syrup and baked apple bitters.  Not my favorite but weather-appropriate...  I was more enticed by the Elder Rose (blanco tequila, market strawberry, rosé champagne, absinthe rinse) which is reminiscent of Mahayuel's La Vida Rosa sangria.  The Lafayette Lemonade was almost as delectable (White rum, St. Germain, bell pepper, and concord grape lemonade) I'm not a pepper person so asked them to leave it out. Â
The food menu is boring, they seem to be playing it very safe with offerings like mac/cheese, club sandwich, fish and chips... I  tried the lobster corn chowder and a duck spring roll; both good but nothing memorable... being that I was here early evening there were only a handful of people but I'd expect  the vibe to be more alluring at night. I'd give 4.5 stars for the cocktails but the scene as a whole was just too vapid at the time.
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