I had been to this place two businesses ago and it was lacking cleanliness and customers. Â Staff was friendly enough but anyone can see this wasn't going to last.
We tried Perception this past Saturday night during Berwyn fest. Â We were only going to stay for one drink and go back to the band outside. Â We stayed all night long.
They updated the cheesy decor, and it looks so much better, and cleaner too. Â They set up kind of a loungey area with some modern leather seating in the front where the restaurant used to be - maybe that's for "VIP" -- a little strange, but I get what they are trying to do. Â We had a GREAT time! Â The DJ rocked it, we danced from the moment the music started til 1am. Â I didn't pay much attention to other patrons on the dance floor, but I did notice a strong cougar/ hoochie presence in the ladies bathroom (which was clean). Â
I would go back to dance my ass off. Â It was a really fun night. Â If you have decent drink specials and a good DJ, Â you can't go wrong in my book. No cover as far as I know.
**They did only have one bartender at about 10p when the crowds started arriving and that caused some stress -- I felt bad for her, she was doing her best. Â Eventually another server joined her.