Maybe they had an off night, but the bartender tonight (9/29/24 at around 8:30 pm) is truly reprehensible. We entered through the "wrong" door and did not use the password, but the waitress seated us anyway. We saw the bartender exchange words with the waitress after we were seated and we were left alone for about 15 minutes. The bartender then came by making up an excuse that I was stumbling when I walked in and asked us to leave. I explained that I was wearing very high heels and had walked several blocks but this did not satisfy him. I am a middle aged woman who has had my fair share of bar hopping in the past, so I understand fairly well the type of situations when a bartender has to refuse a patron a drink. This was not one of those times -- at all. We were seated quietly in a booth having a private conversation. I suspect the bartender did not like the fact that we did not follow the rules with the door/password, and wanted an excuse to refuse us. Regardless, given the fact that we were already seated and we kept to ourselves and did not bother anyone, meant that the bartender must have wanted to feel a high level of self-importance to want to exercise his right to refuse service just to feel good about himself. He is one of the most pretentious people I have ever met, and I am shocked that this establishment would allow their employees to insult their patrons this way. The drinks may be great, but you gotta ask yourself if it's worth it to be served by someone so obnoxious.
And by the way, I don't usually make the effort to leave bad reviews, so the fact that I'm doing so this time is a statement to how wrong this whole experience felt.
Service: 1
George Malis
I know your secret, the code is a book in English and it needs a reservation on Yelp. Greeks, run!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Leonardo Garcia
Good drinks. Good was so so. Service is great. But the place is too hot.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Shandy Pinkowski
We did a little bar hopping around the various options at Bourbon & Branch and we LOVED the Library Bar. Oscar was so friendly and really welcoming! Boy did he make a great cocktail. We were celebrating my boyfriend’s birthday and Oscar helped me make it special!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tiny Guy
Great drink great
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Paul Hicks
Loved this old time bar, great drinks, quiet and intimate, skilled bartenders!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
R Barroso
Super cool bar with semi-affordable prices
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dave Clakes
Very good very good.Hope no less home peeps take
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Roberto Barroso
Super cool bar with semi-affordable
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jack Brown
cool space, good drinks, bad neighborhood, too hot inside
connected to bourbon & branch. nice moody interior design reminiscent of an actual library with tasty cocktails and friendly bartenders. not a lot of seating.cucumber gimlet: refreshing
Tia Streiff
I don’t leave reviews often. But I’m staying up later than usual just to leave a review for the Library. Ross the bartender was amazing. He really made the whole speakeasy experience (which I was looking for all night) even better than I could have imagined. He made us such creative drinks and explained such knowledgeable information about the drinks and any other questions we had. We will be coming back here and we highly recommend this place to anyone looking for great quality cocktails and a very classic speakeasy atmosphere. Ross the bartender is really the reason this bar was as good as it was. It makes all the difference to have a skilled passionate bartender.
Atmosphere: 5
GiQue C
The mixologist was professional, cool, knowledgeable and chill. The ambience was chill, relaxed, a good vintage feel with perfect lighting.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Tia Finnerty
I don’t leave reviews often. But I’m staying up later than usual just to leave a review for the Library. Ross the bartender was amazing. He really made the whole speakeasy experience (which I was looking for all night) even better than I could have imagined. He made us such creative drinks and explained such knowledgeable information about the drinks and any other questions we had. We will be coming back here and we highly recommend this place to anyone looking for great quality cocktails and a very classic speakeasy atmosphere. Ross the bartender is really the reason this bar was as good as it was. It makes all the difference to have a skilled passionate bartender.
Victor Yee
As expected, very well made cocktails with excellent service
Maybe they had an off night, but the bartender tonight (9/29/24 at around 8:30 pm) is truly reprehensible. We entered through the "wrong" door and did not use the password, but the waitress seated us anyway. We saw the bartender exchange words with the waitress after we were seated and we were left alone for about 15 minutes. The bartender then came by making up an excuse that I was stumbling when I walked in and asked us to leave. I explained that I was wearing very high heels and had walked several blocks but this did not satisfy him. I am a middle aged woman who has had my fair share of bar hopping in the past, so I understand fairly well the type of situations when a bartender has to refuse a patron a drink. This was not one of those times -- at all. We were seated quietly in a booth having a private conversation. I suspect the bartender did not like the fact that we did not follow the rules with the door/password, and wanted an excuse to refuse us. Regardless, given the fact that we were already seated and we kept to ourselves and did not bother anyone, meant that the bartender must have wanted to feel a high level of self-importance to want to exercise his right to refuse service just to feel good about himself. He is one of the most pretentious people I have ever met, and I am shocked that this establishment would allow their employees to insult their patrons this way. The drinks may be great, but you gotta ask yourself if it's worth it to be served by someone so obnoxious.
And by the way, I don't usually make the effort to leave bad reviews, so the fact that I'm doing so this time is a statement to how wrong this whole experience felt.
Service: 1
I know your secret, the code is a book in English and it needs a reservation on Yelp. Greeks, run!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Good drinks. Good was so so. Service is great. But the place is too hot.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
We did a little bar hopping around the various options at Bourbon & Branch and we LOVED the Library Bar. Oscar was so friendly and really welcoming! Boy did he make a great cocktail. We were celebrating my boyfriend’s birthday and Oscar helped me make it special!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great drink great
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Loved this old time bar, great drinks, quiet and intimate, skilled bartenders!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Super cool bar with semi-affordable prices
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very good very good.Hope no less home peeps take
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Super cool bar with semi-affordable
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
cool space, good drinks, bad neighborhood, too hot inside
Restaurantji Recommends
connected to bourbon & branch. nice moody interior design reminiscent of an actual library with tasty cocktails and friendly bartenders. not a lot of seating.cucumber gimlet: refreshing
I don’t leave reviews often. But I’m staying up later than usual just to leave a review for the Library. Ross the bartender was amazing. He really made the whole speakeasy experience (which I was looking for all night) even better than I could have imagined. He made us such creative drinks and explained such knowledgeable information about the drinks and any other questions we had. We will be coming back here and we highly recommend this place to anyone looking for great quality cocktails and a very classic speakeasy atmosphere. Ross the bartender is really the reason this bar was as good as it was. It makes all the difference to have a skilled passionate bartender.
Atmosphere: 5
The mixologist was professional, cool, knowledgeable and chill. The ambience was chill, relaxed, a good vintage feel with perfect lighting.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
I don’t leave reviews often. But I’m staying up later than usual just to leave a review for the Library. Ross the bartender was amazing. He really made the whole speakeasy experience (which I was looking for all night) even better than I could have imagined. He made us such creative drinks and explained such knowledgeable information about the drinks and any other questions we had. We will be coming back here and we highly recommend this place to anyone looking for great quality cocktails and a very classic speakeasy atmosphere. Ross the bartender is really the reason this bar was as good as it was. It makes all the difference to have a skilled passionate bartender.
As expected, very well made cocktails with excellent service
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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