The Exchange Bar

Super cool place. Extensive drink menu. Super friendly staff.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Exceptionally rude staff.

Nice cozy place in the busy mass ave street, great collection of whiskey from all around the place, i was surprised to see indian whiskey also making it on the menu, was a humbling experience, well we went there on a Monday, loved the decor of this place, and the vibe, tables were correctly placed giving each some privacy to delve in their own conversations, service was good and timed well and attentive ( maybe it being a Monday)

Couple of improvements i would suggest is starting with a bowl of crackers or nuts to start the first drink and try the awesome whiskey or cocktails and then take time to order food, the experience of ordering food and drinks at the same time usually doesn’t happen at a concept whisky bars which this place was giving the vibe saying we know we got what you need.

More food choices for appetisers or bites between the occasional sips.

Staff should be more conversational to a point to atleast attend to what they are in the mood for or what do they have in mind. I don’t blame them, but its definitely an improvement they can easily fix with some coaching, the place does give me a great vibe. Drinks were a bit overpriced, although they had a great enticing happy hour pricing, but I’m happy with a scotch and dont usually go for cocktails, and i was genuinely happy with the options in scotch.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

service was bad didn’t ever get my drink but watched the server take shots and ignore us, took us an hour before we had some dignity and left

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

Atmosphere was cool, service was terrible. Sat in there for almost an hour to never be served. Server was drunk from the start. We even watched him take shots while we were waiting for our drinks. We felt like they didn’t even care or want us there. The place wasn’t even busy… We walked out and let another bartender know we weren’t served. They also didn’t care. Don’t even waste your time or money here.

Atmosphere: 3

Service: 1

I’m a local tattoo artist, looking for a new bar to take my siblings and I. I DO NOT recommend this bar whatsoever. We went on a saturday night, it wasn’t busy whatsoever, and we couldn’t even get our order taken without trying to flag down a bartender. Our bartender being hammered (and generally off putting) when we got there at 9:30 didn’t help. We finally get our orders in, a couple beers and a couple mixed drinks. A bit of time went by and we noticed there wasn’t much urgency getting any drinks out. I understand the mixed drinks take time, but the beers are literally on tap. We weren’t the only ones wondering where our drinks are, multiple other groups walked out as we were wondering what was happening. An hour goes by and we could see no drinks being made, except for the shots that the bartenders were taking themselves. After about an hour and a half we decide to walk out. I wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt that they were just busy in the upstairs area, but on our way out the upstairs was pretty empty too. Absolutely no excuses. Ive lived on mass ave for awhile and there are many good bars here, this is NOT one of them. If you want overpriced cocktails, uncomfortable interactions with the unfunny male bartenders, and overall poor service, this is the place for you. We were having a good night hopping between local bars, this place literally made us want to end the night and go home. You’re better off at home with a cheap bottle. This place is a joke as are the unprofessional staff, do yourself a favor and go ANYWHERE else.

Atmosphere: 3

Service: 1

The Exchange Bar offers an impressive variety of interesting and delicious drinks. The atmosphere is cozy and reminiscent of a classic speakeasy perfect if you’re into that kind of vibe. The staff, especially our waiter Sean, was incredibly attentive, friendly, and genuinely caring. He even offered alternative drink suggestions tailored to our tastes. The service overall was outstanding. I highly recommend trying the French 75—it was perfectly crafted. This place is welcoming and down-to-earth, with no trace of pretentiousness. You won’t be disappointed!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great place - lovely drinks. Bartender is a star!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Exceeded expectations. Bartender, Thatcher, was excellent. Creative, well balanced, and tasty drinks. We all loved it. Great place to hangout. Able to talk without shouting over the music. Look forward to returning.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

The drinks were so good and the bartender was amazing!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I'm not one that is very much into bars but The Exchange was very nice and the drinks were great. We had already been to one place before this do I ended up getting a non alcoholic cocktail, the Rock Steady and it was fantastic. Service was great, the lounge itself is really nice and the atmosphere is relaxed.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Originally from Bloomington (1.5hrs away) looking for a new cocktail lounge other than The Inferno Room (also a great bar). This place really hit the spot!

I've been looking for a place that compares to The Irish Lion in Bloomington since it closed and this place has the quality of service that I would expect there! I didn't order any food, but their selection of scotch was quite impressive and their cocktails were not over poured and disproportionate to flavor!

Sorry, bit drunk. Hope that this is good review of how the service was!

Our party was for 3, our bartender was Chris (who is very knowledgeable), and we spent about $200 including tip (about 4 rounds)

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Great cocktails. I recommend the aviation and French 75. Went on a Wednesday night and a lot of seating available not packed.

Truly craft cocktails. Lots of bourbon but can make anything. Love it!

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Had a fantastic old fashioned!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5