The Copper Lounge

1504 Central Ave SE, Albuquerque
(505) 242-7490

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Christian

Can't comment on the food since I didn't try it but their El Mezcalero and Mezcal Old Fashioned are delicious. The latter you still get the smoky Mezcal taste with a little sweetness. The aroma was pleasant to my nostrils. El Mezcalero keeps me coming back. It has freshly pressed pineapple juice, lemon juice, ginger, vermouth and honey that is nicely balanced while still getting the smoky profile of the mezcal. So good that one will be tempted to drink it quickly.

Parking: The parking in front of the building is kinda of narrow but there's more parking on the side, street parking and paid parking nearby.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

leandro garduno

I didn't get food, but my 1st visit was more than pleasant. The style of the place seems classy and clean, the music is calm and at a good volume, and their cocktails are delicious. The staff are nice friendly.

With having a great 1st impression, I plan on visiting on a regular basis.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jordan Mares

I came in for my birthday. I made reservations a week before for 10-12 people. The service wasnt great, took forever to get any drinks. Some drinks never even made it to our table so we had to ask again! Food was okay loved the wings fries needed salt and the blue corn taquitos were gross. The waitress wouldn’t stop HARASSING us on how we were going to split the check and kept saying they could only split my table of 10-12 into 3 tabs. And we would have to figure it out among ourselves who owed what. And when I say harassed I mean it she wouldn’t shut up about who was on what tab and wouldn’t stop bugging my guest I invited for my birthday. When I already said just put them on my tab and I’ll figure it out later. If should worried about getting our drinks and food to us in a more timely manner instead of bugging about the tab I wouldn’t be writing this. The hostess wasn’t welcoming from my experience and then my guests told me the hostess / door guy was rude to them when they arrived. “She said it was 10 not 12!?” Which I did say 10-12 but at this point a few people had already left. When the last 2 people arrived. So I only had 10 people at my table at all times. And then our waitress disappeared for a good 20 mins and then would come back to drop something off and leave as fast as she could without asking if we needed anything. When we wanted our checks because we wanted to go somewhere they would actually serve us, she was no way to be found AGAIN! Also the music was way too loud! And since I had a larger party they automatically took 20% gratitude. Lol the service was definitely not worth 20% This was my first time and last time there.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Chicken Wings

Simone Smith

Atmosphere was great, the server despite all the questions I had was awesome. Sucks that the policy for my party of 23 people was required to meet a minimum $2,000 tab. It was impossible to meet the minimum. (Not sure how to tell college and young military folks they must pay at least $90 for us to meet the minimum) All in all for my birthday I ended up paying a little over $1,100 to make the difference. I had my birthday dinner here before 2 years ago and never had to meet a minimum. I’m disappointed in the policy. Will always love the place but I know now not to reserve a party of that size with that policy in place.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Birria Tacos

Sonia S.

Great in every aspect except the servers act like we owe them something.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 1

Alex Delgadillo

We hosted our holiday party at The Copper Lounge, and it was an absolute hit! From start to finish, Joanna made the planning process so seamless and stress-free. Her professionalism and accommodating nature ensured that every detail was perfect.

The drinks were an experience in themselves—unique, beautifully crafted, and absolutely delicious. We also appreciated their thoughtful inclusion of mocktails, which were just as impressive. The food was another highlight—everything was flavorful and beautifully presented.

Our guests couldn’t stop raving about the atmosphere and how well everything came together. If you’re looking for the perfect venue for an event, I can’t recommend The Copper Lounge enough. Five stars all the way!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fish Tacos, Truffle Fries, Steak, Birria Tacos, Bar

Julian Hernandez

Used to really like this place, however the overall quality has gone down significantly since I first started coming in 2022. Drinks are not well balanced, the steak chimi was chewy, and the “tostandos” were not good at all. But the atmosphere is a vibe!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 1

Julio Marquez

I will start with acknowledging that the drinks are good.
However, the service was horrible. The server was border line rude and took way too long. It took over 15 minutes to get our order in and over 25-35 minutes to get our drinks. At which point we tried to be understanding so as our server dropped off our drinks we asked to please bring the check. He was rude but said okay. At this point we are looking at him and he is chilling around the restaurant without bringing our check. This takes another 20 minutes. He comes to ask if we are okay and we ask for the ticket one more time. He turns around and goes to the POS system but decides to ignore us. At this point we are definitely not having a good time and all we want to do is leave. We give him another 20 minutes. At this point we feel like hostages. We calculate the amount per drink, the ABQ tax rate, and a buffer/tip. Although he definitely did not serve a tip we wanted to make sure we left a buffer. As we left we let our server know we left the cash on the table. Horrible experience!
From there we did go to another two bars that were amazing. We got to salvage the night for the birthday celebration we were having. Definitely will not be going back.

Atmosphere: 3

Service: 1

Isaac Ortiz

Waited 25-30minutes after ordering drinks. Asked for ticket when drinks got dropped off .. waited another 20-25 for the server to come up and ask if we're "ok" waited another 20-25 minutes for the check . over an hour and half waisted on 3 drinks and SLOW "service".. paid $60 ..

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 1

Edward Magaña

Speakeasy vibes. Great drinks.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ethan S

It is a bar with decent food and drinks. They changed their menu and removed some of my favorites when they did that and wouldn't make them for me.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 3

Arnold A

Amazing cocktails. Very creative menu. Nothing is batched. The Kentucky ninja was my favorite along with the mika that has sparkling sake in there. The atmosphere is super classy and polished. Quite impressed considering I walked passed 6 homeless people and someone smoking meth while on my way to from the Andaluz hotel. Def take an Uber/lyft to come here!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tanner Thompson

This place is amazing! Really clean and neat environment, great service, and an amazing selection of spirits. We tried the mezcal flight and loved it. Highly recommended!

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Shaun Cooper

Nice little bar with decent food and great service.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Joel Jacobs

Lovely lounge ambience with comfy chairs.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

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